Mark Wright

Member’s name: Mark Wright
Date of Hearing: 10 September 2019
Division: Queensland
Tribunal: Disciplinary Tribunal

On 10 September 2019 the Disciplinary Tribunal found the Member breached:

1. Article 39(a)(ii)(A) of the 22 May 2018 Constitution, in that he “breached this Constitution (or the constitution of the Company in force immediately before the Amending Date), By-Laws, Code of Professional Conduct or the Applicable Regulations” in breaching By-Law 9.5(b), which provides:
   
   Every Member holding a current Public Practice Certificate must, for so long as the Member holds the Public Practice Certificate: …(b) in relation to a Quality Review relating to that Member, comply with all Quality Review steps and requirements and successfully complete a periodic Quality Review within the Quality Review Prescribed Timeframes…,
   
   in failing to successfully complete a Quality Review within the Quality Review Prescribed Timeframes.
2. Article 39(a)(ii)(A) of the 22 May 2018 Constitution, in that he “breached this Constitution (or the constitution of the Company in force immediately before the Amending Date), By-Laws, Code of Professional Conduct or the Applicable Regulations” in breaching By-Law 5.2(a)(ii), which provides:
   
   (a) As soon as reasonably expedient after allocation of a Complaint to him or her, the PCO must: …
   
   (ii) require the Member to provide a satisfactory explanation with respect to the matters referred to in the Complaint. If a Member fails to provide a satisfactory explanation in writing with respect to the matters referred to in the Complaint within 10 Business Days (or such further period as agreed with the PCO) of receipt of a request by the PCO, the GMPC may proceed to make an assessment under By-Law 5.3 on the matter before him or her without further communication with the Member and the Member will be in breach of By-Law 5.2(a), which breach must be dealt with concurrently with the Complaint.

The Member attended the Disciplinary Tribunal Hearing in person and admitted the Complaints.

Penalty and costs

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

• In respect to Complaint 1 – forfeiture of the Member’s CPA Australia membership until he successfully completes a compliant Quality Review as a non-member at his own cost
• In respect to Complaint 2 – a severe reprimand and a fine of $1,000.

The Member was ordered to pay CPA Australia’s costs of $2,657.02.