Some Thoughts About the Roles, Responsibilities and Future Scope of Auditors-General

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Some Thoughts About the Roles, Responsibilities and Future Scope of Auditors-General

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Thursday 14 November 1996

Mr P.J. Barrett (AM) - Auditor-General for Australia, presented t the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants Annual Research Lecture - Canberra