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Which of the following is a function that a company secretary would ordinarily be expected to carry out as part of the administrative role?

Maintaining the statutory registers and filing returns with the registrar is a standard administrative duty of the company secretary. Strategy, dividends and director appointments are decisions for the board or the shareholders, not tasks that the secretary has authority to decide alone.

  1. ASetting the company's long-term business strategy
  2. BMaintaining the statutory registers and filing returns with the registrarCorrect
  3. CApproving the payment of the interim dividend
  4. DAppointing new directors without a board or shareholder decision

Explanation

Secretaries traditionally handle administration: keeping statutory registers, filing documents, arranging meetings and recording minutes. Strategy, dividend declaration and appointment of directors are matters for the board or members.

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