Increasing Governance Requirements, Director Liability and Quality

Panel Discussion

Aaron Goldsworthy (Moderator), Jonathan Teh, Gail Murray

Better Boards is pleased to present "Increasing Governance Requirements, Director Liability and Quality" led by Aaron Goldsworthy, Senior Consultant @ Australian Strategic Services with Jonathan Teh, Gail Murray.

Directors are increasingly feeling the pressure of increased expectations and personal burden. There is a greater variety of risks that directors are expected to forsee, and the community and stakeholders expect more transparency and accountability. Regulation is increasing, regulators have sharpened their focus on the role of boards, and more personal responsibility being imposed on directors.

Where once governance had a distinct oversight and financial focus, today it is expected that directors take a whole-of-organisation view, with quality, customer satisfaction, safety, culture and more, all part of the board’s remit.

In this 90-minute session, moderator and governance advisor Aaron Goldsworthy is joined by panelists Jonathan Teh, Principal at Russell Kennedy Lawyers, and Gail Murray, Principal Broker at Gallagher Risk & Insurance Broking, to explore the trend of increasing expectations on directors, the impact on director obligations and liability, and how directors and those who support them should respond.

The session will cover:

An overview of changing nature of governance;
Key examples of regulatory changes and increased expectations on directors;
The safety and quality of services as a board-level responsibility;
Expanding foreseeable risks, eg climate, cyber and work health and safety obligations;
Setting and monitoring culture;
Client and stakeholder engagement and voices in decision-making;
Impact on board composition;
Insurance;
Practical responses you can take.

About the Panellists

Aaron Goldsworthy - Senior Consultant @ Australian Strategic Services (Panel Moderator)

A Senior Consultant with Australian Strategic Services for more than a decade Aaron assists boards and individual directors to understand and enact the practical work of a director. He has worked with a wide variety of community business, for purpose, peak body, not for profit, charitable and private boards, chief executive officers and executives on a range of projects. These include board/governance reviews, strategy facilitation and strategic plan development, business development, amalgamations and mergers, industry big picture trends and research, and advising on and developing governance and risk management frameworks.

Jonathan Teh - Principal @ Russell Kennedy Lawyers

Jonathan assists his not-for-profit, health, care and community services clients with their governance, legal structures and commercial contracts. He regularly helps to create, merge and restructure not-for-profits, and advises on corporate governance, Corporations Act issues, design of boards and membership, modernising constitutions and contentious member meetings. Jonathan also develops funding agreements, services and management agreements, health practitioner agreements and NDIS service agreements.

Gail Murray - Principal Broker @ Gallagher Risk & Insurance Broking

Gail is a highly experienced Principal Broker with over 30 years of expertise in the Australian insurance market, and a trusted advisor to a diverse range of clients on tailored insurance solutions and risk management strategies. Over the past seven years she has focused on the Disability and Not-for-Profit sectors, gaining a deep understanding of the unique challenges and risks these industries face. Gail holds a Diploma of Financial Services (Insurance Broking) and is an Associate of ANZIIF. She received the 2023 Elite Women in Insurance Award and a 2023 Global Healthcare Housing & Enablement award, and was a finalist in the 2025 National Insurance Brokers Association Broker of the Year.

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