House of Representatives
Financial Sector Reform (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 1998
Explanatory Memorandum
(Circulated by authority of the Treasurer, the Honourable Peter Costello MP)2 Abbreviations
The following abbreviations are used in this explanatory memorandum.
| AAPBS | Australian Association of Permanent Building Societies |
| ACCC | Australian Competition and Consumer Commission |
| ACT | Australian Capital Territory |
| ADI | Authorised Deposit-taking Institution |
| AFIC | Australian Financial Institutions Commission |
| APCA | Australian Payments Clearing Association |
| APRA | Australian Prudential Regulation Authority |
| APSC | Australian Payments System Council |
| ASC | Australian Securities Commission |
| ASIC | Australian Securities and Investments Commission |
| CUSCAL | Credit Union Services (Australia) Limited |
| DTI | Deposit Taking Institution |
| FIC | Financial Institutions Code |
| FCA | Financial Corporations Act 1974 |
| FSAC | Financial Sector Advisory Council |
| FSI | Financial System Inquiry |
| ISC | Insurance and Superannuation Commission |
| NBFI | Non-Bank Financial Institutions |
| NCDs | Non-Callable Deposits |
| NOHC | Non-Operating Holding Company |
| PSB | Payments System Board |
| RBA | Reserve Bank of Australia |
| RIS | Regulation Impact Statement |
| RTGS | Real-Time Gross Settlement |
| SSA | State Supervisory Authority |
| SSP | Special Service Provider |
| TPA | Trade Practices Act 1974 |
| UCCC | Uniform Consumer Credit Code |