Peter Delis

Member’s name: Mr Peter Delis
Date of Hearing: 2 February 2017
Division: Victoria
Tribunal: Disciplinary Tribunal

On 2 February 2017 the Disciplinary Tribunal found Mr Peter Delis breached Article 39(a)(ii)F of the Constitution in that he was the subject of an adverse finding in respect of a Decision of the Tax Practitioners Board dated 25 September 2014 in which the TPB rejected Mr Delis' application for renewal of his registration as a tax agent on the grounds that he was not a fit and proper person, which Decision:

• was affirmed by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal in Delis and Tax Practitioners Board [2015] AATA 820
• was not overturned on appeal by the Federal Court in Delis v Tax Practitioners Board [2016] FCA 570.

Mr Delis attended the Disciplinary Tribunal Hearing and admitted the Complaint.

Penalty and costs

The Disciplinary Tribunal found the Complaint sustained and imposed the following penalties:

• forfeiture of Membership
• Mr Delis is not eligible to apply for readmission to Membership until 2 February 2020
• should Mr Delis be readmitted to CPA Australia, he will be readmitted at CPA, not FCPA, status.

Mr Delis was ordered to pay CPA Australia's costs of $758.43.