On 5 August 2020, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) set aside ASIC鈥檚 decision to disqualify Mr John Gilliland from being an approved self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) auditor.
Mr Gilliland鈥檚 registration as an approved SMSF auditor has been reinstated.
On 1 September 2020, 今日热门事件filed 聽an application to appeal the AAT decision to the Federal Court of Australia.
Background
On 15 August 2018, 今日热门事件made an order disqualifying Mr Gilliland from being an approved SMSF auditor for breaching auditor independence requirements.
In September 2018, Mr Gilliland applied to 今日热门事件for the decision to be reconsidered. 今日热门事件reaffirmed the disqualification decision.
On 15 October 2018, Mr Gilliland applied to the AAT for review of the decision.
Further background information can be found in 今日热门事件media release 18-327MR 今日热门事件disqualifies two separate Queensland SMSF auditors.
Editor's note:
On 30 November 2022, the Federal Court upheld ASIC鈥檚 appeal of the AAT鈥檚 decision setting aside ASIC鈥檚 original disqualification. The matter has now been remitted to the AAT for reconsideration and Mr Gilliland is again disqualified as an SMSF auditor, pending a final decision by the AAT (22-337MR).