Meetings of directors During the financial year, four meetings of directors were held. The number of meetings each director was eligible to attend and attendance by each director during the year were as follows: FULL MEETINGS OF DIRECTORS A B Pino Anthony Monaco 4 4 Simon Gordon Collolo Norris 4 4 David Charles Linaker 4 4 Shane Paul Goodwin 4 4 Gregory John Elsworthy 2 2 Alwyn Gerard Even 4 3 Yitzhak Arie Hazan 4 4 Catherine Mary Inglis 2 2 Debra Megan Johnson 2 2 Ross Alexander Lang 4 4 Graham Erle Wolfe 4 4 Ronald John Dwyer 2 2 James Charles Graham 2 2 Terrence Jenkins 2 2 Stuart Kenneth Wilson 2 2 Glenn Ives Simpson 3 3 A = Number of meetings held during the time the director held office during the year B = Number of meetings attended Insurance of officers During the financial year, Housing Industry Association Limited paid a premium of $44,765 (2016: $44,444) to insure the directors and officers of HIA and its controlled entities. The liabilities insured are legal costs that may be incurred in defending civil or criminal proceedings that may be brought against the officers in their capacity as officers of entities in the Group, and any other payments arising from liabilities incurred by the officers in connection with such proceedings. This does not include such liabilities that arise from conduct involving a wilful breach of duty by the officers or the improper use by the officers of their position or of information to gain advantage for themselves or someone else or to cause detriment to HIA. It is not possible to apportion the premium between amounts relating to the insurance against legal costs and those relating to other liabilities. Proceedings on behalf of the company No person has applied to the Court under Section 237 of the Corporations Act 2001 for leave to bring proceedings on behalf of HIA, or to intervene in any proceedings to which HIA is a party, for the purpose of taking responsibility on behalf of HIA for all or part of those proceedings. Auditor’s Independence Declaration A copy of the auditor’s independence declaration as required under Section 307C of the Corporations Act 2001 is set out on page 99. Signed in accordance with a resolution of the Board of Directors: Pino Anthony Monaco David Charles Linaker Director Director 26 March 2018 98 HOUSING MAY 2018