Skills, Experience, Expertise and term of office of each Director
A profi le of each director containing the applicable information is set out in the Directors’ Report.
Identification of Independent Directors
In considering independence of directors, the Board refers to the criteria for independence as recommended by the ASX. To the extent that it is necessary for the Board to consider issues of materiality, the Board refers to the thresholds for qualitative and quantitative materiality as adopted by the Board and contained in the Board Charter, which is disclosed in full on the Company’s website.
The independent directors of the Company are Dr Lip Chai Seet, Swan Jeng Tan, Dr Nicholas Samaras and Sam Di Giacomo.
Statement concerning availability of Independent Professional Advice
If a director considers it necessary to obtain independent professional advice to properly discharge the responsibility of his/her offi ce as a director, then, provided the director fi rst obtains approval for incurring such expense from the chairperson, the Company will pay the reasonable expenses associated with obtaining such advice.
Confirmation whether performance Evaluation of the Board and its members have taken place and how conducted
During the Reporting Period an internal evaluation of the performance of the Board and its members was performed. The evaluation process was coordinated by a non executive director and comprised an anonymous survey of each Board Member to assess levels of current performance and areas where improvements may be achieved in subsequent periods. The results were discussed at a meeting of the entire Board and suitable recommendations made.
