Board Committees
To assist in the execution of their responsibilities, the Board has established an Audit Committee and a People and Remuneration Committee.
Attendance at Meetings by Directors
Details of attendance at the Board and Board Committee meetings by each director during the year are as follows:
| Director | Board | Audit Committee | People and Remuneration Committee | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Held | Attended | Held | Attended | Held | Attended | |
| M Barnes | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||
| M Court | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| K Gulich¹ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| D Brumby | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||
| P Hobson | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| S Murphy | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
¹K Gulich was invited to attend Audit Committee meetings.
Audit Committee
The role of the Audit Committee is to give the Board additional assurance regarding the quality, integrity, reliability and adequacy of WATC’s accounting and internal control systems, financial reporting and compliance processes. At meetings of the Audit Committee, the external and internal auditors are invited to address the Audit Committee without management present.
The members of the Audit Committee at 30 June 2021 were Philippa Hobson (Chairperson), Michael Court and Susan Murphy. Members are non-executive directors. The Secretary to the Committee was Phillip Metaxas, Senior Compliance Officer.
People and Remuneration Committee
The People and Remuneration Committee reviews and makes recommendations to the Board on remuneration packages and policies applicable to the employment terms and conditions for all of our people, including the Chief Executive Officer.
The members of the People and Remuneration Committee at 30 June 2021 were Michael Barnes (Chairperson), Michael Court, Kaylene Gulich, Philippa Hobson, Susan Murphy and David Brumby. The Secretary to the Committee was Rebecca Ridgway, Human Resources Manager.