Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00434:body:0:p11
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00434
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 39958–45000

* agricultural investment funds.  Report these under other private non-financial corporations;
                                                                       * funds predominantly investing in financial assets.  Report these under financial institutions; and
                                                                       * funds with overseas property investments.  Report these under non-money-market financial investment funds.

Private unincorporated businesses                                 Means persons acting as sole proprietors or in partnerships for business purposes. The major businesses in this sub-sector are unincorporated farms, unincorporated retailers, unincorporated professional practices (medical, legal, dental, accounting, etc.), unincorporated businesses of tradespeople such as plumbers, electricians, carpenters, etc.

                                                                  It includes:

                                                                       * households whose dealings with other sectors are for business purposes; and
                                                                       * family trusts.

                                                                  It excludes:

                                                                       * unincorporated businesses offering financial services.  Report these under financial institutions;
                                                                       * any unincorporated business that is a branch of a non-resident company.  Report these under other private non-financial corporations or financial institutions as appropriate;
                                                                       * unincorporated businesses that are owned by private trading corporations (e.g. joint ventures).  Report these under other private non-financial corporations or financial institutions as appropriate; and
                                                                       * government unincorporated enterprises that provide goods and services to the Australian Commonwealth, state or local government and/or to the public for free or at prices that are not economically significant (e.g. government employee cafeterias, munitions factories).  Report these under general government.

Public non-financial corporations                                 Means Commonwealth Government non-financial corporations and state, territory and local government non-financial corporations.

Real estate investment trusts (REITs)                             Means investment vehicles with funds invested in a variety of property assets.

                                                                  REITs are a type of private non-financial investment fund.

Registered financial corporations (RFCs)                          Means corporations that are registered entities under the Financial Sector (Collection of Data) Act 2001 that are classified as Category 'D' or 'Other' by APRA.

                                                                  It includes:

                                                                       * money market corporations  (category 'D'); and
                                                                       * pastoral finance companies, finance companies and general financiers (category 'Other' (formerly categories 'E', 'F' and 'G')).

                                                                  It excludes:

                                                                       * intra-group financiers registered under the Financial Sector (Collection of Data) Act 2001 category 'I'.  Report these under other private non-financial corporations; and
                                                                       * cash management trusts.  Report these under money-market investment funds.

Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)                                   Means Australia's central bank. Its main responsibilities include the conduct of monetary policy and maintaining the stability of the financial system.

                                                                  The RBA is an active participant in financial markets, manages Australia's foreign reserves, issues Australian currency notes and serves as the banker to the Australian Government and the banking system.

Securitisers                                                      Means issuers of asset-backed securities created through the process of securitisation.

                                                                  It excludes: issuers of covered bonds.

Self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs)                         Means a fund that meets the conditions in sections 17A and 17B of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993.

                                                                  SMSFs are established to provide benefits for its members on retirement, resignation, death or disablement, with the superannuation