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#### 181 Good faith—civil obligations
Good faith—directors and other officers
(1) A director or other officer of a corporation must exercise their powers and discharge their duties:
(a) in good faith in the best interests of the corporation; and
(b) for a proper purpose.
> Note 1: This subsection is a civil penalty provision (see section 1317E).
> Note 2: Section 187 deals with the situation of directors of wholly‑owned subsidiaries.
(2) A person who is involved in a contravention of subsection (1) contravenes this subsection.
> Note 1: Section 79 defines involved.
> Note 2: This subsection is a civil penalty provision (see section 1317E).