House of Representatives
Corporations Legislation Amendment (Derivative Transactions) Bill 2012
Explanatory Memorandum
(Circulated by the authority of the Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer, the Hon Wayne Swan MP)Glossary
The following abbreviations and acronyms are used throughout this explanatory memorandum.
| Abbreviation | Definition |
| ACCC | Australian Competition and Consumer Commission |
| AML | Australian market licence (or licensee, depending upon the context used) |
| APRA | Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority |
| APRA Act | Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998 |
| ASIC | Australian Securities and Investments Commission |
| ASIC Act | Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 |
| CSFL | Clearing and settlement facility licence (or licensee, depending upon the context used) |
| Corporations Act | Corporations Act 2001 |
| DTR | Derivative transaction rules |
| DTRR | Derivative trade repository rules |
| G-20 | Group of Twenty (G-20) forum of 19 countries and the European Union |
| LI Act | Legislative Instruments Act 2003 |
| MABRA | Mutual Assistance in Business Regulation Act 1992 |
| MABRR | Mutual Assistance in Business Regulation Regulations |
| OBPR | Office of Best Practice Regulation |
| OTC derivatives | Over-the-counter derivatives |
| RBA | Reserve Bank of Australia |
| RB Act | Reserve Bank Act 1959 |
| RIS | Regulation Impact Statement |
| TR | Trade repository |