Director Duties & Personal Risk Checklist
Understand your responsibilities as a company director and identify potential personal exposure before financial pressures escalate.
► Recognise early warning signs of financial distress.
► Take practical steps to protect your position.
► Know when to seek professional advice.
What’s Inside the CHECKLIST:
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Core Director Duties
✅ Review key responsibilities under the Corporations Act, including care and diligence, good faith, and insolvent trading.
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Personal Exposure Risks
✅ Identify potential exposure relating to DPNs, unpaid taxes, personal guarantees, director loans, and other risks.
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Early Warning Indicators
✅ Recognise signs of financial distress, including creditor demands, cash flow difficulties, and ATO activity.
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Action Plan for Directors
✅ Understand practical steps to assess your financial position, seek advice, and consider available options.
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When to Seek Professional Help
✅ Identify circumstances where early engagement with an insolvency or restructuring specialist may be appropriate.
How The Ruhe Group Can Help
✓ Director duties & personal risk assessment
✓ Insolvency & restructuring guidance
✓ DPN, ATO & creditor pressure support
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Directors & Their Advisers
This information is general in nature and does not constitute legal, tax or financial advice.