Included in the documents tabled were the minutes from board meetings from the past 10 months which expose the level of division on the board over mulesing.

The documents detail a censure motion against director, Chick Olsson, reprimanding him for his "lack of reasonable care and diligence when making public comments that relate to Australian Wool Innovation", according to minutes from late June this year.

Those minutes include a proposed resolution to force Mr Olsson's resignation from the board of AWI because of a perceived "sustained campaign" against the company, which were not seen in the best interests of the company or the wool industry.

Minutes from a board meeting held in December last year and tabled with the Senate committee also reveal the board had agreed unanimously to a policy that only the chairman and chief executive officer were to speak on behalf of AWI following concerns raised by the then chairman, Ian McLachlan, about board confidentiality and director conduct.

"The chairman asked for an immediate commitment from all directors that the only place for disagreement is inside the board meeting room and not outside the board meeting…noting the urgent need for the board to work together as a team," the December 2007 board minutes read.

Board minutes from September reveal attempts by Mr Olsson to have current chairman, Brian van Rooyen replaced were defeated.