The force of law: Australian auditing standards and their impact on the auditing profession

Australian Accounting Review

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-10

  Hecimovic, Angela ^a   Martinov Bennie, Nonna ^a   Roebuck, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 70350304205     PISSN: 10356908     EISSN: 18352561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1835-2561.2008.00038.x     Document Type: Article

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