Consultations

The Bank periodically consults the broader community and agencies of government on matters relating to its responsibilities.

Open Consultations
Open	Title
	There are currently no open consultations.

Previous Consultations
Closed	Title
18 May 2026	Project Acacia – Exploring the role of digital money in wholesale tokenised asset markets
26 Aug 2025	Review of Merchant Card Payment Costs and Surcharging Consultation Paper
15 Aug 2025	Reserve Bank Head Office Building Asbestos Remediation and Refurbishment, Sydney, NSW
11 Aug 2025	Guidance for the Australian Clearing and Settlement Facility Resolution Regime
3 Dec 2024	Merchant Card Payment Costs and Surcharging
10 May 2024	The Future System for Monetary Policy Implementation
19 Jan 2024	Increasing the Threshold for the Application of the Financial Stability Standards for Securities Settlement Facilities
16 Jun 2023	The Australian Debit Card Market: Default Settings and Tokenisation
15 Nov 2021	Review of Banknote Distribution Arrangements
9 Jul 2021	Consultation on Preliminary Conclusions to the Review of Retail Payments Regulation
22 Feb 2021	Consultation on Proposed Amendment to Heritage Management Plan, Head Office, Sydney NSW
29 Nov 2019	Review of Retail Payments Regulation
19 Nov 2019	Consultation on the Heritage Management Plan Update - Reserve Bank of Australia, Sydney NSW
11 Nov 2019	ISO 20022 Migration for the Australian Payments System – Responses and Options Paper
8 Nov 2019	Consultation on the Heritage Management Plan Update - Reserve Bank of Australia, Canberra ACT
31 May 2019	ISO 20022 Migration for the Australian Payments System – Issues Paper
28 Feb 2019	The Operation of the Interchange Standards
30 Nov 2018	New Payments Platform Functionality and Access: Consultation
20 Apr 2017	Safe and Effective Competition in Cash Equity Settlement in Australia
7 Feb 2017	Dual-Network Cards and Mobile Wallet Technology
3 Feb 2016	Consultation on Changes to the Bank's Standards for Card Payment Systems
8 May 2015	Overseas Clearing and Settlement Facilities: the Australian Licensing Regime
24 Apr 2015	Review of Card Payments Regulation
17 Apr 2015	Central Clearing of Repos in Australia
27 Mar 2015	Review of Competition in Clearing Australian Cash Equities
17 Jan 2014	Proposed Variations to the MasterCard and Visa Access Regimes
2 Oct 2013	Consultation on New Reporting Templates for Repo-Eligible Asset Backed Securities
8 Jul 2013	Review of Card System Access Regimes
19 Oct 2012	New Financial Stability Standards
21 Sep 2012	Revised Draft Guidance Note for the Varied Surcharging Standards
31 Aug 2012	Strategic Review of Innovation in the Payments System: Conclusions
31 Jul 2012	Consultation on the Future Regulatory Framework for the EFTPOS System
20 Jul 2012	Draft Guidance Note for the Varied Surcharging Standards
13 Jul 2012	Consultation on Proposed Variation to the Access Regime for the ATM System
20 Apr 2012	Payments System Board Consultation on Replacing the eftpos Designation
10 Feb 2012	A Variation to the Surcharging Standards
1 Sep 2011	Central Clearing of OTC Derivatives in Australia
31 Aug 2011	Strategic Review of Innovation in the Payments System
20 Jul 2011	Payments System Board Consultation on Card Surcharging