Explanatory Memorandum
(Circulated by authority of the Treasurer, the Hon Jim Chalmers MP)Glossary
This Explanatory Memorandum uses the following abbreviations and acronyms.
| Abbreviation | Definition |
| AASB | Australian Accounting Standards Board |
| ADI | Authorised deposit-taking institution |
| AFCA | Australian Financial Complaints Authority |
| AGM | Annual general meeting |
| ALRC | Australian Law Reform Commission |
| APRA | Australian Prudential Regulation Authority |
| ASIC | Australian Securities and Investments Commission |
| ASIC Act | Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 |
| ASX | ASX Limited |
| AUASB | The Auditing and Assurance Standards Board |
| Bill | Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Market Infrastructure and Other Measures) Bill 2024 |
| CCIV | Corporate collective investment vehicle |
| CFR | Council of Financial Regulators |
| CFR Advice to Government | Financial Market Infrastructure Regulatory Reforms: Advice to Government from the Council of Financial Regulators, July 2020 |
| Corporations Act | Corporations Act 2001 |
| Corporations Regulations | Corporations Regulations 2001 |
| COVID-19 | The coronavirus known as COVID-19 |
| CS facility | A clearing and settlement facility as defined in section 768A of the Corporations Act 2001 |
| CS service | A clearing and settlement service as defined in section 828 of the Corporations Act 2001 |
| FMI | Financial Market Infrastructure |
| FMI entity | An entity, typically a licensed entity, that forms part of Australia's financial market infrastructure. |
| ISSB | The International Sustainability Standards Board |
| Legislation Act | Legislation Act 2003 |
| NGER | National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting |
| NGER Act | National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 |
| PPSA | Personal Property Securities Act 2009 |
| PPSA security interest | Personal Property Security Act security interest |
| PSN Act | Payment Systems and Netting Act 1998 |
| RB Act | Reserve Bank Act 1959 |
| RBA | Reserve Bank of Australia |
| The Treasury | The Department of the Treasury |