Management committee/board members have ultimate responsibility for directing the activity of the organisation, ensuring it is well run and delivering the outcomes for which it has been set up.

Every management committee/board should provide leadership to the organisation by:

• Setting the strategic direction to guide and direct the activities of the organisation;
• Ensuring the effective management of the organisation and its activities; and
• Monitoring the activities of the organisation to ensure they are in keeping with the founding principles, objects and values.