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IPA Code of Professional Practice, 2nd edition

The IPA provides the Code of Professional Practice (IPA Code) as the standard for professional conduct in the insolvency profession.

The primary purposes of the IPA Code are to:

  • educate IPA members as to their professional responsibilities; and
  • provide a reference for stakeholders against which they can gauge the conduct of practitioners.

 


The 2nd edition of the IPA Code has now been approved by the IPA Board and took effect from 1 January 2011. The 1st edition of the Code is withdrawn from that date. For details of the changes made to the Code, please refer to this article. A pdf of Version 2 of the IPA Code can be downloaded here.


IPA CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES ADOPTED

At its AGM on 19th May 2010, IPA members passed a series of special resolutions amending the Association's Constitution.

The Resolutions are available, along with the draft Regulations and Guidelines that will now be formally considered by the National Committee.

A revised Consitution, incorporating these and previous amendments, will be available soon.

Denise North
Chief Executive

Insolvency Quality Reviewers

The IPA is seeking expressions of interest from senior insolvency practitioners who would like to become Insolvency Quality Reviewers.

A call for expressions of interest appeared in the September 2009 issue of the AIJ.

Download a registration form in Word or PDF. Expressions of interest can be lodged with the IPA at any time.

IPA Response to Senate Inquiry Report

The IPA has published its formal response to the Senate Economics References Committee's Report on its recent Inquiry into Liquidators and Administrators. An article outlining each of the Committee's recommendations, and the IPA's view on them, appears in the December edition of the Australian Insolvency Journal.

The IPA consulted extensively with members over the course of the Inquiry, and representatives have met with Treasury and ASIC officials and with Parliamentary Secretary Bradbury since the tabling of the Report.

We will continue to keep members informed of progress in the Government's consideration of the report. If you have any questions or comments, please contact me at ceo@ipaa.com.au or on 02 9290 5741.

 

Denise North
Chief Executive

IPA Member Handbook 2011

Have you received your copy?
Have you renewed your membership for 2011?

The Handbook is a new initiative in 2011, published in association with Thomson Reuters.

It contains important IPA information, including the second edition of the IPA Code of Professional Practice, which came into effect on 1st January, and our recently amended Constitution and Regulations. It contains key insolvency legislation, including relevant sections of the Corporations Act, the Bankruptcy Act in full and (new) Regulations and Court rules, and Cross Border Insolvency legislation. It also includes APES 330, the Insolvency Accounting Standard, and an index to Australian Insolvency Journal articles for the last two years.

The Handbooks are being dispatched on a weekly basis once subscription renewals are received and processed. Please allow a few days for processing and dispatch, but if you have renewed your subscription and do not receive your Handbook in a reasonable time, please let us know by emailing membership@ipaa.com.au.

Enquiries: Deidre Stark, 02 9290 5729

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