Inside Asian Gaming
IAG DEC 2021年12月 亞博匯 53 專欄 Aside from fiduciary duty, it appears that the special manager will not be at risk of incurring any vicarious liability either. Directors of Australian companies canbeheldpersonally liable for breaches of the law by the companies they govern, particularly in areas such as consumer protection, occupational health and safety, taxation, superannuation and environmental protection. The scheme of the Bill is to either absolve themanager of liability for anything done under the statute or attach that liability to the State if it arises under other legislation. The power of the special manager to give a binding direction to Crown Melbourne is limited to certain defined circumstances, though he has a general power to give a direction substituting his judgement for that of the Board if he believes that the direction is in the “best interests” of the 該法案沒有規定被任命為特別經理的人士必須「適合」擔任 該職位。該法案指出特別經理不是娛樂場經營者關聯人;若其是 關聯人,就必須接受適合性資格評估,包括評估其是否適合擔任 該職位。作為前IBAC專員,O’Bryan無疑是「合適的」,但要勝 任該監督角色可能需要更多,例如相關行業或監管經驗,而不是 調查經驗。 對於特別經理可能需聘請承包商協助其履行職責,現時對於 有關承包商也是沒有門檻及適用要求。可以推測,有關承包商的 聘用條款將包括防止利益衝突及保密承諾等規定,但在沒有誠信 評估的情況下,不管承包商表面的從屬關係或聲譽如何,實在無 法衡量其帶來的風險,因為承包商有權接觸公司的機密資料或商 業敏感記錄。 目前尚未清楚這位特別經理作為皇冠墨爾本的董事將享有哪 些「權力和特權」。無論如何,他將有權參加董事會和委員會會 議並檢查所有記錄,而且他還將具有議事權去參加這些會議。然 而,潛在的隱憂是,他不承擔作為皇冠墨爾本董事的任何義務、 職責或責任,尤其是對公司、該企的上市控股公司皇冠度假酒店
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