Credit Cards
Regulatory Decisions
December 2008
Variation of Credit Card Interchange Fees Standard
Gazettal Notice: Variation of Interchange Fees Standards [PDF 205K]
Waiver of Requirement to Recalculate Interchange Fee Benchmark
Media Release issued on 10 December 2008
March 2007
Impact of Interchange Standard on Competition between Card Schemes
Media Release issued on 5 March 2007
September 2006
Interchange Fee Benchmark for MasterCard and Visa
Credit Card Benchmark Calculation [PDF 16K]
Media Release issued 29 September 2006
April 2006
Closure of Bankcard Scheme
Variation of Common Credit Card Interchange Standard
to remove references to Bankcard Scheme
Gazettal Notice: The Setting of Wholesale (“Interchange”) Fees in the Designated Credit Card Schemes [PDF 93K]
Revocation of Designation of Bankcard Scheme
Gazettal Notices: Designation [PDF 46K], Interchange Standard [PDF 50K], Access Regime [PDF 46K]
Media Release issued on 27 April 2006
November 2005
Common Benchmark for the Setting of Credit Card Interchange Fees
Final Standard and Explanatory Document [PDF 206K]
Gazettal Notices [PDF 200K]
Media Release issued on 25 November 2005
[See also: Initial Consultation, Consultation Document on Draft Charges, Submissions on Draft Standard]
February 2005
Decision on Regulation of American Express and Diners Club
Media Release issued on 24 February 2005
September 2004
Merchant Pricing – American Express
February 2004
Reform of Credit Card Schemes in Australia – Access Regime
Gazettal Notices – Final Access Regimes:
Bankcard [PDF 28K]
MasterCard [PDF 28K]
VISA [PDF 28K]
Media Release issued on 23 February 2004
July 2003
Reform of Credit Card Schemes in Australia – Draft Access Regime
Gazettal Notice: Draft Access Regimes [PDF 233K]
Media Release issued on 24 July 2003
Payment Systems (Regulation) Regulations 2003 (Trade Practices Act)
Media Release issued on 1 July 2003
[See also: Responses to revised draft Access Regimes]
August 2002
Standards on Interchange Fees and Merchant Pricing
IV Final Reforms and Regulation Impact Statement
Gazettal Notices:
Bankcard [PDF 228K]
MasterCard [PDF 323K]
VISA [PDF 319K]
Media Release issued on 27 August 2002
April 2001
Designation of Credit Card Schemes in Australia
Gazettal Notices:
Bankcard [PDF 28K]
MasterCard [PDF 29K]
VISA [PDF 29K]
