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• SOX legal challenge misses point.

  - 2006-03-10

  Byline: Stuart Fagg Mar 10, 2006 (Lawyers Weekly - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board PCAOB is under attack from conservative politicians. The Free Enterprise Foundation has filed a lawsuit in the US District Court in Washington, claiming...

  Tags: FINANCE, Government, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, Regulations, Sarbanes-Oxley, SEC, University of Melbourne

• Ethics start at the top: expert.

  - 2005-09-07

  Byline: Leon Gettler Sep 07, 2005 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Ethicist Steve Salbu says strict new corporate laws in the US will not prevent another corporate collapse of the likes of ...

  Tags: Enron Corp., ethics, FINANCE, Government, Leadership, Regulations, Sarbanes-Oxley, University of Melbourne, University of Texas

• Gilbert calls for more talks on government package.

  - 2003-10-21

  Oct 07, 2003 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) The vice-chancellor of the University of Melbourne has called for more debate on the Australian Government's higher education reforms. Alan Gilbert is concerned that the package will be dismissed without full consideration. The vice-chancellor supports...

  Tags: FINANCE, financial, Government, Regulations, Swinburne University, University of Melbourne

• Non-profits may get new rules.

  - 2003-02-27

  Feb 27, 2003 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) The University of Melbourne's Centre for Corporate Law has suggested that Australia's not-for-profit NFP sector may need special rules. NFP companies account for around 6.8 per cent of employment and are responsible for an estimated...

  Tags: Australia, Government, Regulations, regulator, University of Melbourne

• Voyeur-sats raise privacy concerns.

  - 2003-02-03

  Feb 03, 2003 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) Australia's leadership in aerial photography technology has given rise to privacy concerns. The satellite camera, that is capable of identifying the type of weed growing in a farmer's property, has no trouble taking a picture...

  Tags: Australia, Government, Leadership, NETWORKING, Regulations, University of Melbourne

• Greater regulation is not the answer, say auditors.

  - 2002-03-21

  Mar 22, 2002 The Australian Financial Review ABIX via COMTEX -- Australian accountants have welcomed the Australian Government's indication that it will not regulate auditors. Keith Houghton, of the University of Melbourne, says regulation is unrealistic, given the "scores" of areas that could...

  Tags: accountant, ASICs, Government, HARDWARE, Regulations, Semiconductors, University of Melbourne