Non-Confidentiality Determination

No. 11 of 2005

Information provided by locally-incorporated banks and foreign ADIs under Reporting Standard ARS 320.0 (2005)

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998, s 57

Under section 57 of the of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998 I, Steve Davies, a delegate of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (‘APRA’), DETERMINES that a reporting document described in Part 1 of the Schedule does not contain confidential information, except for the items of information specified in Part 2 of the Schedule.  This Determination comes into effect upon registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.

Dated:15 November 2005

[signed]

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Steve Davies

Head of Statistics

Policy, Research & Statistics Division

Schedule

Interpretation

In this Schedule:

locally-incorporated bank and foreign ADI have the meaning given in the Reporting Standard.

the Reporting Standard means Reporting Standard ARS 320.0 (2005) Statement of Financial Position (Domestic Books) made under section 13 of the Financial Sector (Collection of Data Act) 2001.

Part 1 (reporting documents covered by this Determination)

A reporting document (within the meaning of section 13 of the Financial Sector (Collection of Data Act) 2001) is covered by this Determination if the reporting document satisfies all of the following conditions:

1. it was given to APRA under the Reporting Standard;

2.      it was received by APRA on or after the date of the last determination under section 57 of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act made in respect of information provided under the Reporting Standard, and before the date of this Determination; and

3.      it relates to a locally-incorporated bank or a foreign ADI.

Part 2 (items of information from reporting documents that are to remain confidential)

-          Share capital/ ordinary shares

-          Share capital/ Preference shares

-          Share capital/ other

-          Total share capital

-          Reserves/ General reserves

-          Reserves/ Capital profits reserves

-          Reserves/ Assets revaluation reserve/ Property, plant and equipment

-          Reserves/ Assets revaluation reserve/ Intangibles

-          Reserves/ Assets revaluation reserve/ Investment in subsidiaries

-          Reserves/ Assets revaluation reserve/ Investments in associates/share of associates ARR

-          Reserves/ Assets revaluation reserve/ Other

-          Total asset revaluation reserve

-          Foreign currency translation reserve

-          Other reserves

-          Total reserves

-          Retained profits/accumulated losses at the end of the period

-          Total shareholders’ equity

-          Total income tax liability

-          Total provisions