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Analysis and Comment (3)

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Although the Centro ruling applied to a listed company, directors of not-for-profits should take notice. AAP

The lessons for not-for-profits in the Centro judgement

By Gavin Nicholson, Queensland University of Technology; Myles McGregor-Lowndes, Queensland University of Technology, and Natalie Elms, Queensland University of Technology

The flood of media coverage following the landmark Centro Properties Group findings has left directors from both the public and private sector concerned over an apparent increased level of expectation…
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Centro Properties Group's directors were found to have breached the Corporations Act. AAP

Will Centro’s mistakes prompt action across the board?

By Ian Ramsay, University of Melbourne

The Centro Properties Group ruling is one of the most significant judgments we have had in the areas of corporate law and corporate governance in a number of years. Federal Court Judge John Middleton…