MEDIA RELEASE No: 2002-09 Date: 3 April 2002 Embargo: For Immediate Release

FINANCIAL CORPORATIONS ACT 1974

The Governor of the Reserve Bank has the powers under the Financial Corporations Act 1974 relating to:

• categorisation of registered corporations; and
• exemption of corporations from the application of the Act.

Attached to this Media Release are copies of orders made under the abovementioned powers. Complete lists of registered corporations by category and exempt corporations as at 31 March 2002 are available on the Reserve Bank web site at www.rba.gov.au.

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Financial Corporations Act 1974
VARIATION OF LIST OF REGISTERED CORPORATIONS

I, I.J. Macfarlane, GOVERNOR OF THE RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA, pursuant to Subsection 10(2) of the Financial Corporations Act 1974, hereby make the following variation to the list of registered corporations as published in the Reserve Bank of Australia Media Release No: 2001-14 of 4 July 2001; No: 2001-19 of 5 October 2001 and No: 2002-01 of 9 January 2002:

(a) Include in Category D (Money Market Corporations)

Equititrust Limited, Queensland.

(b) Omit from Category D (Money Market Corporations)

Equitiloan Limited, Queensland.

(c) Include in Category F (Finance Companies)

(d) Omit from Category F (Finance Companies)

CIT Financial (Australia) Limited, N.S.W.

(e) Include in Category G (General Financiers)

(f) Omit from Category G (General Financiers)

Dated 2 April 2002

I.J. Macfarlane
Governor
Reserve Bank of Australia

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Financial Corporations Act 1974
ORDER FOR THE PURPOSES OF PARAGRAPH 8(2)(l)

I, I.J. Macfarlane, GOVERNOR OF THE RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA, pursuant to Subsection 8(2)(l) of the Financial Corporations Act 1974, hereby:

(a) Exempt the following corporation:

Foster's Group Limited

(b) Revoke the exemption of the following corporations:

Dated 2 April 2002

I.J. Macfarlane
Governor
Reserve Bank of Australia