| AASB |
Australian Accounting Standards Board |
| ADI |
Authorised deposit-taking institution |
| ANAO |
Australian National Audit Office |
| APEC |
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation |
| APRA |
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority |
| APRA Act |
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998 |
| ASIC |
Australian Securities and Investments Commission |
| ATO |
Australian Taxation Office |
| AUSTRAC |
Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre |
| CRF |
Consolidated Revenue Fund |
| D2A |
Direct to APRA |
| EAFD |
Early Access Facility for Depositors |
| EEO |
Equal Employment Opportunity |
| FCS |
Financial Claims Scheme |
| FMA Act |
Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 |
| FMO |
Finance Minister's Order |
| FOI Act |
Freedom of Information Act 1982 |
| FSAP |
Financial Sector Assessment Program (of the IMF) |
| FSB |
Financial Stability Board |
| IAAust |
Institute of Actuaries of Australia |
| IAIS |
International Association of Insurance Supervisors |
| IASB |
International Accounting Standards Board |
| IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
| IOPS |
International Organisation of Pension Supervisors |
| IOSCO |
International Organisation of Securities Commissions |
| MoU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OHS |
Occupational Health and Safety |
| OPA |
Official Public Account |
| OBPR |
Office of Best Practice Regulation |
| PAIRS |
Probability and Impact Rating System |
| PER |
Performing Entity Ratio |
| PHIAC |
Private Health Insurance Administration Council |
| RBA |
Reserve Bank of Australia |
| RBNZ |
Reserve Bank of New Zealand |
| RSA Act |
Retirement Savings Accounts Act 1997 |
| RSE |
Registrable Superannuation Entity |
| SEANZA |
South-East Asia New Zealand and Australia (Forum of Banking Supervisors) |
| SIS Act |
Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 |
| SOARS |
Supervisory Oversight and Response System |