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The function of the Board is to represent Activ members, service recipients, their families and other key stakeholders in determining and demanding appropriate organisational performance for the services provided. In doing so, the Board is committed to meeting all legal and moral responsibilities and requirements accompanying sound corporate governance.
The Board governs with an emphasis on outward vision and strategic leadership in an environment that encourages a diversity of opinions and views. The Board makes collective decisions on issues, subjects and topics that have a clear distinction between the roles of Board and Chief Executive.
The Board appoints the Chief Executive Officer and his performance is appraised by the Chairman in conjunction with the full Board.
The Board has a Governance and Nominations Committee which provides advice and assistance to the Board in relation to maintenance and continuous improvement of the governance processes and monitoring of continuous improvement of the Board.
The Audit and Risk Committee assists the Board in the effective discharge of its fiduciary, stewardship, and control responsibilities by monitoring and advising on internal control and risk management systems and by advising on a policy framework for the delivery of an effective and efficient audit function within Activ.
The Service Advisory Committee assists the Board in its understanding of:
- The expectations of clients and families and their relationship with Activ;
- Current service levels and issues;
- The potential need for significant changes in service requirements; and
- The impact of policies and strategic directions on clients and families.
The Board is committed to the adoption of ethical, business-like and lawful conduct in all areas of its responsibilities and authority and, in doing so, binds Board members to the same principles and practices.
The Board has adopted the Carver Model of Policy Governance. The Carver approach to governance is a policy-focussed framework where a Board sets policies that address the broad issues and policies as follows:
- Ends to be achieved and the means to do so (Activ calls these Outcomes);
- The relationship between the staff and Board (Board – Executive Director Linkages and Executive Director Limitations); and
- The processes by which the Board determines its philosophy, the details of its own job, as well as its accountability to the organisation and the wider community (Governance Processes).
Legal Structure
Activ is an association incorporated under the Associations’ Incorporation Act (1987).
Board Composition
The Activ Board consists of:
• Two members elected by country area members;
• Three members elected by metropolitan area members;
• Four members appointed by members at the Annual General Meeting;
• An Executive Director who is the Chief Executive Officer of Activ.
The Board must elect a President and a Deputy from among its members and they hold office for so long as they remain members of the Board and until the conclusion of the first meeting of the Board after the Annual General Meeting. |
