The directors of a company can delegate functions to committees; however, it is not mandatory to do so for most companies. The ASX Listing Rules require larger listed companies to have audit and remuneration committees. Other than this, the Governance Council Recommendations recommend all listed companies should have, in addition to those, a nominations committee and a risk committee.

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