Accountants Act 2004 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 6 · Disciplinary Proceedings
43. Conviction final and conclusive
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In any proceedings instituted under this Part against a public accountant, an accounting corporation, an accounting firm or an accounting LLP arising from his, her or its conviction of a criminal offence, the Registrar, the Oversight Committee, a Complaints Committee, a Disciplinary Committee and the General Division of the High Court on appeal from any order of the Oversight Committee, is to accept the conviction as final and conclusive unless —
public accountant
“public accountant” means an individual who is registered or deemed to be registered in accordance with this Act as a public accountant;
it is subject to review or appeal that has not yet been determined;
it has been quashed or set aside; or
a pardon has been given in respect of it.