2009 Self-assessment of the Reserve Bank Information and Transfer System List of Acronyms

ACCC Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
ACDES Australian Cash Distribution and Exchange System
ADI Authorised Deposit-taking Institution
ANNI Austraclear National Network Infrastructure
APCA Australian Payments Clearing Association
APCS Australian Paper Clearing System
APRA Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
ASIC Australian Securities and Investments Commission
ASTC ASX Settlement and Transfer Corporation
ASX Australian Securities Exchange
BECS Bulk Electronic Clearing System
CECS Consumer Electronic Clearing System
CHESS Clearing House Electronic Sub-register System
Core Principles Core Principles for Systemically Important Payment Systems
CPSS Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems
ESA Exchange Settlement Account
FSAP Financial Sector Assessment Program
HVCS High Value Clearing System
IMF International Monetary Fund
IOSCO International Organization of Securities Commissions
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
PSNA Payment Systems and Netting Act 1998
Repo Repurchase agreement
Reserve Bank Reserve Bank of Australia
RITS Reserve Bank Information and Transfer System
RITS Regulations RITS Regulations and Conditions of Operation
RTGS Real-time gross settlement
SSL Secure Sockets Layer
SWIFT Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication