Effective corporate governance processes
• Clear accountabilities and responsibilities.
• Resources are aligned with outcomes.
• An emphasis on effective risk management rather than rigid process monitoring, with key risks identified, articulated and remedied.
• Governance arrangements reviewed regularly.
• Committee systems operate in a timely and efficient manner and with a clear sense of purpose.
• Committee membership is considered carefully.
• Appropriate assessment of delegations and decision making levels.
• A focus on evaluation, including benchmarking performance against the wider environment and the use of staff and stakeholder surveys.
• Full cooperation with external scrutiny.
• Effective management information systems.