The Rainbow Regulators are a group of Australia’s financial regulators who collaborate together to ensure consistencies in their application of the AWEI criteria. By sharing information, they create a standard and a consensus that the AWEI should be complied with.
They include:
- The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)
- The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
- Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC)
- Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA)
- Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC), among others.
Treasury, the Australian Electoral Commission, the Australian Taxation Office and others are also involved.
Correspondence held by ACCC in relation to the Rainbow Regulators (1 January to 31 March 2022)
Source: ACCC FOI Request 100424/2025-2026
Correspondence held by APRA (1 April and 30 June 2022)
Source: 2026/3
Correspondence held by ASIC (1 July to 30 September 2022)
Source: ASIC FOI 024-2026
Correspondence held by AUSTRAC
Source: PIAT-7665
