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45 97 25 ial Taraton Area Council 45 101 25 45 10 104 25 45 11 107 25 45 12 110 25 45 12 113 25 45 13 116 25 45 14 119 25 45 14 122 25 45 15 125 25 45 16 128 25 45 16 131 25 45 17 134 25 45 17 136 25 45 18 139 25 45 19 141 25 45 19 143 26 Southern Continents (12/07 amended) 25 45 20 146 27 H & Z (6/09) 25 45 21 149 25 45 21 153 25 45 22 156 30 Dubland (6/13) 25 45 23 159 31 PNY 25 45 23 162 25 45 24 165 33 Gluck and Goodman (12/08) 25 45 25 168 34 Saltoc (12/09) 25 45 25 171 35 COSO (6/10) 25 45 26 174 36 Yaya (12/12) 25 45 27 176 37 Blup (6/13) 25 45 27 179 38 Bob Wong (6/14) 25 45 28 182 ter 10 Sam Mesentery (12/09) 11 Tomato Bank (6/10) 12 KK (12/10) 13 HHO (6/11) ym a 14 Geeland (12/11) 15 Dale Gas (12/11) 16 Lum (6/12) 17 Oland (12/12) 18 Boom (6/13) 20 Help-with-life (12/13) Part B: Internal control and risk 21 Gogone as 22 Doctors' practice 23 Ceedee 24 Cerberus cc 25 B Bank ea 28 YGT (6/11) 29 Zogs (6/12) tud 19 Sarbanes-Oxley (12/13) fre 32 Franks & Fisher (Examiner question) To download more visit http://freeaccastudymaterial.com co m Part A: Governance and responsibility v join us on facebook @ fb.com/freeaccastudymaterial To download more visit http://freeaccastudymaterial.com Time Page number Marks allocation Mins Question Answer 39 Crawley Gossop 25 45 29 184 40 Environmental and social issues 25 45 29 187 41 Edted 25 45 30 189 42 CDC 25 43 Practice question: David Hunter 25 44 Penrice 25 45 JH Graphics (Examiner question) 25 46 Football club (12/07) 25 47 Anne Hayes (6/08) 25 48 Hogg Products (12/08) 25 co m In 49 Policy speech (6/09) 25 50 John Wang (12/09) 25 51 Happy and healthy (6/10) 25 52 JGP (12/10) 25 30 192 45 31 195 45 32 197 45 32 199 45 33 202 45 34 205 45 34 208 45 35 212 45 36 214 45 36 217 37 220 45 38 222 25 45 39 225 25 45 39 228 25 45 40 231 25 45 41 234 25 45 41 237 25 45 42 239 50 90 43 241 50 90 44 246 50 90 46 251 50 90 47 256 50 90 48 262 50 90 50 267 50 90 51 273 50 90 53 278 50 90 54 283 50 90 57 288 50 ter 45 25 54 Biggo (12/11) ym a 55 Jojo (6/12) 56 RDC (12/12) 57 Lobo (12/13) 58 Hum and Hoo (06/14) 59 Mahmood (06/14) 60 Wilberforce Humphries 61 Integrated Broadcasting Organisation 63 Worldwide Minerals (12/07) 64 Rowlands and Medeleev (6/08) 65 Swan Hill (12/08) 67 Mary Jane (12/09) 68 Hesket Nuclear (6/10) 69 ZPT (12/10) cc 66 Global-bank (6/09) as 62 Chemco (Pilot paper) tud Section A questions 59 295 50 90 60 300 72 Hayho (6/12) 50 90 62 306 50 90 64 312 74 Hoppo (6/13) 50 90 66 316 75 Wyland (12/13) 50 90 68 321 76 World Justice (06/14) 50 90 70 327 fre 73 P & J (12/12) ea 90 71 Coastal Oil (12/11) vi join us on facebook @ fb.com/freeaccastudymaterial To download more visit http://freeaccastudymaterial.com 53 Ann Koo (6/11) 70 Bobo (6/11) 45 ial Part C: Professional values and ethics To download more visit http://freeaccastudymaterial.com Mock exam Mock exam fre ea cc as tud ym a ter ial To download more visit http://freeaccastudymaterial.com co m Mock exam (December 2014) vii join us on 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