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So what's a secretary to do? Banking Royal Commission raises questions about what's in minutes

Written by Ellie Chapple, Professor, QUT Business School and research leader Accounting for Social Change research team, Queensland University of Technology

Too much or too little information? The role of a secretary is to get the balance right.Shutterstock

The Financial Services Royal Commission last week challenged the chair of the Commonwealth Bank Catherine Livingstone about her claim that she confronted management during a 2016 board meeting, saying it wasn’t recorded in the minutes.

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