2005 Self-assessment of the Reserve Bank Information and Transfer System Preface

This document was prepared as an input to the IMF Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) assessment of Australia, conducted in 2005/06. As part of the FSAP, the IMF undertook an external assessment of the Reserve Bank Information and Transfer System against the Core Principles for Systemically Important Payment Systems. The Reserve Bank's self-assessment, along with extensive supporting material, was provided to the IMF in August 2005, in advance of the main FSAP mission visit in December 2005. Copies of the IMF's assessment can be found on the IMF website (www.imf.org).

The content of this document is unchanged from that provided to the IMF in August 2005. It is the Bank's intention to update the self-assessment periodically.