CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

To support the achievement of business success and the effective and efficient delivery of legal services, as well as ensuring we meet statutory requirements and shareholder expectations relating to business management, AGS has established appropriate corporate governance structures and policies.

AGS Advisory Board

An Advisory Board, comprising the CEO and 3 to 5 external (non-executive) members approved by shareholder Ministers for appointment by the CEO, advises the CEO on the strategic development of AGS as a successful business and on its financial performance.

The current non-executive members of the AGS Advisory Board are:

John Allen (chair)—Principal, John Allen & Associates (executive search consulting)
Richard Alcock—Managing Director, Investment Banking Group, Merril Lynch International (Australia) Ltd; former senior partner at Allens Arthur Robinson
Dymphna ('Deej') Eszenyi—practising barrister working predominantly civil and industrial law; former partner at an Adelaide law firm
Richard Ryan AO—company director, chair of several boards, former CEO of a major public company and former Chancellor of Charles Darwin University.

Audit Committee

AGS has an audit committee comprising non-executive members of the Advisory Board. The role of the committee is to assist the CEO to discharge his responsibilities in relation to AGS’s management and business control framework, audit and financial risk management.

Internal corporate governance committees

AGS’s organisational arrangements include internal corporate governance committees to advise the CEO on the effective oversight and management of AGS.

Strategy and Operations Advisory Group: develops and reviews AGS's corporate plan and considers major strategic and operational issues
Executive Management Committee: advises the CEO on AGS's business development and operations and ensures AGS operates effectively and efficiently as a nationally integrated business
Ethics Committee: sets the ethical and cultural principles upon which AGS functions and ensures that it acts true to those principles and meets the standard of conduct expected of a law firm serving government clients
Employee Council: provides a forum for employee representatives to advise the CEO on AGS employment issues
Remuneration Committee: advises the CEO on AGS’s remuneration policies and strategies to ensure AGS is able to attract and retain its talent.