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Accounting, governance and regulation research

In-depth work on issues central to accounting, governance and regulation

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The Discipline of Accounting, Governance and Regulation is home to a diverse community of internationally recognised scholars who continually strive to publish high level research in leading international journals.

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About us

We undertake research into diverse issues affecting the business community and regulatory authorities.  

  • the role of accounting information in decision making generally and capital markets in particular
  • the modelling of corporate failure and credit risk 
  • corporate takeovers and reconstructions
  • corporate governance
  • accounting standard setting, particularly the role of international financial reporting standards in Australia
  • market price accounting
  • environmental and social reporting
  • accounting history and critical accounting research
  • public sector accountability and financial reporting

Business law and regulation research

Law facilitates and regulates business, so business advisors need to understand how the law works. Our academics produce a wide variety of influential research that is cited by the courts, used extensively by practitioners and tertiary institutions, and has an impact on parliamentary enquiries and law reform bodies.

Research engagement means that we have links with large accounting firms and top tier law firms and collaborate with professional and advisory bodies.

Our research agenda is reflected in our involvement in several major Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery and Linkage projects, our substantial research consultancies with industry and government and our active engagement with professional practice.

  • banking and finance law, financial secrecy and fraud  
  • competition law and anti-trust crimes
  • corporations law, directors’ duties, and corporate crime 
  • financial services, securities markets, insider trading and market offences 
  • consumers, marketing, fair trading, intellectual property and franchising 
  • money laundering, terrorist financing, cybercrime and foreign corruption 
  • regulation of international financial crime, fintech and cryptocurrencies
  • regulation of professional advisors and ethics
  • regtech, business and compliance process automation 
  • sustainability, climate change and business regulation 
  • cyber-risk and critical infrastructure regulation 
  • human rights and anti-modern slavery regulation 
  • taxation policy, compliance and tax crimes

Our seminars

For further information on our seminars, please email Dr Simon Tan, Seminar Convenor, or call (02) 8627 7003. 

To confirm attendance, please email Lily Schulz, or call (02) 9036 5473.

Our journals

Well-known journals edited by our staff

These journals make a distinctive contribution to accounting theory and practice in the international arena.

Many of our staff have written scholarly books published by major international publishing houses, as well as several leading textbooks in accounting.

Our people

Emeritus Professors

Honorary Professors

  • Christopher Nobes
  • Sue Newberry

Honorary Senior Lecturer

2025
Academic Institution Dates

Professor Andreas Charitou

University of Cypress

4 March - 25 March 2025

Professor Nicolas Garcia-Torea University of Burgos, Spain 14th July – 15 August 2025

Dr Matteo Ronzani

University of Edinburgh Business School

28 April - 13 May 2025

Professor Hendrik Vollmer

Warwick Business School, The University of Wawick

8 Sep - 20 Sep 2025

Professor Darlene Himick

University of Ottawa, Ottawa Canada

1 Nov - 21 Nov 2025

Dr John Ko

Monash University, Melbourne

17 March - 4 April

View our current higher degree by research students

  • Lisa Marini
    Thesis title: Accountability and transparency surrounding microloan disclosure practices
    Completed: 2017
    Supervisors: Sandra van der Laan, Jane Andrew
  • Yi Jiang
    Thesis title: Modeling corporate financial distress in China
    Completed: 2001
    Supervisors: Stewart Jones

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