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18 October 06 Roger Charles Williams FCA of New South Wales

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Roger Charles Williams FCA of New South Wales 
 
18 October 2006
 
 
The Professional Conduct Tribunal found a case established that Mr Williams was liable to disciplinary action in accordance with By-law 40(e), in that on 24 July 2006 the Companies Auditors and Liquidators Disciplinary Board, being satisfied on the application of the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) that he had failed, within the meaning of subsection 1292(1)(d)(i) of the Corporations Act, to carry out or perform adequately and properly the duties of an auditor in relation to the audit of the financial report and the revised financial report of a company for the year ended 30 June 2003, ordered that: 
 
1. his registration as an auditor be suspended for a period of nine months; 
 
2. he undertake that:

    (a) in addition to the normal requirements for continuing professional education, he successfully complete the audit and assurance module of the Chartered Accountants Program run by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia before he undertakes any company audit; and 
     
    (b) for each of the first two times he is engaged to conduct a company audit he will not sign the requisite report unless and until he has received a written statement from a registered company auditor that the audit has been conducted to a acceptable standard;
3. he pay 80% of ASIC’s costs. 
 
The decision of the Tribunal was that Mr Williams be severely reprimanded and required to pay $600 plus GST towards the costs of the disciplinary action.