... standards. Design/methodology/approach This research is based on primary and secondary sources including the Senate Committee Reports and recent legislative developments in Australia, and the relevant law of the UK. Findings Australia is lagging far behind comparative jurisdictions including the UK...

...Michael King Purpose The purpose of this study is to identify factors that have led to the rebirthing of the illicit cultivation of tobacco in Australia known as chop-chop. Limited research has been conducted on the Commonwealth policing of tobacco-related criminal activity, but no prior studies...

... into a non-confrontational approach to avoid alienating honest public officials. Second, the matrix incorporates common public sector functions to guide the development of context specific corruption prevention techniques. Australia Corruption Anti-corruption Situational crime prevention...

...Kathryn Flynn Purpose – The purpose of this article is to explore financial fraud in the private health insurance sector in Australia. Fraud in this sector has commonalities to other countries with similar health systems but in Australia it has garnered some unique characteristics. This article...

...Afroza Begum Purpose The regulatory approach to insider trading (IT) in Australia is premised on a “blend” of fairness and efficiency which has generated an important controversy. The study aims to investigate this controversy by critically analysing the way the policy maker and judiciary have...

... in Australia. Design/methodology/approach The objectives are achieved by proposing a scorecard of risk assessment under its various dimensions drawing from the literature on credit‐scoring models. The method of analogy has been used and appropriate changes made to the elements of typical credit‐scoring...

...S.M. Solaiman Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discover the weaknesses of initial public offering (IPO) regulation in Bangladesh in the light of the relevant law and practice in Australia. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative analysis of archival materials has been carried out...

...Milind Sathye Purpose The purpose of this paper is to find out the likely compliance cost of anti‐money laundering and counter terrorism financing (AMLCTF) for financial institutions in Australia to help understand the regulatory burden of the legislation. Design/methodology/approach The paper...

...Diana Bowman; George Gilligan Purpose The aim of this paper is to examine public awareness and perceptions on corruption in Australia, a country that traditionally has been viewed as having relatively low levels of corruption. Design/methodology/approach The paper presents the findings...

...George Gilligan; Grant Richardson Discusses how important perceptions of tax fairness can be in forming tax‐compliant behaviour in various jurisdictions, based on a crosscultural study of Australia and Hong Kong. Defines fairness and its relationship with legitimacy. Describes a tax survey...

...David J. Middleton Reviews the regulation of solicitors; in the UK this is self‐regulation by the Law Society. Discusses the widespread provision of financial services to clients by their solicitors, and legal cases in the UK and Australia that exemplify the mortal dangers involved in mortgage...

...David Lusty Examines the use of taxation as an alternative means of bringing otherwise untouchable criminals to justice and putting their businesses out of action, focusing on Australia and the USA as countries which have achieved success through innovative use of taxation laws. Looks at the blind...

...Paul Latimer Examines the status of regulation and protection of whistleblowers in Australia, focusing on intermediaries and their advisers in financial services. Outlines the ambivalence of the legal system as far as whistleblowers are concerned, and the considerable risks they take, with examples...