Section 88BCorporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Meaning of qualified accountant

(1) For the purposes of this Act, a qualified accountant is a person covered by a declaration in force under subsection (2).

(2) ASIC may, in writing, declare that all members of a specified professional body, or all persons in a specified class of members of a specified professional body, are qualified accountants for the purposes of this Act.

(3) ASIC may, in writing, vary or revoke a declaration made under subsection (2).

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