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Governance & Accountability

Domain ID D08
Owner Chair, Board / Chief Executive Officer
Jurisdiction NZ + AU
Applicability Platform — Platform delivers the technical governance infrastructure: agent action logger (MOD-047), system decision log (MOD-048), and role-scoped data access (MOD-052). Board governance, risk committees, fit and proper processes, and accountability frameworks are human and administrative processes external to any system — this applies in both tracks.

Board and management accountability, three lines of defence, risk appetite, and internal audit frameworks.

FAR (Financial Accountability Regime) — AU

FAR applies to ADIs from 15 March 2024. All accountable persons must be registered with APRA/ASIC. Deferred remuneration applies. Breach of accountability obligations can result in individual civil penalties.

CoFI — NZ equivalent

The Conduct of Financial Institutions Act 2022 establishes comparable senior manager accountability obligations in NZ. FMA expects a documented fair conduct programme with Board oversight.

Policies

Code Policy name Status
GOV-001 Board Charter Draft
GOV-002 Risk Appetite Statement Policy Draft
GOV-003 Three Lines of Defence Policy Draft
GOV-004 Fit & Proper Policy Draft
GOV-005 Financial Accountability Regime (FAR) Policy Draft
GOV-006 Internal Audit Policy Draft
GOV-007 Conflicts of Interest Policy Draft
GOV-008 Whistleblower Protection Policy Draft
GOV-009 Related Party Transactions Policy Draft

Systems satisfying this domain

  • MOD-044: JWT RBAC — AUTO (role separation / GOV-007)
  • MOD-046: PAM — LOG (privileged access / GOV-006)
  • MOD-047: Agent action logger — LOG (all agent actions / GOV-006)
  • MOD-048: System decision log — LOG (automated decisions / GOV-006)

Policies in this domain

Code Title Status Owner
GOV-001 Board Charter Draft Company Secretary
GOV-002 Risk Appetite Statement Policy Draft Chief Risk Officer
GOV-003 Three Lines of Defence Policy Draft Chief Risk Officer
GOV-004 Fit & Proper Policy Draft Chief People Officer
GOV-005 Financial Accountability Regime (FAR) Policy Draft Company Secretary
GOV-006 Internal Audit Policy Draft Chief Internal Auditor
GOV-007 Conflicts of Interest Policy Draft Company Secretary
GOV-008 Whistleblower Protection Policy Draft General Counsel
GOV-009 Related Party Transactions Policy Draft Company Secretary
GOV-010 Restricted Activities Policy Draft Chief Compliance Officer

Compiled 2026-05-22 from source/entities/risk-domains/D08.yaml