Abigail Huyen Tran
Content Summary
Member’s name: Abigail Huyen Tran
Date of Hearing: 29 May 2018
Division: South Australia
Tribunal: Disciplinary Tribunal
On 29 May 2018 the Disciplinary Tribunal found Ms Abigail H Tran breached Article 39(a)(ii)G of the Constitution on twenty one occasions in respect of being found guilty, on 9 June 2016, by the District Court of South Australia of:
- nineteen counts of money laundering
- one count of dishonest dealings with a document
- one count of trafficking a commercial quantity of methylamphetamine.
On 23 November 2016 Ms Tran was sentenced to a total period of incarceration of 17 years and 6 months and a pecuniary penalty of $50,000, reduced on appeal to the South Australian Court of Criminal Appeal to 12 years and six months.
On 16 February 2018 Ms Tran’s application for Special Leave to Appeal to the High Court was refused.
Ms Tran did not attend the Disciplinary Tribunal Hearing.
Penalty and costs
The Disciplinary Tribunal found the Complaints sustained and imposed the following penalties:
- forfeiture of Membership and Ms Tran is not eligible for readmission to CPA Australia
- a fine of $100,000.
Ms Tran was ordered to pay CPA Australia’s costs of $889.50.
