BOARD CHARTER

The Charter provides a summary of the role of the ASAR Board of Directors in the structure and operations of ASAR Ltd.  It should be read in conjunction with ASAR’s Constitution.

Values

The values of ASAR are honesty, integrity and transparency. The Board carries out its duties and exercises its power in accordance with those values and having appropriate regard to the interests of accredited Sonographers on the Register, accredited course providers, external stakeholders, ASAR staff and the broader community.

Role

The role of the ASAR Board is to:

• Continually evaluate ASAR’s strategic plans
• Provide effective oversight of management
• Facilitate board and management accountability to the company and its members
• Monitor the performance of the organisation (board and management) with reference to ASAR’s objects set out in the ASAR Constitution
• Establish and maintain a system of internal controls and reporting for risk and financial management
• Establish and maintain effective communication with members of the company and stakeholders
• Fulfil statutory requirements

Functions

In carrying out its role, the Board will operate in a manner reflecting ASAR’s values, the ASAR Constitution, the Corporations Act and any other applicable laws or regulations.

Delegations

Where appropriate for the effective management and operations of the company, the ASAR Board will delegate certain powers to ASAR staff, individual Directors, committees and panels in accordance with the ASAR Constitution.