Episode 27: Good governance in practice: Building trust through transparency

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This month we talk about transparency in registered organisations and the practical steps you can take to promote engagement and participation by members. We share good governance strategies to help registered organisations promote financial transparency, including through record-keeping procedures and the management of disclosures.

Episode highlights

2:00: Why is transparency important?
2:59: What does transparency look like?
9:59: Practical strategies to support financial transparency
17:40: Transparent elections
21:14: The ROC is a transparent regulator

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Episode 27 transcript
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ROCpod is the official podcast of the Registered Organisations Commission. It is copyright to the Commonwealth of Australia. The opinions expressed in ROCpod are the opinions of the particular speaker and not necessarily the opinions of the Registered Organisations Commission. This information is general and is not intended to be comprehensive, it is designed to assist in gaining an understanding of the relevant provisions of the legislation, the ROC and its work. The ROC is not able to provide legal or accounting advice. For further information please see the materials on our website www.roc.gov.au or contact us at regorgs@roc.gov.au