The interface between internal and external audit in the Australian public sector

This study seeks to answer the research question ‘using reliance as the pivotal consideration, what factors determine the efficient and effective interrelationship between internal and external audit?’, within the context of the Australian public sector. A qualitative approach, framed within agency...

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Main Authors: Pilcher, Robyn, Gilchrist, David, Singh, Harjinder, Singh, Inderpal
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14105
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author Pilcher, Robyn
Gilchrist, David
Singh, Harjinder
Singh, Inderpal
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description This study seeks to answer the research question ‘using reliance as the pivotal consideration, what factors determine the efficient and effective interrelationship between internal and external audit?’, within the context of the Australian public sector. A qualitative approach, framed within agency theory, was adopted using a case study and structured interviews. Findings included factors supporting prior literature as well as some unique to the research described here. As a result, this article makes a contribution to the literature examining public sector internal and external audit interrelationships as well as the literature on police audit and performance. It also has practical implications for both the case study site and similar organisations throughout the world.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-141052019-02-19T05:34:54Z The interface between internal and external audit in the Australian public sector Pilcher, Robyn Gilchrist, David Singh, Harjinder Singh, Inderpal This study seeks to answer the research question ‘using reliance as the pivotal consideration, what factors determine the efficient and effective interrelationship between internal and external audit?’, within the context of the Australian public sector. A qualitative approach, framed within agency theory, was adopted using a case study and structured interviews. Findings included factors supporting prior literature as well as some unique to the research described here. As a result, this article makes a contribution to the literature examining public sector internal and external audit interrelationships as well as the literature on police audit and performance. It also has practical implications for both the case study site and similar organisations throughout the world. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14105 10.1111/auar.12032 Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia fulltext
spellingShingle Pilcher, Robyn
Gilchrist, David
Singh, Harjinder
Singh, Inderpal
The interface between internal and external audit in the Australian public sector
title The interface between internal and external audit in the Australian public sector
title_full The interface between internal and external audit in the Australian public sector
title_fullStr The interface between internal and external audit in the Australian public sector
title_full_unstemmed The interface between internal and external audit in the Australian public sector
title_short The interface between internal and external audit in the Australian public sector
title_sort interface between internal and external audit in the australian public sector
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14105