Minor alterations to forms and instructions

15. APRA may make minor variations to:

(a) a form that is part of this reporting standard, and the instructions to such a form, to correct technical, programming or logical errors, inconsistencies or anomalies; or

(b) the instructions to a form, to clarify their application to the form

without changing any substantive requirement in the form or instructions.

16. If APRA makes such a variation it must notify insurers in writing.

Transition

17. An insurer must report in relation to a reporting period ending prior to 1 January 2007 in accordance with the reporting standard that this reporting standard replaced.

Interpretation

18. In this reporting standard:

approved auditor means an auditor who has been approved by APRA under section 40 of the Insurance Act;

business days means ordinary business days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays;

foreign insurer means a foreign general insurer within the meaning of the Insurance Act;

Note: A reference to a ‘branch’ or ‘branch operation’ is a reference to the Australian operations of a foreign insurer.

Insurance Act means the Insurance Act 1973;

insurer means a general insurer within the meaning of the Insurance Act;

Note: In the forms and instructions, a reference to an ‘authorised insurer’, ‘authorised insurance entity’ or ‘licensed insurer’ is a reference to an insurer, and a reference to an ‘authorised reinsurance entity’ is a reference to an insurer whose business consists only of undertaking liability by way of reinsurance.

Principal Executive Officer means the principal executive officer of the insurer for the time being, by whatever name called, and whether or not he or she is a member of the governing board of the insurer;

reporting period means a period mentioned in subparagraph 6(a) or (b) or, if appropriate, paragraph 7.

19. A reference to a prudential standard means the prudential standard made under section 32 of the Insurance Act, mentioned in the reference, as amended from time to time. If the prudential standard has been revoked and replaced, the reference shall be taken to be to the prudential standard that has replaced it.