| ACCC |
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission |
| APRA |
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority |
| ASIC |
Australian Securities and Investments Commission |
| BIS |
Bank for International Settlements |
| CAC Act |
Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 |
| 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 |
| CVS |
Cheque Verification System |
| DoFA |
Department of Finance and Administration |
| EEO |
Equal employment opportunity |
| EMEAP |
Executives' Meeting of East Asia-Pacific central banks |
| G10 |
Group of Ten |
| G20 |
Group of Twenty |
| GDP |
Gross domestic product |
| GOS |
Gross operating surplus |
| GST |
Goods and Services Tax |
| HLI |
Highly leveraged institution |
| IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
| NNPC |
National Note Processing Centre |
| NPA |
Note Printing Australia Limited |
| OH&S |
Occupational health & safety |
| RBA |
Reserve Bank of Australia |
| RITS |
Reserve Bank Information and Transfer System |
| RTGS |
Real-time gross settlement |
| SDRs |
Special drawing rights |
| Y2K |
Year 2000 |
