STATE OFFICES

The Reserve Bank of Australia maintains four State Offices:

• South Australia - Senior Representative: Miriam Martin
• Victoria and Tasmania - Senior Representative: Ben McLean
• Queensland - Senior Representative: Karen Hooper
• Western Australia - Senior Representative: Virginia Christie

The State Offices analyse economic conditions in regions throughout Australia. As part of this process, economists from the State Offices conduct liaison with individual firms and agencies, in both the private and public sector. Their gathering of regional economic intelligence contributes to the Bank's understanding of current economic conditions. It forms part of the assessments of the economy by Economic Group that are reported to Governors and the Board.

As explained in the Bank's Annual Report for 2007, the State Offices also provide a vehicle for communicating the workings of monetary policy to the wider community and for improving access to the Bank.