Details
A director of a company is a person who is responsible for managing the company’s business activities. When a person is acting as a director, they must act in the best interests of the company. Each type of company must have at least one member and the minimum number of directors (i.e. one director for a proprietary company and at least three directors for a public company). A director can also be a member of a company, which is common with small types of companies.
This process is used to:
Appoint a new director, or
Re-appoint a director who previously resigned
Navigation
| From the Main Toolbar, go to Company. | |
| Select the Company from the list. | |
| Select Officers |
Click Add Officer +
Instructions
CAS 360 will display the Add/Edit New Officer screen.
Field |
Explanation |
|---|---|
Officer Name |
Begin typing the new Officer's name. CAS 360 will begin searching the Global Contact screen for the person. If the Contact has not been previously added to the Global Contact screen, click + Add New to add a new contact. Make sure all contact details are completed, including address and date of birth, as these are mandatory for officer appointments. Users will be prompted to enter the Director ID for directors, if it was previously not entered for the contact. |
| Position | Select the Officer's position as either Director, Secretary, Director & Secretary, or Alternate |
| Position Status | Select the Status as Appointed |
| Meeting Status |
|
Appointed |
Enter the Appointed date as the date the Officer is appointed |
| Notes | You may add extra notes to appear on the Register of Officers |
Click Save
Once all necessary changes have been selected for the company, select
Forms Prepared
CAS 360 will display the Document Production screen and automatically select the documents required:
- Cover Letter (optional)
- Register of Officers
- Directors Meeting Minute or Resolution
- Change to Company Details Form 484B (signed and electronic)
- Notifications of change to directors of a registered body Form 490 (For Companies with the Company Type of Foreign or Registrable Body set in the General Details screen)
- Consent to Act letter
- Members Meeting Minute or Resolution (optional)
- ABRS Director ID Letter (For directors and alternate directors)
- ASIC Director ID Letter (For newly appointed directors and alternate directors)
CAS 360 allows you to prepare documents and then notify ASIC through electronic lodgement via the Documents Screen. For more information on how to do so, click here.
I’m reappointing a director who resigned previously. Do I do anything different?
No. Re-appointments use the same process as appointing a director for the first time. You simply add the person again with a status of Appointed and a new appointment date.
The client already lodged their own Form 484. How do I prepare the minute and consent to act without CAS 360 re-lodging it?
Add the officer in CAS 360 (Company → Officers → Add Officer, Position: Director, Status: Appointed) using the exact appointment date ASIC has on file, or better, lodge Form RA71 and Import from ASIC to sync the officer record directly from ASIC's extract.
Save the officer. This flags the change's Print Option on.
Click through to Document Production; CAS 360 will auto-select Form 484B along with the Minute/Resolution and Consent to Act letter.
See Also
Can I add a director or resign a director in advance? Yes, however, you will be unable to lodge the documents before the actual date itself.