Name not disclosed

Member’s name: Name not disclosed
Date of Hearing: 21 March 2018
Division: New South Wales
Tribunal: Disciplinary Tribunal

On 21 March 2018 the Disciplinary Tribunal found a Member breached:

• Article 39(a)(ii)A of the Constitution in that the Member breached By-Law 9.1(a) in providing Public Accounting Services without holding a Public Practice Certificate
• Article 39(a)(ii)B.2) of the Constitution in that the Member was guilty of conduct not in the best interests of CPA Australia or its Members in signing an agreement with Professional Conduct on 12 December 2016 to obtain a Public Practice Certificate by 31 December 2017, then breaching that agreement.

The Member attended the Disciplinary Tribunal Hearing.

Penalty and costs

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

• forfeiture of Membership
• prior to any application for readmission, the Member must first obtain a CPA Australia Public Practice Certificate.

The Member was ordered to pay CPA Australia’s costs of $895.25.

The Tribunal took into account exceptional circumstances and ordered that the Member’s name be withheld from publication.