Seanad debates

Wednesday, 16 April 2003

Companies (Auditing and Accounting) Bill 2003: Second Stage.

 

In relation to section 15, I support the concept of a reserve fund to enable the authority to instigate investigations concerning members of prescribed accountancy bodies. How will wrongdoing or bad practice be brought to the attention of the authority? In the case of an accountancy firm, is it envisaged that a client of the firm might report on it? In the case of a business, might the report come from a customer? I am not sure what is envisaged in that regard. There are many accountants in the public service who have no dealings with the general public. If there was a difficulty in that regard, who would make a report to the supervisory authority?

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