IN LIGHT OF THE ECONOMIC CRIME & CORPORATE TRANSPARENCY ACT 2023, THIS TEMPLATE IS CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW. This Director's Consent to Act allows a prospective director to confirm that he/she is a fit and proper person to act as a director of a company.
I hereby consent to act as a director of the Company with effect from the date of this letter. I am not, nor have I been, disqualified from acting as a director of a company, nor have I performed any acts, nor are there any circumstances, pursuant to which I could be so disqualified.
Subject: Consent to act as a director. I ………………………, hereby give my consent to act as director of ……….. (name of the company), pursuant to sub-section (5) of section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013 and certify that I am not disqualified to become a director under the Companies Act, 2013.
To appoint an alternate director, this must be permitted by a company's constitution. Typically, the constitution will set out the circumstances in which an alternate can be appointed (and removed), the rights and powers of the alternate and remuneration (if any) payable.
Section 66(7) is clear that a person can act as a director or, in other words, is entitled to serve as such when he or she has, for instance, provided written consent to the company to act as a director.
I hereby consent to act as a director of the Company. My consent will continue until I either revoke my consent or resign as a director. I certify that I am not disqualified from acting as a director. Note: Any previous names used in the last 20 years are listed below.
What does 'consent to act' mean? As the wording suggests, this means that the person or corporate body being appointed as a director or secretary has given their permission to take on the role in question and understands the duties that come with it.
A Consent to Act as a Director is a written consent which should be given by any person who intends to act as a director of a company. Directors have numerous duties which they have to act in ance with under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), and these are strictly enforced.
A director must be at least 18 years old. A person must consent to become a director. Non-Australian residents can be directors. But this depends on the type of company and the number of directors the company has residing in Australia.
There are strict residency and legal requirements governing who can be a director of a New Zealand company. All New Zealand companies must have at least one director who lives in: New Zealand, or. Australia, and who is a director of a company incorporated in Australia.