Explanatory Memorandum
Circulated By the Authority of the Treasurer, the Hon Wayne Swan MpGlossary
The following abbreviations and acronyms are used throughout this explanatory memorandum.
| Abbreviation | Definition |
| ADIs | authorised deposit-taking institutions |
| APRA | Australian Prudential Regulation Authority |
| APRA Act | Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998 |
| ASIC | Australian Securities and Investments Commission |
| ASIC Act | Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 |
| ATO | Australian Taxation Office |
| Commissioner | Commissioner of Taxation |
| Corporations Act | Corporations Act 2001 |
| Family Law Act | Family Law Act 1975 |
| FHSA | First Home Saver Accounts |
| FHSA Act | First Home Saver Accounts Act 2008 |
| FHSA (Further Provisions) Bill | First Home Saver Accounts (Further Provisions) Amendment Bill 2008 |
| FHSA Supervisory Levy Bill | First Home Saver Accounts Providers Supervisory Levy Imposition Bill 2008 |
| Financial Institutions Levy Collection Act | Financial Institutions Supervisory Levies Collection Act 1998 |
| ITAA 1936 | Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 |
| ITAA 1997 | Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 |
| RSE | registrable superannuation entity |
| RSA | retirement savings account |
| SIS Act | Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 |
| TAA 1953 | Taxation Administration Act 1953 |
| TFN | tax file number |