| ADI |
Authorised Deposit-taking Institution |
| AOFM |
Australian Office of Financial Management |
| APEC |
Asia-pacific Economic Cooperation |
| APRA |
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority |
| ASB |
Australian Savings Bond |
| ASIC |
Australian Securities and Investments Commission |
| BIS |
Bank for International Settlements |
| CAC Act |
Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act |
| CGS |
Commonwealth Government Securities |
| Chess |
Clearing House Electronic Subregister System of the Australian Stock Exchange |
| CLS |
Continuous Linked Settlement |
| CSIRO |
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation |
| DOFA |
Department of Finance and Administration |
| EEO |
Equal Employment Opportunity |
| EMEAP |
Executives' Meeting of East Asia-pacific Central Banks |
| ES |
Exchange Settlement (Accounts; Funds) |
| FMA Act |
Financial Management and Accountability Act |
| G7 |
Group of Seven |
| G10 |
Group of Ten |
| G20 |
Group of Twenty |
| G22 |
Group of Twenty-two |
| GDES |
Government Direct Entry System |
| GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
| HLI |
Highly Leveraged Institution |
| IBRA |
Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency |
| IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
| IOSCO |
International Organisation of Securities Commissions |
| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| NPA |
Note Printing Australia |
| OPA |
Official Public Account |
| RBA |
Reserve Bank of Australia |
| RDP |
Research Discussion Paper |
| RITS |
Reserve Bank Information and Transfer System |
| RTGS |
Real-time Gross Settlement |
| SWIFT |
Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication |
| Y2K |
Year 2000 |