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sec.65Prescribed qualifications and experience for appointment as external examiner— Act , s 267
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### sec.65 Prescribed qualifications and experience for appointment as external examiner— Act , s 267
For section 267 (3) (a) of the Act , each of the following is prescribed as a qualification or experience that an individual must have to be appointed as an external examiner—
the individual must be registered as an auditor under the Corporations Act ;
the individual must—
be a member of CPA Australia Ltd ACN 008 392 452; and
be entitled to use the letters ‘CPA’ or ‘FCPA’; and
have satisfied the requirements of CPA Australia Ltd ACN 008 392 452 for practice as a public accountant;
the individual must—
be a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand ARBN 084 642 571; and
be entitled to use the letters ‘CA’ or ‘FCA’; and
have satisfied the requirements of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand ARBN 084 642 571 for practice as a public accountant;
the individual must—
be a member of the Institute of Public Accountants ACN 004 130 643; and
be entitled to use the letters ‘MIPA’ or ‘FIPA’; and
have satisfied the requirements of the Institute of Public Accountants ACN 004 130 643 for practice as a public accountant; and
have completed a tertiary course of study in accounting with an auditing component from a university or other institution prescribed under the Corporations Act , section 1280 (2A) ;
the individual must be a person who the chief executive considers has appropriate qualifications as an auditor under the Corporations Act ;
the individual must be—
an employee or agent of the law society; and
recognised, by the law society, as having appropriate qualifications or experience for conducting external examinations.
- (a) the individual must be registered as an auditor under the Corporations Act ;
- (b) the individual must— (i) be a member of CPA Australia Ltd ACN 008 392 452; and (ii) be entitled to use the letters ‘CPA’ or ‘FCPA’; and (iii) have satisfied the requirements of CPA Australia Ltd ACN 008 392 452 for practice as a public accountant;
- (i) be a member of CPA Australia Ltd ACN 008 392 452; and
- (ii) be entitled to use the letters ‘CPA’ or ‘FCPA’; and
- (iii) have satisfied the requirements of CPA Australia Ltd ACN 008 392 452 for practice as a public accountant;
- (c) the individual must— (i) be a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand ARBN 084 642 571; and (ii) be entitled to use the letters ‘CA’ or ‘FCA’; and (iii) have satisfied the requirements of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand ARBN 084 642 571 for practice as a public accountant;
- (i) be a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand ARBN 084 642 571; and
- (ii) be entitled to use the letters ‘CA’ or ‘FCA’; and
- (iii) have satisfied the requirements of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand ARBN 084 642 571 for practice as a public accountant;
- (d) the individual must— (i) be a member of the Institute of Public Accountants ACN 004 130 643; and (ii) be entitled to use the letters ‘MIPA’ or ‘FIPA’; and (iii) have satisfied the requirements of the Institute of Public Accountants ACN 004 130 643 for practice as a public accountant; and (iv) have completed a tertiary course of study in accounting with an auditing component from a university or other institution prescribed under the Corporations Act , section 1280 (2A) ;
- (i) be a member of the Institute of Public Accountants ACN 004 130 643; and
- (ii) be entitled to use the letters ‘MIPA’ or ‘FIPA’; and
- (iii) have satisfied the requirements of the Institute of Public Accountants ACN 004 130 643 for practice as a public accountant; and
- (iv) have completed a tertiary course of study in accounting with an auditing component from a university or other institution prescribed under the Corporations Act , section 1280 (2A) ;
- (e) the individual must be a person who the chief executive considers has appropriate qualifications as an auditor under the Corporations Act ;
- (f) the individual must be— (i) an employee or agent of the law society; and (ii) recognised, by the law society, as having appropriate qualifications or experience for conducting external examinations.
- (i) an employee or agent of the law society; and
- (ii) recognised, by the law society, as having appropriate qualifications or experience for conducting external examinations.
- (i) be a member of CPA Australia Ltd ACN 008 392 452; and
- (ii) be entitled to use the letters ‘CPA’ or ‘FCPA’; and
- (iii) have satisfied the requirements of CPA Australia Ltd ACN 008 392 452 for practice as a public accountant;
- (i) be a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand ARBN 084 642 571; and
- (ii) be entitled to use the letters ‘CA’ or ‘FCA’; and
- (iii) have satisfied the requirements of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand ARBN 084 642 571 for practice as a public accountant;
- (i) be a member of the Institute of Public Accountants ACN 004 130 643; and
- (ii) be entitled to use the letters ‘MIPA’ or ‘FIPA’; and
- (iii) have satisfied the requirements of the Institute of Public Accountants ACN 004 130 643 for practice as a public accountant; and
- (iv) have completed a tertiary course of study in accounting with an auditing component from a university or other institution prescribed under the Corporations Act , section 1280 (2A) ;
- (i) an employee or agent of the law society; and
- (ii) recognised, by the law society, as having appropriate qualifications or experience for conducting external examinations.