University of Wollongong Research Online Faculty of Business - Accounting & Finance Working Papers Faculty of Business 2006 Regulation: Standardising Accounting Practice M. Gaffikin University of Wollongong‚ gaffikin@uow.edu.au Publication Details This working paper was originally published as Gaffikin‚ M‚ Regulation: Standardising Accounting Practice‚ Accounting & Finance Working Paper 06/22‚ School of Accounting & Finance‚ University of Wollongong‚ 2006. Research Online is the open access
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Computer Lab Rules & Regulations Electronic workstations may only be used by current Swinburne University students and staffs. Swinburne identity card must be presented on request. Swinburne computing facilities should only be used for educational‚ research and administrative purposes of Swinburne. All other uses are strictly prohibited. The following rules and terms apply to all computers on campus. Terms and Conditions 1. All users must abide by the license requirements of any software
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Century‚ where the influence of British institutions was a key driving force. The end of that period was marked by the 1890s depression which saw a major rationalisation of Australia’s financial institutions. The start of the modern era of financial regulation can be traced back to the introduction of banking legislation in 1945 and the establishment of Australia’s first central bank. In more recent times‚ Australia has seen two major waves of financial reform. The first wave‚ in the1970s and 1980s
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As I read the ways the police are targeting people‚ it hits home. "A classic pretext stop is a traffic stop motivated not by any desire to enforce traffic laws‚ but instead motivated by a desire to hunt for drugs in the absence of any evidence of illegal drug activity" (67) Alexander talks about the traffic stops and I think about the situations with my father‚ my uncle and my stepfather; minor traffic violations were used as a means to stop them. The police are targeting vehicles with tinted windows
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Week 1 - Nature & Regulation of Companies & Company Operations Legal nature of company Separate legal identity‚ distinct from owners Companies act through ‘agents’. eg. shareholders elect board of directors to act on their behalf Public Company (Ltd.) Limited liability of owners • Raises funds from public Types of companies Private Company (Pty. Ltd.) • • • • • • • • • Regulation of companies Corporations Law: Companies must keep proper accounting records; prepare yearly & half-yearly FS;
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Government‚ Regulation & Business Ethics The issue of business relations with government has increasingly become a key issue of business ethics. Some of the many questions raised are * Is it acceptable for corporations to use their considerable power tp shape government policy? * Is the government jeopardizing its role in protecting the public interest when politicians sit on the board of corporations? The government has a crucial role to play in establishing the ‘rules of the game’
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demerits of self-regulation. Relevant examples will be cited that illustrate the points raised. Appropriate definitions of the key words will also be provided. The terms that will be defined are regulation‚ self-regulation‚ demerits and merits. The cases that have been taken up by the Voluntary Media Council of Zimabawe will be included at the end of the discussion. What is regulation? The first explanation is from Ogus (1994) who quotes Selznick (1985) as saying that “Regulation‚ is “sustained
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The Guide to Traffic Management covers the following areas: Part 1: Introduction to Traffic Management Introduction to the discipline of traffic management and an overview of the structure and content of the guide: • practical context‚ definition‚ principles and objectives • functional road hierarchy • basic elements of traffic management • use of the guide. Part 2: Traffic Theory Introduction to the characteristics of traffic flow and the theories‚ models and statistical distributions
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A. State Regulations and Nursing Standards Nurses who are currently licensed to practice in the State of California are required to adhere to title 16‚ California Code of Regulations. Under the section of Standards of Competent Performance‚ part 6‚ a registered nurse “Acts as the client’s advocate‚ as circumstances require‚ by initiating action to improve health care or to change decisions or activities which are against the interests or wishes of the client‚ and by giving the client the opportunity
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Banking Regulation Financial regulation relates to laws and rules that govern what financial institutions such as banks‚ brokers and investment companies can do. These may be set though legislation or be stipulated by the relevant regulatory agency‚ for instance the FSA in the UK . Regulation is needed to ensure consumer’s confidence in the financial sector . It does this by providing smaller retail clients with protection against potential losses and by protecting consumers against monopolistic
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