Notice Type
General Notices
Notice Title

Notice of Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal

of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of
New Zealand (Member Suspended)
At a hearing of the Disciplinary Tribunal of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand held in private on the 7th day of December 2005, the tribunal considered
an ex-parte application from the professional conduct committee under Rule 21.11 of the Rules of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand for the interim suspension from membership of Vijay Sen Sethi, chartered accountant of Auckland, on the grounds that the interests of the public are at risk.
Upon the grounds that:
(a) the member was found guilty of an offence, under section 229A (b) of the Crimes Act 1961, in that he used a document with intent to defraud and was sentenced
to a term of imprisonment;
(b) the necessity and desirability to protect the public; and
(c) the substantive hearing has been adjourned.
The tribunal agreed unanimously, pursuant to Rule 21.20
of the Rules of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand issued under the Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand Act 1996, to suspend the member until further order of the tribunal.
Orders of the Tribunal
(a) Pursuant to Rule 21.20 (a) of the Rules of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand, the disciplinary tribunal ordered that Vijay Sen Sethi be suspended from membership of the institute until
further order by the disciplinary tribunal.
(b) Pursuant to Rule 21.20 (b) of the Rules of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand, the disciplinary tribunal ordered that after 14 days have elapsed, notice of the suspension be published in the New Zealand Gazette, the Chartered Accountants Journal and the New Zealand Herald.
R. J. O. HOARE, Tribunal Chairman.
Dated this 9th day of January 2006.
Important Notice: New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants is the operating name of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand.