DESIGNATIONS MADE UNDER THE PAYMENT SYSTEMS (REGULATION) ACT 1998

Under Section 11(1) of the Payment Systems (Regulation) Act 1998, the Reserve Bank may designate a payment system if it considers that designating the system is in the public interest. This page provides links to current designations and to relevant media releases.

Designations under Section 11(1): Designated Payment Systems

System	Date of Gazettal	Media Release
MasterCard	12 April 2001	2001-09
Visa	12 April 2001	2001-09
Visa Debit	23 February 2004	2004-01
EFTPOS System	9 September 2004	2004-08
ATM System	10 December 2008	2008-28