OUR SHAREHOLDER
The Commonwealth of Australia holds all
the shares in the Group. The responsible
Shareholder Ministers are the Minister for
Finance and the Minister for Infrastructure
and Regional Development. ARTC
recognises, upholds and facilitates the
effective exercise of the rights of the
single shareholder, the Commonwealth
of Australia. In this regard, the Company
is subject to the PGPA legislation and the
Commonwealth Government Business
Enterprise Governance and Oversight
Guidelines in addition to the Corporations
Act. ARTC has also negotiated a Commercial
Freedoms Framework with the Shareholder
which agrees ARTC’s mandate.
Shareholder Communication
ARTC complies with the Commonwealth
Government Business Enterprise
Governance and Oversight Guidelines,
including the development of an annual
Corporate Plan, the publication of an
annual Statement of Corporate Intent
and regular Shareholder liaison, including
formal quarterly Shareholder reports and
meetings. The company provides regular
updates to the external independent credit
rating agency as well as to its bankers and
bond holders.
GOVERNANCE POLICIES
Code of Conduct
ARTC recognises the importance of
integrity and ethical behaviour. This
commitment is demonstrated in the
Company’s Code of Conduct which sets out
the principles of conduct and behaviour
ARTC requires from its workers.
Public Interest Disclosure Procedure
In accordance with the newly introduced
Public Interest Disclosure (PID) Act, ARTC
has introduced a new framework for the
disclosure of suspected wrongdoing and
for the protection of whistle blowers.
The new framework commenced in mid-
January and it applies to disclosures made
by ARTC staff.
ARTC has updated its internal procedures
to ensure that they are consistent with the
requirements of the PID Act and to improve
the way that ARTC handles disclosures of
suspected wrongdoing.
Equal Opportunity
ARTC’s Equal Opportunity policy outlines
the Company’s commitment to value
diversity, treating all job applicants and
employees in the same way, regardless
of their sex, sexual orientation, age, race,
ethnic origin or disability.
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