Auditing Profession Act, 2005 (Act No. 26 of 2005)Board NoticesIndependent Regulatory Board for AuditorsPublic Practice Examination (PPE) - Examination Regulations18. Disqualification from the Examination |
| 18.1 | A candidate who has presented himself/herself to write the examination may be disqualified from the examination for that year as well as subsequent years if he/she: |
| 18.1.1 | Leaves any examination script or any document by means of which he/she can be identified, or if he/she marks any examination script in any way whatsoever by means of which he/she can be identified. |
| 18.1.2 | Communicates with, or receives assistance from, or copies from the examination script of any other person during the writing of the question paper. |
| 18.1.3 | Has in his/her possession in the examination room any unauthorised book, manuscript or paper whatsoever. |
| 18.1.4 | Is guilty of any practice or action which, in the opinion of the Education Committee, is irregular or dishonest or is designed to give him/her an unfair advantage in writing the examination. |
| 18.1.5 | Fails to observe or carry out any instructions in connection with the examination that may from time to time be issued by the Education Committee or by an official appointed by the Education Committee. |
| 18.1.6 | Leaves the examination room with an examination script/s. |
| 18.1.7 | Has written annotations in his/her permitted texts. |
| 18.1.8 | Allows any other person to falsely present themselves as the candidate who has registered for the examination. |
| 18.2 | The Education Committee reserves the right to take such additional action against a candidate as it deems appropriate in the circumstances which may include referring the misconduct to the relevant professional body. |
| 18.3 | The Education Committee reserves the right to take any such action as it deems appropriate to safeguard the integrity of the examination. |
| 18.4 | The Education Committee's decision is final and binding. |