Corporate Governance


Medical Therapies is committed to the highest standards of corporate governance and recognises that there is a fundamental link between corporate governance and the creation, protection and maximisation of shareholder value.

The implementation and maintenance of a robust corporate governance framework throughout the Company is a primary responsibility of the Board of Directors.

The Board of directors represents all Medical Therapies shareholders, who in turn elect the Board’s members, and it is on behalf of those shareholders that the Board monitors the governance and business affairs of Medical Therapies to ensure that the highest levels of corporate ethics are maintained.

The Board fully endorses the Principles of Good Corporate Governance and Best Practice Recommendations issued by the Australian Stock Exchange Corporate Governance Council. These include:

• Board Charter
• Nomination Committee Charter
• Code of Conduct
• Share Trading Policy
• Audit Committee Charter
• Continuous Disclosure Policy
• Risk Management Policy
• Process for Performance Evaluation
• Remuneration Committee Charter
• Corporate Code of Conduct

The Board has published an Operating Manual, which is a statement of the practices and processes the Board has adopted. For a complete outline of the Medical Therapies Board Operating Manual - download .pdf