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Risk Assessment

Have you thought about the legal and other risks in your business and how to reduce them?

If you would like to know more, please answer and submit these questions to us.

You have missed some questions, they are highlighted in red below.

1. Business Structure
a.	Do you clearly understand the advantages and disadvantages of your business structure? *	Yes No
b.	Does your business structure make proper provision for quarantining of substantial assets or valuable IP in a separate entity to your trading entity? *	Yes No
2. Directors Duties
a.	Do you properly understand your duties as a director or other officer of your company? *	Yes No
3. Essential Documentation / Contracts
a.	Do you have well drafted client/customer engagement documents in place, for example comprehensive terms and conditions or other client engagement contracts? *	Yes No
b.	Do you have proper contracts with suppliers in place? *	Yes No
4. Employees / Contractors
	Do you have employees and/or contractors in your business? *	Yes No
a.	Do you really understand the difference between a normal employee and a contractor?	Yes No
b.	Do you have written employment contracts or contractor agreements?	Yes No
c.	Do your contracts properly address important issues such as confidentiality, employee non-compete and non-solicitation restraints and your company’s intellectual property rights?	Yes No
d.	Do you have separate employment policies, for example in relation to sexual harassment or bullying in the workplace?	Yes No
5. Business Succession Planning
a.	Do you have a shareholders agreement for your company or a unitholders agreement for your unit trust? *	Yes No
b.	Are you aware that there are other agreements available to fund and simplify the process to take over your shares or units if you die or become totally and permanently disabled? *	Yes No
6. Intellectual Property
a.	Are you aware of the more common types of IP that may be relevant to your business, in particular trade marks, patents and copyright? *	Yes No
b.	Has any of your valuable IP been registered? *	Yes No
7. Insurance
a.	Are you aware of the of the various types of insurance that may be relevant to your business? *	Yes No
b.	If yes, do you have appropriate policies in place? *	Yes No
8. Occupational Health & Safety (OH & S)
a.	Do you have a comprehensive OH & S policy for your business? *	Yes No
b.	Are you aware of any Essential Safety Measure obligations for your business premises? *	Yes No
9. Occupancy / Leasing Issues
a.	If your business is a tenant in your premises, do you have a written lease in place? *	Yes No
b.	If you are a tenant, do you know whether the Retail Leases Act 2003 (Victoria) applies to your premises? *	Yes No
10. General Risk Management
a.	Are you aware of the other types of risk that may be relevant to your business? *	Yes No
b.	If yes, have you taken steps to mitigate those risks? *	Yes No

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