Regulations Governing the Organization and Deliberation Procedures of the CPA Discipline Committee and the CPA Disciplinary Rehearing Committee Article 11

A resolution of the Discipline Committee shall require the consent of a majority of the members present at a meeting attended by at least two-thirds of the members; or the consent of at least two-thirds of the members present at a meeting attended by a majority of the members.When calculating a quorum of members required to be in attendance under the preceding paragraph, members that have causes for recusal as prescribed under Article 6 need not be deducted; when calculating whether the consent of the members present reaches the required majority or at least two-thirds, as the case may be, members that have causes for recusal as prescribed under Article 6 shall be deducted.The meetings referred to in paragraph 1 shall be chaired by the chairperson. When the chairperson is unable for any reason to attend, the chairperson shall appoint one other member to serve as the chairperson. If the chairperson does not appoint another member, the members shall select a chairperson from among themselves.When a Discipline Committee meeting is held, a representative from the agency that originally referred the matter for disciplinary proceedings may be invited to provide explanations to the committee.