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Australian Prudential Regulation Authority

Prudential regulator of deposit-taking institutions, insurers and most super funds.

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Role, powers and limits

Role
  • Prudential regulator of deposit-taking institutions, insurers and most super funds.
Authority source
APRA Act and sector-specific prudential legislation; see APRA guidance.
Powers
  • Licensing, prudential standards, supervision and enforcement.
Limits
  • Not a guarantee that institutions cannot fail; not the regulator of self-managed super funds.
Oversight
  • Parliamentary committees, the Australian National Audit Office and statutory accountability mechanisms.
Review / appeal
  • Certain industry-law decisions have internal and external review rights. Consult the current decision notice and review legislation.
Money flows
  • No separate money flows claim is made for this concept in the initial dataset.

Connected relationships

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APRA → regulates → BANK

Prudentially supervises authorised deposit-taking institutions.

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Our functions
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APRA → regulates → SUPER FUND

Prudentially supervises most funds; self-managed funds are outside this scope.

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Our functions

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