❓ Hon Lynn MacLaren questions the Minister for Housing regarding Keystart's confidential submission to the Economic Regulation Authority, its regulatory oversight, and stress testing of its loan book. The Minister declines to table the submission, citing commercial confidentiality.
AnsweredQoN 1030Legislative Council
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING — KEYSTART —
ECONOMIC REGULATION AUTHORITY REPORT
1030. Hon LYNN MacLAREN to the
minister representing the Minister for Housing:
(1) Keystart
submitted a written submission to the Economic Regulation Authority inquiry
into microeconomic reform in Western Australia in advance of the publication of
its final report but asked that it be made confidential. As a result, in the
final report, passages contained in that submission are redacted. Can the
minister please table a copy of that submission to Parliament?
(2) What body constitutes the principal regulatory authority
for Keystart?
(3) Is Keystart regulated by the Australian Prudential
Regulation Authority?
(4) Has the
Keystart loan book ever been subject to external stress testing on the part of
APRA or another appropriately qualified body?
ECONOMIC REGULATION AUTHORITY REPORT
1030. Hon LYNN MacLAREN to the
minister representing the Minister for Housing:
(1) Keystart
submitted a written submission to the Economic Regulation Authority inquiry
into microeconomic reform in Western Australia in advance of the publication of
its final report but asked that it be made confidential. As a result, in the
final report, passages contained in that submission are redacted. Can the
minister please table a copy of that submission to Parliament?
(2) What body constitutes the principal regulatory authority
for Keystart?
(3) Is Keystart regulated by the Australian Prudential
Regulation Authority?
(4) Has the
Keystart loan book ever been subject to external stress testing on the part of
APRA or another appropriately qualified body?
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On behalf of the Minister for Housing, I thank the honourable
member for some notice of the question.
(1) No. The submission was given in commercial-in-confidence.
(2) The
principal regulatory authority for Keystart is the Australian Securities and
Investments Commission.
(3) Keystart is not a deposit holder and therefore is not
regulated by APRA.
(4) Stress
testing is conducted under guidance by KPMG, which provides similar services to
other private financial institutions.
member for some notice of the question.
(1) No. The submission was given in commercial-in-confidence.
(2) The
principal regulatory authority for Keystart is the Australian Securities and
Investments Commission.
(3) Keystart is not a deposit holder and therefore is not
regulated by APRA.
(4) Stress
testing is conducted under guidance by KPMG, which provides similar services to
other private financial institutions.
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