Our final podcast for 2021 is about the annual return of information, which needs to be lodged with the ROC by 31st March 2022. This podcast will help you to get on the front-foot as you prepare to lodge your annual return early next year.

As 2021 comes to a close, we talk to the ROC's Executive Director, Chris Enright, about the latest compliance issues involving registered organisations and office-holders as well as the ROC's priorities for the year ahead.

Note: The Digital Classroom will be available on the ROC website from 30 November.

This month we talk about transparency in registered organisations and the practical steps you can take to promote engagement and participation by members.

We share good governance strategies to help registered organisations promote financial transparency, including through record-keeping procedures and the management of disclosures.

It's essential for registered organisations to know who their related parties are. It's relevant for financial reporting and also your disclosure requirements under the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 (the RO Act).

In this month's episode of ROCpod we explore the compliance requirements about related parties.

In this month's podcast we explain the statutory duties of office-holders and share tips about how organisations can support their officers to act ethically and comply with their duties. We also discuss contemporary examples of how the Courts have enforced them.

This month, Commissioner Mark Bielecki reflects on recent matters from corporate Australia where governance practices have faced public scrutiny. While the analysis has largely focussed on conduct outside of our jurisdiction, Commissioner Bielecki explains the transferrable lessons relevant for registered organisations and their officeholders.

Some reporting units must act now to rotate their registered auditor. Do you know when your reporting unit is due to rotate your registered auditor?

In this month's podcast we talk about the auditor rotation requirement under the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 and provide answers to the most frequently asked questions.

In our latest episode of ROCpod we talk about how the ROC assesses financial reports and the tools available to improve compliance performance. We also identify the common non-compliance issues with prescribed information for elections and share how registered organisations can support an efficient decision-making process. The episode uncovers some common roadblocks to processing a lodgement, and the education resources that can help to avoid errors and delays.

The ROC's approach to compliance and enforcement starts with providing education and assistance, including tools and resources to help with compliance and offering tailored assistance to organisations and branches. We routinely work with organisations to strengthen their systems and processes to prevent future breaches of the law. Where serious non-compliance has not resolved via alternative processes, the ROC has pursued a small number of matters in the Federal Court. We discuss what the judges have said and how this is important to all registered organisations.

In our latest episode of ROCpod we discuss how leaders of registered organisations can model ethical behaviour and encourage people to speak up against misconduct. The ROC's Executive Director Chris Enright shares his experience of handling whistleblower matters and provides strategies and examples to assist organisations to effectively resolve matters themselves.