RBA → influences → BANK
Monetary policy affects market interest rates; each lender sets its own products.
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Reserve Bank of Australia
Australia’s central bank, responsible for monetary policy and important payment-system functions.
Role, powers and limits
- Role
- Australia’s central bank, responsible for monetary policy and important payment-system functions.
- Authority source
- Reserve Bank Act 1959.
- Powers
- Monetary policy; banknote issuance; payment settlement functions.
- Limits
- Does not prudentially supervise individual banks or set every lending rate.
- Oversight
- Statutory boards and accountability under the Reserve Bank Act.
- Review / appeal
- No separate review / appeal claim is made for this concept in the initial dataset.
- Money flows
- Monetary policy affects market interest rates; each lender sets its own products.
Connected relationships
RBA → administers → PAYMENTS
Operates critical payment settlement services.
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