Auditing Profession Act, 2005 (Act No. 26 of 2005)Board NoticesIndependent Regulatory Board for AuditorsNew Rules Regarding Improper Conduct and Code of Professional Conduct for Registered AuditorsRules Regarding Improper Conduct |
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1 JUNE 2010
The mandate of the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (the IRBA) is to protect the public by regulating audits performed by registered auditors and developing and maintaining internationally comparable ethical and auditing standards for auditors and establishing measures that advance the implementation of appropriate standards of competence and good ethics, that promote investment and as a consequence employment in South Africa.
The statutory Committee for Auditor Ethics assists the Regulatory Board to determine what constitutes improper conduct by registered auditors by developing rules and guidelines for professional ethics, including a code of professional conduct.
Copies of the Rules Regarding Improper Conduct and Code of Professional Conduct for Registered Auditors may be downloaded free-of-charge from the IRBA website at http://www.irba.co.za
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These Rules Regarding Improper Conduct ("these Rules") repeal and replace the "Old" Disciplinary Rules 2.1 referred to in section 59(8)(c). These Rules are prescribed by the Board under section 4(1)(c) with effect from 1 January 2011.