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- ↑ Marriott, Lisa (2008). The Politics of Retirement Savings Taxation: a Trans-Tasman Comparison (Doctoral thesis). Open Access Repository Victoria University of Wellington, Victoria University of Wellington. doi: 10.26686/wgtn.16934761 .
- ↑ "Congratulations to Dr Lisa Marriott who has received a Fast Start Marsden grant – School of Accounting and Commercial Law – Victoria University of Wellington". www.victoria.ac.nz.
- ↑ Wellington, Victoria University of (31 May 2016). "Equal treatment?".
- ↑ "Why is tax evasion treated more gently than benefit fraud?". 13 August 2017.
- ↑ "Guest lecture – Lisa Marriott – White-Collar and Blue-Collar Financial Crime in New Zealand – The Treasury New Zealand". treasury.govt.nz.
- ↑ "The hypocrisy of NZ's approach to fraud". newsroom.co.nz. 3 May 2017.
- ↑ "Research shows state far more lenient on tax evasion than welfare fraud". Newshub. 23 July 2017 – via www.newshub.co.nz.
- ↑ "Lisa Marriott to Deliver 2016 Bruce Jesson Lecture". 3 September 2016.
- ↑ "Unite Union – Tax professor calls for independent inquiry into how tax evaders and benefit fraudsters are treated by the justice system – Unite Union".
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- ↑ staff, Newstalk ZB. "Lisa Marriott: Welfare fraudsters targeted more frequently than tax evaders".
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