Professor O’Connell has an extensive track record in both industry and academia having worked as an analyst and bond dealer with major investment banks, as an accounting professional with PKF, and in leading universities in the US and Australia including Monash University and the University of Richmond in Virginia. He is currently a member of the Ethics and Professional Standards Centre of Excellence for CPA Australia and was its founding Chair from 2020 to 2022. He is also a past Victorian State President of CPA Australia and Member of its Victorian Divisional Council, and an Honorary Professor of Accounting at RMIT University. He has also undertaken various consulting and training projects with corporate and government entities in accounting, business and professional ethics and sustainability issues.
Recorded Webinar: Blow the Whistle or Client Confidentiality? Ethical Conundrums when Dealing with Non-Compliance with Laws and Regulations (NOCLAR)
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About the Webinar
For an accountant in public practice, it is not only the ethical issue at hand when dealing with a client’s actual non-compliance with laws and regulations that needs to be addressed. There is also the ethical dilemma of whether an obligation to report the non-compliance to an appropriate authority exists, which may blow client confidentiality out of the water. This session explores the issue and the process to follow to comply with the professional guidelines, including:
- How does NOCLAR apply to accountants in public practice?
- When would a matter be considered to be “inconsequential”?
- Practical examples of situations that may arise in practice that trigger a required response in accordance with the NOCLAR guidelines
- How do the NOCLAR requirement to disclose information to an appropriate authority impact on:
- client confidentiality obligations (TPB(I)D50/2022)
- the tax whistleblowing laws
- reporting to professional associations a deficiency in professional standards of another accountant
- What are the processes APES 110 require practitioners to follow to ensure compliance with NOCLAR
- What obligations do auditors have under NOCLAR?
Presented By
Brendan O'Connell
Honorary Professor, RMIT University Melbourne, VicWho Should Attend?
This webinar is suitable for accountants - Australia wide. This webinar is for practitioners with some knowledge in this area and looking to improve their knowledge.
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