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Breach of directors' duties: limits of reliance on advice as a defence

  • Jones Day
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • November 7 2011

Under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) directors and other officers of a company must exercise their powers and discharge their duties with the degree of care and diligence that a reasonable person would exercise if he or she were a director or officer of a company in the company's circumstances; and occupied the same office held by, and had the same responsibilities within the company, as the relevant director or officer