Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand

Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
AbbreviationCA ANZ
PredecessorInstitute of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants
Formation31 December 2014; 9 years ago (2014-12-31)
Legal statusRegistered Body (in Australia)
HeadquartersSydney, Australia
Region
Australia and New Zealand
Membership
138,204 (2024)
President
Tinashe Kamangira FCA
Board Chair
John Palermo FCA
Chief Executive Officer
Ainslie van Onselen
Revenue
Increase AUD $141.03 million (2020)
ExpensesIncrease AUD $138.77 million (2020)
Staff
400
Websitewww.charteredaccountantsanz.com
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Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) is a professional accounting body, with over 138,204 members in Australia, New Zealand and overseas. CA ANZ focuses on the education and lifelong learning of members, and engage in advocacy and thought leadership in areas of public interest that impact the economy and domestic and international markets.

In November 2013 the majority of members from the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia and the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants voted yes on a proposal to create Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.[2]

The New Zealand Parliament passed the third and final reading of the Accounting Infrastructure Reform Bill (AIRB) on 30 October 2014.[3] The Royal Charter and By-laws for Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand were approved and signed by Peter Cosgrove, Governor-General of Australia on 26 November 2014.[4] The legal structure of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, was formally implemented on 31 December 2014

  1. ^ "2020 Annual Report". 2020 Annual Report. Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  2. ^ Khadem, Nassim (1 November 2013). "Accountants vote yes to trans-Tasman Institute. Next stop: Asia". BRW. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  3. ^ Goldsmith, Paul (30 October 2014). "Bill to improve accounting and audit industries passes third reading". New Zealand National Party. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Approval of Supplemental Royal Charter and By Laws of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand". Commonwealth of Australia. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2015.