  And is there alignment across a country’s economic policy establishment to offer a coherent and unified response to future crises? 9  These are hard questions that we continue to confront. At the Reserve Bank we believe that it is timely to review our policy frameworks and the role we play in wider society to ensure we remain fit for purpose.
Over the past year, we have embarked on several review and public consultation processes. These processes – some of which are still underway – have spanned our monetary and financial policy frameworks, as well as the role of physical currency. We are not alone in conducting such reviews.