# Pippa Prior Joint Company Secretary ## Career chronology - **Since 2024-09-19: Sandfire Resources** — Joint Company Secretary. [Change of company secretary]() (Page 1; joint company secretary effective 19 September); [Sandfire Resources Limited \[2024\] WASC 261]() (Evidence of assistant secretary role and escalation in May 2024) ## Governance and interests ### Auditor appointment oversight and court relief [pippa-prior-audit] 2023–2024 · documented · medium materiality The WA Supreme Court held that Sandfire had not obtained the required nomination and shareholder appointment of its auditor at the 2023 AGM, and granted validating relief in 2024. The court found the non-compliance inadvertent, with no evidence of substantial misconduct. Evidence before the court said Prior escalated the issue to Tually and Jansen, then Harris. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The court considered company oversight and subsequent detection and escalation; it did not find this individual personally responsible for the failure. **Relevance:** A material company compliance error and its documented remediation. [Sandfire Resources Limited \[2024\] WASC 261]() (\[2024\] WASC 261, factual evidence, findings and orders) ## Suitability for the current role ### Experience relevant to current role [pippa-prior-fit] Career; dates as disclosed · analyst inference · low materiality Issuer says she has listed and not-for-profit company-secretarial experience; the court records her as assistant company secretary in January 2024. Chartered Secretary accreditation reported by issuer; no independent register check. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. An analytical role-fit inference based on issuer or organiser description; facts and independent qualifications remain unverified. **Relevance:** Relevance to current scope is inferred, not a proven individual outcome. [Change of company secretary]() (Page 1; joint company secretary effective 19 September); [Sandfire Resources Limited \[2024\] WASC 261]() (Evidence of assistant secretary role and escalation in May 2024) ## Evidence gaps - This is a partial screening. Separate named-person searches in each required topic, full prior-employer histories, and court, regulator, safety and environmental records have not been completed. - The available qualifications have not been independently verified with an awarding body or register. - No absence of adverse information or individual clearance is implied. - The current October 2026 company secretary status is based on the June 2026 annual report and 2024 appointment; no later confirmation was opened.