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State Financial Institutions and Metway Merger Act 1996
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### sec.64 Suncorp’s constitution to include particular provisions
The constitution of Suncorp must at all times require—
the registered office of Suncorp to be located in Queensland; and
at least 1 member of the board of directors to be ordinarily resident in Queensland; and
the head office of Suncorp to be located in Queensland.
For subsection (1) (c) and the constitution, the head office of Suncorp is located in Queensland only if—
the principal operational office of the chief executive officer is located in Queensland and the chief executive officer performs their role primarily in Queensland; and
the chairperson has an office in Queensland; and
each group corporate services activity is wholly or partly performed in Queensland; and
the usual location for the holding of Suncorp board meetings is in Queensland.
In this section—
group corporate services activity means each of the following activities, however described, carried out in relation to Suncorp’s Australian business—
activities of the chief executive’s office;
financial reporting, business development (including in relation to supporting mergers and acquisitions) and management of capital, investments and financial performance;
risk management and compliance;
legal and company secretariat;
internal audit;
technology and transformation strategy and management, including data analytics, digital enablement, cloud services, and information technology infrastructure and security;
human resources;
corporate affairs and government relations.
s 64 amd 2007 No. 17 s 57 ; 2010 No. 11 s 104
sub 2024 No. 36 s 7
(sec.64-ssec.1) The constitution of Suncorp must at all times require— the registered office of Suncorp to be located in Queensland; and at least 1 member of the board of directors to be ordinarily resident in Queensland; and the head office of Suncorp to be located in Queensland.
(sec.64-ssec.2) For subsection (1) (c) and the constitution, the head office of Suncorp is located in Queensland only if— the principal operational office of the chief executive officer is located in Queensland and the chief executive officer performs their role primarily in Queensland; and the chairperson has an office in Queensland; and each group corporate services activity is wholly or partly performed in Queensland; and the usual location for the holding of Suncorp board meetings is in Queensland.
(sec.64-ssec.3) In this section— group corporate services activity means each of the following activities, however described, carried out in relation to Suncorp’s Australian business— activities of the chief executive’s office; financial reporting, business development (including in relation to supporting mergers and acquisitions) and management of capital, investments and financial performance; risk management and compliance; legal and company secretariat; internal audit; technology and transformation strategy and management, including data analytics, digital enablement, cloud services, and information technology infrastructure and security; human resources; corporate affairs and government relations.
- (a) the registered office of Suncorp to be located in Queensland; and
- (b) at least 1 member of the board of directors to be ordinarily resident in Queensland; and
- (c) the head office of Suncorp to be located in Queensland.
- (a) the principal operational office of the chief executive officer is located in Queensland and the chief executive officer performs their role primarily in Queensland; and
- (b) the chairperson has an office in Queensland; and
- (c) each group corporate services activity is wholly or partly performed in Queensland; and
- (d) the usual location for the holding of Suncorp board meetings is in Queensland.
- (a) activities of the chief executive’s office;
- (b) financial reporting, business development (including in relation to supporting mergers and acquisitions) and management of capital, investments and financial performance;
- (c) risk management and compliance;
- (d) legal and company secretariat;
- (e) internal audit;
- (f) technology and transformation strategy and management, including data analytics, digital enablement, cloud services, and information technology infrastructure and security;
- (g) human resources;
- (h) corporate affairs and government relations.