Accountants Act 2004 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 6 · Disciplinary Proceedings
49. Constitution of Disciplinary Committee
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Disciplinary Committee
“Disciplinary Committee” means a Disciplinary Committee constituted under Part 6;
4 public accountants; and
one lay person.
A Disciplinary Committee may be appointed in connection with one or more matters or for a fixed period of time, as the Oversight Committee thinks fit.
Oversight Committee
“Oversight Committee” means the Public Accountants Oversight Committee appointed by the Authority under section 4;
The chairperson or a member of a Complaints Committee which inquired into any complaint or information must not be a member of a Disciplinary Committee conducting the formal inquiry into the same complaint or information.
The Oversight Committee must appoint a member of a Disciplinary Committee who is a public accountant to be the chairperson of the Disciplinary Committee.
public accountant
“public accountant” means an individual who is registered or deemed to be registered in accordance with this Act as a public accountant;
The Oversight Committee may at any time revoke the appointment of any Disciplinary Committee or remove any member of a Disciplinary Committee or fill any vacancy in a Disciplinary Committee.
No act done by or under the authority of a Disciplinary Committee is invalid in consequence of any defect that is subsequently discovered in the appointment or qualification of the members or any of them.
A member of a Disciplinary 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 Disciplinary Committee until such time as the Disciplinary Committee has completed its work.
Complaints and Disciplinary Panel
“Complaints and Disciplinary Panel” means the Complaints and Disciplinary Panel appointed under section 39;