Recognition of the IPA

The Institute of Public Accountants is one of three professional accounting bodies recognised in Australian legislation, alongside the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) and CPA Australia.
The IPA has contributed significantly to the development of Australian accounting standards and broader corporate policy since its inception in 1923.
The IPA represents nearly 50,000 qualified accountants throughout Australia and overseas, and is a member of the Joint Accounting Bodies, which is an entity that brings together the Presidents and CEOs of the CPA, CA ANZ and IPA to consider matters of interest to the profession as a whole.  The IPA is a member of the International Federation of Accountants and is a strong contributor to the development of the accounting profession in Australia and the broader region, including representation on numerous Australian Government and bilateral committees and councils.

IPA members – fully qualified accountants

The IPA is recognised in Commonwealth and State law in Australia and our members are recognised by the Australian Government as Qualified Accountants, and have equal standing under Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) rulings. 
For information on our equal footing with the CPA and CA ANZ under law, please click the following link -http://www.asic.gov.au/asic/asic.nsf/byheadline/Certificates+issued+by+a+qualified+accountant
A qualified accountant is defined in s88B of the Corporations Act as a person meeting the criteria in a class declaration made by ASIC. Under the class order [CO 01/1256], you are a qualified accountant if you:

• belong to one of the following professional bodies at the declared membership classification, and
• you comply with your body's continuing professional education requirements.

The IPA Program – a unique strength

In addition to IPA members being highly qualified, the IPA Program is unique as it is the only professional accounting body program that offers a full postgraduate degree upon completion of the Program.  Our unique IPA Program has been designed in partnership with Deakin University to ensure that our members are equipped with robust and effective tools to ensure the services they provide to their clients are of the highest quality.  Click here for more information on our IPA Program.

Support from the Assistant Minister to the Treasurer

For IPA members who require a letter introducing the IPA, please download this letter from the Hon Michael Sukkar MP, Assistant Minister to the Treasurer, which can be used for recruitment and other industry requirements.

法律认可

公共会计师协会（IPA）是获澳大利亚立法正式认可的三家专业会计团体之一，另外两家分别是澳新特许会计师协会（CAANZ）和澳洲会计师公会（CPA Au）。

IPA自1923年成立至今，对澳大利亚会计准则及公司政策制定做出了突出贡献。

IPA代表着澳大利亚及海外近50000名合资格会员的利益，是联合会计团体（JAB）的正式成员。JAB主要职责是召集澳大利亚三家专业会计团体IPA、CPA Au及CAANZ的主席和总裁，审议澳大利亚会计行业发展面临的共同问题。IPA同时也是国际会计师联合会（IFAC）的正式成员，是澳大利亚及周边地区会计行业发展的有力贡献者，在澳大利亚多家政府机构及双边委员会、理事会中拥有代表席位。

IPA会员-法律认可的会计师

IPA获澳大利亚联邦法和各州法律完全认可，协会会员是澳大利亚政府认可的合格会计师，且在澳大利亚证券与投资委员会（ASIC）的规定当中协会会员具有同等地位。

关于三家协会享有平等地位的法律原文，详见：
http://www.asic.gov.au/asic/asic.nsf/byheadline/Certificates+issued+by+a+qualified+accountant

《澳大利亚公司法》第s88B条将“合格会计师”定义为一个符合ASIC所发表类别声明标准的个人。根据ASIC类别声明令[CO 01/1256]规定，满足如下条件的个人视为合资格会计师：

• 持有下列专业团体的会籍资格；及
• 遵守所在团体的持续专业发展（CPD）要求。

专业团体	会籍资格
IPA	AIPA、MIPA及FIPA
CAANZ	CAACA和FCA
CPA Au	CPA和FCPA

IPA会员项目独特优势

除IPA会员符合会计师资格的高标准要求，IPA会员学位项目也独具特色，因为该会员项目是唯一一个由专业会计团体提供的完整的硕士学位项目。该MBA硕士学位项目由协会与迪肯大学联合设计推出，可确保协会会员在向客户提供最高质量服务时拥有强大且有效的工具。点击这里了解IPA MBA项目详情。

来自司库部长助理的支持

会员如需一封IPA介绍信，可点击此处下载澳大利亚司库部长助理Hon Michael Sukkar议员出具的协会介绍信。

国际认可

公共会计师协会（IPA）是国际会计师联合会（IFAC）及亚太会计师联合会（CAPA）的全会员资格成员，在推动知识交流互换、以最佳执业构建跨边界商业关系方面拥有全球视野。协会会员遍布全球100多个国家和地区，在亚太地区设有多个常驻办公室，并与多国会计师专业组织签署互认或合作协议。