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Delegation of authority

Governance & people

The formal scope of authority granted by the board of a registered club to the secretary-manager, general manager, or specific officeholders — typically including financial-limit authority, contract-signing authority, hiring authority, and the authority to act on AML/CTF program operation. The delegation matrix is documented and reviewed annually. Acts taken outside the delegation are voidable and can attract director-duty consequences; acts within delegation are defensible governance.

This term sits in the governance & people section of the working glossary — vocabulary covering board duties, senior-manager accountability, training-register discipline, and decision-of-authority records.

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