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Note Printing Australia Limited

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1 July 1998 – present

Wholly owned subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of Australia that prints Australia's polymer banknotes and Australian passports at Craigieburn, Victoria.

How it came into existence

Incorporated as a wholly owned Reserve Bank subsidiary on 1 July 1998, taking over the Bank's Note Printing Branch (traced back to the Commonwealth Treasury note printing works of 1913), which had traded as Note Printing Australia since 1990.

Main functions

  • Printing of Australian banknotes
  • Printing of Australian passports
  • Production of polymer banknotes for other countries

Where it sits

In the portfolio of Department of the Treasury.

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Sources

Government records and websites

Some dates or links for this organisation are not fully confirmed. Corrections are welcome.