For lawyers and accountants
Your client needs a director. Your scope stays yours.
You're often the first to hear it: an overseas client wants an Australian company and has no one here who can act as director under section 201A. Introduce them to me. I fill the resident director and public officer roles, and the legal, secretarial and tax work stays exactly where it is.
A referral reflects on you. I treat every appointment that way.
Renee Minchin, Directors VaultHow we work together
A clear line between my role and yours.
What I do
Director and public officer
- Act as the Australian resident director under s201A
- Act as public officer for the ATO
- Run a risk assessment before accepting the appointment
- Provide my consent to act and Director ID for your lodgement
- Read board papers and review resolutions before signing
What stays with you
Your client relationship
- Incorporation and ASIC lodgements
- Company secretarial work and registers
- Legal advice, contracts and structuring
- Tax, accounting and BAS work
- Any future work the client brings you
I won't take on the incorporation, legal, secretarial or accounting work for clients you introduce. The rest of the relationship stays yours.
Introducing a client
Three steps, and you stay in the loop.
Send an email introduction
Email me with your client copied in, and a line on what they're setting up or what's changed. That's all I need to get started.
I run the risk call
I take your client through my risk framework, complete identity checks, and give them a written scope and fixed annual fee. I'll keep you copied on anything that affects your work.
You lodge the appointment
I send you my signed consent to act and Director ID, so you can complete the incorporation or the change of directors with ASIC.
Who you're referring to
Renee Minchin
Founder, Directors Vault
I run the finance and compliance functions for ASX-listed groups, and I've sat on the boards of substantial companies. I'm fully aware of the personal duties a directorship carries, and I treat each client's business, finance and compliance considerations as if they were my own.
Experience
- ASX-listed CFO since 2015
- Non-executive director of substantial companies
- Audit committee attendee
Qualifications and registrations
- Chartered Company Secretary, Governance Institute of AustraliaGraduate Diploma of Applied Corporate Governance
- CGMA, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
- Registered ASIC agent
- Registered BAS agent
Questions
What advisers usually ask.
How quickly can you be appointed?
Once the risk call and identity checks are done, I can provide my consent and Director ID straight away. I already hold my Director ID, so there's no wait for one to be issued.
What about the client's overseas directors?
Every director needs a Director ID, including those who live overseas. Foreign directors generally apply to ABRS on a paper form with certified identity documents, which can take around four weeks. From 1 July 2027 companies must give ASIC their directors' IDs on registration and on each new appointment, so it's worth getting your client's overseas directors started early.
Will you take on other work for my client?
No. I act as resident director and public officer only. Incorporation, secretarial, legal and tax work stay with you.
What if the client isn't a good fit?
The risk call is there to find out. If the business carries risk I'm not willing to take on as a director, I'll tell you and your client plainly, early, and before anyone has spent money on it.
This page is general information only and isn't legal or tax advice.
Introduce a client
Send me an email with your client copied in.
Or book a call first if you'd like to talk through how we'd work together.