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Remuneration Committee Charter
The Board of Directors of Community Life Limited has adopted the following charter for the Remuneration Committee. This Committee has the authority to review, on behalf of the Board, matters arising in relation to the remuneration of Directors and senior management.


OBJECTIVES
The function of the Remuneration Committee is to assist the Board in fulfilling its corporate governance responsibilities in relation to:
• determining non-executive Directors remuneration policy;
• determining the remuneration of the Managing Director and executive Directors;
• reviewing and approving the remuneration of senior management;
• reviewing and approving all equity based plans;
• human resources policies; and
• other matters referred to the Committee by the Board.

COMMITTEE COMPOSITION
The Committee is appointed by the Board and is to consist of the two independent non-executive Directors. The Committee is to report to the Board.

The Chairman of the Committee is to be an independent non-executive Director and is to be appointed by the Board.

The secretary of the Committee shall be the company secretary of Community Life.

COMMITTEE MEETINGS
The Committee shall meet as frequently as required but not less than one time a year. The Committee meeting can be held together with other Board meetings if necessary. The secretary will be required to give reasonable notice of a meeting.

Other officers of the Group or external persons may be invited to attend Committee meetings. The Chairman of the Committee will call a meeting of the Committee if so requested by any Committee member, any Director or the auditor.

The Chairman of the Committee shall report the findings and recommendations of the Committee to the Board after each Committee meeting.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Committee shall:
1. Executive Remuneration Policy
• review and approve the Group’s policy for determining executive remuneration including, but not limited to, retirement benefits and compensation payments, and any amendments to that policy proposed from time to time by management;
• review the on-going appropriateness and relevance of the executive remuneration policy and other executive benefit programs;
• consider whether to seek shareholder approval of the executive remuneration policy; and
• oversee the implementation of this remuneration policy within the Group.

2. Executive Directors and Senior Management
• consider and make recommendations to the Board on the remuneration for the Managing Director and any other executive Director (including base pay, incentive payments, equity awards, retirement rights, service contracts) having regard to the executive remuneration policy. The Committee will need to determine whether any shareholder approvals are required; and
• review and approve the proposed remuneration (including incentive awards, equity awards and service contracts) for senior management.

3. Executive Incentive Plans
• review and approve the design of all executive incentive plans; and
• review and approve the total proposed payments from each executive incentive plan.

4. Equity Based Plans
• review and approve the design of all equity based plans;
• keep all plans under review in the light of legislative, regulatory and market developments;
• for each equity based plan, determine each year whether awards will be made under that plan;
• review and approve total proposed awards under each plan;
• in addition to considering awards to executive Directors and senior management, review and approve proposed awards under each plan on an individual basis for executives as required under the rules governing each plan or as determined by the Committee; and
• review, approve and keep under review performance hurdles for each equity based plan.

5. Non-executive Director Remuneration
• review and approve the maximum aggregate annual remuneration for all non-executive Directors and seek approval from shareholders if required.

6. Approvals
The Committee must approve the following prior to implementation:
• changes to the remuneration or contract terms of executive Directors and senior management; and
• termination payments to executive Directors or senior management.

OTHER MATTERS
The Committee shall:
• examine any other matters referred to it by the Board within the Community Life Group; and
• act honestly and exercise the degree of care and diligence expected of a reasonable person.

RIGHTS IN OBTAINING INFORMATION FROM MANAGEMENT
The Committee has the authority to seek any information it requires from any officer or employee of the Community Life Group and such officers or employees shall be instructed by the Board to respond to such enquiries. The Committee is authorised to take such independent professional advice as it considers necessary.

DECISION MAKING
Where any Committee member has a contrary view to a Committee decision, that view is to be reported to the Board.

REVIEW OF CHARTER
This Charter will be reviewed by the Committee, or the Board at its discretion, from time to time, to ensure that it continues to reflect the letter and spirit of all applicable laws and regulations and Community Life’s commitment to its staff and the community.

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