Forms and method of submission

4. The information required by this reporting standard must be given to APRA either:

(a) in electronic form, using one of the electronic submission mechanisms provided by the ‘Direct to APRA’ (also known as ‘D2A’) application; or

(b) manually completed on paper, which must be faxed or mailed to APRA’s head office.

Note: the Direct to APRA application software and paper forms may be obtained from APRA.

Reporting periods and due dates

5. Subject to paragraph 6, a bank must provide the information required by this reporting standard for each calendar month.

6. APRA may, by notice in writing, change the reporting periods, or specified reporting periods, for a particular bank, to require it to provide the information required by this reporting standard more frequently, or less frequently, having regard to:

(a) the particular circumstances of the bank;

(b) the extent to which the information is required for the purposes of the prudential supervision of the bank; and

(c) the requirements of the Reserve Bank of Australia or the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

7. The information required by this reporting standard must be provided to APRA by 10 business days after the end of the reporting period to which it relates.

8. APRA may grant a bank an extension of a due date in writing, in which case the new due date for the provision of the information will be the date on the notice of extension.