Status of Pronouncements, Due Process Policy and Adoption of the Standards

Status of Pronouncements

The Committee for Auditing Standards’ (CFAS) Status and Authority of Quality Management, Auditing, Review and Other Assurance and Related Services Pronouncements clarifies the status and authority of the auditing pronouncements (standards, practice statements and guides) issued by the IRBA.

Title Effective Date Download Documents
Status and Authority of Quality Management, Auditing, Review, Other Assurance and Related Services Pronouncements (Revised November 2024) 11 December 2024 PDF
Status and Authority of Quality Control, Auditing, Review, Other Assurance and Related Services Pronouncements 1 November 2013 PDF

Due Process Policy

The Committee for Auditing Standards’ (CFAS) Due Process Policy for the Development, Adoption and Issue of Quality Management, Auditing, Review and Other Assurance serves the public interest clarifies the objectives and operating procedures of the CFAS in the development, adoption and issue of high-quality standards. 

Title Effective Date Download Documents
Due Process Policy for the Development, Adoption and Issue of Quality Management, Auditing, Review, Other Assurance and Related Services Pronouncements (Revised November 2024) 11 December 2024 PDF
Due Process Policy for the Development, Adoption and Issue of Quality Control, Auditing, Review, Other Assurance and Related Services Pronouncements 1 November 2013 PDF

Adoption of the Standards

The continued adoption and prescription of the Standards is effected by gazetting periodic IRBA Board Notices. 

Board Notice Government Gazette Prescribing the Handbooks for the period
128 of 2009 No. 32615 of 9 October 2009 2009 Edition Download
154 of 2010 No. 33710 of 5 November 2010 2010 Edition Download
207 of 2013 No. 36923 of 18 October 2013 2013 Edition and 2012 Edition Download
143 of 2014 No. 38263 of 5 December 2014 2014 Edition Download
272 of 2015 No. 39531 of 18 December 2015 2015 Edition Download
17 of 2017 No. 40660 of 3 March 2017 2016 - 2017 Edition Download
33 of 2019 No. 42323 of 22 March 2019 2018 Edition Download
146 of 2021 No. 45500 of 19 November 2021 2020 Edition Download
394 of 2023 No. 48017 of 10 February 2023 2021 Edition Download
509 of 2023 No. 49270 of 17 November 2023 2022 Edition

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690 of 2024

No. 51636 of 21 November 2024 2023 - 2024 Edition Download

More background information on the adoption of the Standards in South Africa is available in the IRBA Manual of Information.