A Company secretary is a legal position, required under the Companies Act 1985 and 1989. A company secretary's work covers a wide variety of functions and is partly dependent on the company for which they work.

The main duties are:

• organising, preparing agendas for, and taking minutes of meetings;
• dealing with correspondence, collating information, writing reports, ensuring decisions made are communicated to the relevant people;
• contributing to meeting discussions, as and when required, and advising members of the legal, governance, accounting and tax implications of proposed policies;
• monitoring changes in relevant legislation and the regulatory environment, and taking appropriate action;
• liaising with external regulators and advisers, such as lawyers and auditors;
• taking responsibility for the health and safety of employees and managing insurance and property issues;
• developing and overseeing the systems that ensure the company complies with all applicable codes, as well as its legal and statutory requirements.

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