Joshua Herbertson

Member’s name: Joshua Herbertson
Date of Hearing: 11 December 2025
Division: New South Wales
Tribunal: Disciplinary

On 11 December 2025 the One Person Tribunal found Mr Joshua Herbertson breached CPA Australia’s 11 May 2022 Constitution Article 36(a) in having “committed, participated in or been involved with an Adverse Event” as defined in:

• Article 76(c) by having “breached this Constitution (or a constitution of the company in force from time to time before the Amending Date), By-Laws, Code of Professional Conduct or the Applicable Regulations” in breaching By-Law 5.2(a)(iii) of the 9 December 2024 By-Laws that provides:
  
  1. As soon as practicable after a Complaint is allocated to them, the PCO must:
     
     3. require the Member to provide a satisfactory explanation in writing with respect to the matters referred to in the Complaint. If a Member fails to provide a satisfactory explanation in writing with respect to the matters referred to in the Complaint within 10 Business Days of receipt of a request by the PCO (or such further period as agreed with the PCO):
        
        1. the GMPC may proceed to make an assessment under By-Law 5.3 on the material before them without further communication with the Member; and
        2. the Member will be in breach of By-Law 5.2(a) and this breach must be dealt with concurrently with the Complaint.

Mr Herbertson did not attend the Tribunal and a denial of the complaint was entered on his behalf.

Penalty and Costs:

The Disciplinary Tribunal found the Complaint sustained and imposed the following penalties:

• forfeiture of membership; ineligible for readmission until such time as a satisfactory written response with supporting documents to the Complaint is received. 
• a Fine of $2,000.

The Member was ordered to pay a contribution to CPA Australia’s costs of $8,795.36.