Accountants Act 2004 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 6 · Disciplinary Proceedings
44. Constitution of Complaints Committee
Feedback & supportA Complaints Committee consists of the following members, all of whom are to be appointed from the Complaints and Disciplinary Panel:
Complaints Committee
“Complaints Committee” means a Complaints Committee constituted under Part 6;
3 public accountants; and
one lay person.
The Registrar must designate one member of the Complaints Committee who is a public accountant to be its chairperson.
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Public Accountants appointed by the Authority under section 7(1)(a) and includes a Deputy Registrar and an Assistant Registrar appointed under section 7(1)(b);
A Complaints Committee may be appointed in connection with one or more matters or for a fixed period of time, as the Registrar thinks fit.
The Registrar may at any time remove the chairperson or any member of a Complaints Committee or fill any vacancy in a Complaints Committee.
No act done by or under the authority of a Complaints Committee is invalid in consequence of any defect that is subsequently discovered in the appointment or qualification of the chairperson or members or any of them.
A member of a Complaints Committee, even though he or she has ceased to be a member of the Complaints and Disciplinary Panel on the expiry of his or her term of office, continues to be a member of the Complaints Committee until such time as the Complaints Committee has completed its work.
Complaints and Disciplinary Panel
“Complaints and Disciplinary Panel” means the Complaints and Disciplinary Panel appointed under section 39;