| ABF |
Asian Bond Fund |
| ACC |
Asian Consultative Council (of the BIS) |
| AOFM |
Australian Office of Financial Management |
| APEC |
Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation |
| APRA |
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority |
| BIS |
Bank for International Settlements |
| CAC Act |
Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 |
| CD |
Certificate of deposit |
| CGS |
Commonwealth Government securities |
| CGFS |
Committee on the Global Financial System (of the BIS) |
| CHESS |
Clearing House Electronic Subregister System of the Australian Stock Exchange |
| CLS |
Continuous linked settlement |
| CPSS |
Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems (of the BIS) |
| ECB |
European Central Bank |
| EEO |
Equal employment opportunity |
| EMEAP |
Executives' Meeting of East Asian and Pacific central banks |
| ESAs |
Exchange Settlement Accounts |
| ES |
Exchange Settlement (funds) |
| FATF |
Financial Action Task Force |
| FOI |
Freedom of Information |
| FSAP |
Financial Sector Assessment Program |
| FX |
Foreign exchange |
| GDES |
Government Direct Entry Service |
| G-7 |
Group of Seven |
| G-20 |
Group of Twenty |
| IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
| NNPDC |
National Note Processing and Distribution Centre |
| NPA |
Note Printing Australia Limited |
| OH&S |
Occupational health & safety |
| OPA |
Official Public Account |
| RBA |
Reserve Bank of Australia |
| RBRF |
Reserve Bank Reserve Fund |
| RITS |
Reserve Bank Information and Transfer System |
| RTGS |
Real-time gross settlement |
| SDR |
Special Drawing Rights |
