Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report – 2009 Financial Statements Note 15

Note 15 SEGMENT REPORTING

The RBA's primary function as a central bank is the implementation of monetary policy in one geographical area, Australia. Over 95 per cent of the RBA's assets (and a similar proportion of revenues) are managed for that purpose by the Financial Markets Group. Additional information on the make-up of the RBA's financial assets is provided in Note 16.