7 August 06 Nigel Lucien Blaze CA of Victoria

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Nigel Lucien Blaze CA of Victoria

7 August 2006

The Appeal Tribunal heard an appeal against the determinations and sanctions imposed by the Professional Conduct Tribunal on 3 May 2006. The Professional Conduct Tribunal had found a case established that Mr Blaze was liable to disciplinary action in accordance with:

1. By-law 40(f), in that he failed to cause his trust account and trust account records to be audited:

(a) for the year ended 31 March 2003, in breach of paragraph 34.1 and 34.2 of Miscellaneous Professional Statement APS10;
(b) within ninety days of 23 May 2003 when the trust account ceased to operate, in breach of paragraph 34.3 of APS10

2. By-law 40(g), in that he failed to reply to letters from the General Manager Standards & Public Affairs dated 22 December 2004 and 25 January 2005 concerning the audit of his trust account.

The decisions of the Appeal Tribunal were:

1. to affirm the determination of the Professional Conduct Tribunal that the allegations had been established;

2. to vary the decision of the Professional Conduct Tribunal that Mr Blaze be excluded from membership to a decision that he be severely reprimanded;

3. that Mr Blaze be required to pay $600 plus GST towards the costs of the appeal proceedings.