List of the main events before, during and after the 2017 scandal
| Year | Date* | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | xx | Richard Petty and Graeme Wade are appointed directors |
| 2007 | xx | Alex Malley is elected president of CPAA. Kerry Ryan is appointed director |
| 2009 | 12 Oct 09 | Alex Malley is nominated CEO of CPAA |
| 2010 | 03 Sep 10 | CPAA teams up with evoTV to launch a 12-episode TV program The Bottom Line. Malley is the host of the program |
| 01 Oct 10 | James Dickson is appointed director | |
| 2011 | 01 Oct 11 | Tyrone Carlin is appointed director |
| 2013 | 1 Oct 13 | Deborah Ong is appointed director |
| 2014 | 01 Oct 14 | Richard Alston, David Spong and Michele Dolin are elected member directors |
| 31 Oct 14 | The Naked CEO is published | |
| 2015 | 05 Jun 15 | Malley and ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft announce the establishment of CPAA Advice |
| 01 Oct 15 | Sharon Portelli is appointed director | |
| 2016 | 03 Feb 16 | Criticism over CPAA's marketing expenditures to promote The Naked CEO |
| 07 Feb 16 | First episode of In Conversation with Alex Malley airs on Nine Network | |
| xx Mar 16 | Establishment of CPAA Advice. Little criticism of possible financial and reputational costs from the press | |
| 18 Apr 16 | CPAA Advice obtains the licence from ASIC | |
| 01 Oct 16 | Jennifer Lang and Martin Hourigan are appointed directors. Tyrone Carlin is elected President | |
| 2017 | xx Feb 17 | Member Brett Stevenson sends an email complaining about CPAA governance to other 1,000 members |
| 23 Feb 17 | The CPAA website's ‘Find a CPA’ tool is disabled preventing members from finding one another (and organising) | |
| 05 Mar 17 | Malley and Wade interrupt a gathering of members to complain against the circulation of criticising emails | |
| 15 Mar 17 | CPAA announces its AGM in Singapore | |
| 16 Mar 17 | CPAA COO Jeff Hughes sends a letter to members responding to criticisms over several issues (e.g. AGM, governance, and sponsorship of NBL) | |
| 23 Mar 17 | Brett Stevenson sends the 15th email to criticise CPAA governance | |
| 27 Apr 17 | The AGM is held in Singapore | |
| 28 Apr 17 | Brett Stevenson obtains from CPAA the list of CPAA members (without emails). The disclosure followed the appeal to a clause of the Corporations Act | |
| 02 May 17 | The first mention of a website created by Stevenson to reach other members: cpamembers.org | |
| xx May 17 | ASIC investigates CPAA governance and duties of its officers | |
| 30 May 17 | Tyrone Carlin resigns after his salary as CPAA president was made public | |
| 01 Jun 17 | CPAA discloses Malley's salary | |
| 07 Jun 17 | Independent directors Richard Alston and Kerry Ryan resign after the Board did not consider their proposal to call an independent review | |
| 09 Jun 17 | Director David Song resigns | |
| 15 Jun 17 | Directors Deborah Ong, Jennifer Lang, and Martin Hourigan resign | |
| 15 Jun 17 | Senator Xenophon presents an amendment to force organisations to disclose members' email addresses to other members | |
| 16 Jun 17 | CPAA announces an IRP composed by Ian McPhee and Sir Angus Houston | |
| 16 Jun 17 | Tim Youngberry is appointed director to restore the Board's quorum | |
| 22 Jun 17 | The CPAA NSW Divisional Council sends a letter to CPA BoD asking for a complete renewal of the BoD and CEO | |
| 23 Jun 17 | CPA's BoD terminates Malley's contract, corresponding to an exit bonus of AUD 4.9 million for him | |
| 26 Jun 17 | Sir Angus Houston resigns from the chairmanship of the IRP | |
| 27–29 Jun 2017 | The Professional Standards Council does not approve the renewal of scheme accreditation that ensures CPAA members the liability cap scheme | |
| 03 Jul 17 | CPAA releases the Terms of Reference for the IRP | |
| 25 Jul 17 | The IRP launches its website | |
| 02 Aug 17 | CPAA representatives appear in a public hearing of the Senate economic committee | |
| 04 Aug 17 | CPAA announces its remaining directors will quit by the year's end | |
| 14 Sep 17 | IRP preliminary report is released | |
| 28 Sep 17 | CPAA announces the new Board | |
| 30 Nov 17 | IRP releases its final report | |
| 15 Dec 17 | The new Board responds to the IRP report with the actions to be taken | |
| 2018 | 18 Feb 18 | The new Board issues a state-of-play report on the implementation of IRP's recommendations |
| 22 May 18 | CPA AGM is held in Melbourne | |
| 13 Dec 18 | The new Board issues an update report on the implementation of IRP's recommendations | |
| 2019 | xx Oct 19 | The new Board issues an update report on the implementation of IRP's recommendations |
| Year | Date* | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | xx | Richard Petty and Graeme Wade are appointed directors |
| 2007 | xx | Alex Malley is elected president of CPAA. Kerry Ryan is appointed director |
| 2009 | 12 Oct 09 | Alex Malley is nominated CEO of CPAA |
| 2010 | 03 Sep 10 | CPAA teams up with evoTV to launch a 12-episode TV program |
| 01 Oct 10 | James Dickson is appointed director | |
| 2011 | 01 Oct 11 | Tyrone Carlin is appointed director |
| 2013 | 1 Oct 13 | Deborah Ong is appointed director |
| 2014 | 01 Oct 14 | Richard Alston, David Spong and Michele Dolin are elected member directors |
| 31 Oct 14 | ||
| 2015 | 05 Jun 15 | Malley and ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft announce the establishment of CPAA Advice |
| 01 Oct 15 | Sharon Portelli is appointed director | |
| 2016 | 03 Feb 16 | Criticism over CPAA's marketing expenditures to promote |
| 07 Feb 16 | First episode of | |
| xx Mar 16 | Establishment of CPAA Advice. Little criticism of possible financial and reputational costs from the press | |
| 18 Apr 16 | CPAA Advice obtains the licence from ASIC | |
| 01 Oct 16 | Jennifer Lang and Martin Hourigan are appointed directors. Tyrone Carlin is elected President | |
| 2017 | xx Feb 17 | Member Brett Stevenson sends an email complaining about CPAA governance to other 1,000 members |
| 23 Feb 17 | The CPAA website's ‘Find a CPA’ tool is disabled preventing members from finding one another (and organising) | |
| 05 Mar 17 | Malley and Wade interrupt a gathering of members to complain against the circulation of criticising emails | |
| 15 Mar 17 | CPAA announces its AGM in Singapore | |
| 16 Mar 17 | CPAA COO Jeff Hughes sends a letter to members responding to criticisms over several issues (e.g. AGM, governance, and sponsorship of NBL) | |
| 23 Mar 17 | Brett Stevenson sends the 15th email to criticise CPAA governance | |
| 27 Apr 17 | The AGM is held in Singapore | |
| 28 Apr 17 | Brett Stevenson obtains from CPAA the list of CPAA members (without emails). The disclosure followed the appeal to a clause of the Corporations Act | |
| 02 May 17 | The first mention of a website created by Stevenson to reach other members: | |
| xx May 17 | ASIC investigates CPAA governance and duties of its officers | |
| 30 May 17 | Tyrone Carlin resigns after his salary as CPAA president was made public | |
| 01 Jun 17 | CPAA discloses Malley's salary | |
| 07 Jun 17 | Independent directors Richard Alston and Kerry Ryan resign after the Board did not consider their proposal to call an independent review | |
| 09 Jun 17 | Director David Song resigns | |
| 15 Jun 17 | Directors Deborah Ong, Jennifer Lang, and Martin Hourigan resign | |
| 15 Jun 17 | Senator Xenophon presents an amendment to force organisations to disclose members' email addresses to other members | |
| 16 Jun 17 | CPAA announces an IRP composed by Ian McPhee and Sir Angus Houston | |
| 16 Jun 17 | Tim Youngberry is appointed director to restore the Board's quorum | |
| 22 Jun 17 | The CPAA NSW Divisional Council sends a letter to CPA BoD asking for a complete renewal of the BoD and CEO | |
| 23 Jun 17 | CPA's BoD terminates Malley's contract, corresponding to an exit bonus of AUD 4.9 million for him | |
| 26 Jun 17 | Sir Angus Houston resigns from the chairmanship of the IRP | |
| 27–29 Jun 2017 | The Professional Standards Council does not approve the renewal of scheme accreditation that ensures CPAA members the liability cap scheme | |
| 03 Jul 17 | CPAA releases the Terms of Reference for the IRP | |
| 25 Jul 17 | The IRP launches its website | |
| 02 Aug 17 | CPAA representatives appear in a public hearing of the Senate economic committee | |
| 04 Aug 17 | CPAA announces its remaining directors will quit by the year's end | |
| 14 Sep 17 | IRP preliminary report is released | |
| 28 Sep 17 | CPAA announces the new Board | |
| 30 Nov 17 | IRP releases its final report | |
| 15 Dec 17 | The new Board responds to the IRP report with the actions to be taken | |
| 2018 | 18 Feb 18 | The new Board issues a state-of-play report on the implementation of IRP's recommendations |
| 22 May 18 | CPA AGM is held in Melbourne | |
| 13 Dec 18 | The new Board issues an update report on the implementation of IRP's recommendations | |
| 2019 | xx Oct 19 | The new Board issues an update report on the implementation of IRP's recommendations |
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