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In forceBanking: CapitalLast checked 11 November 2026

Credit risk capital: internal ratings-based approach (ARS 113.0)

A regulatory return listed by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), Australia.

Collects information on an ADI's exposures that are subject to calculations using the internal ratings-based approach to credit risk. APRA uses it to supervise the firm (prudential supervision), including checking it meets the capital standards. It may also be used by the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Source

Official title: Reporting Standard ARS 113.0 Capital Adequacy: Internal Ratings-based Approach to Credit Risk

The facts

Who files
This Reporting Standard applies to an authorised deposit-taking institution (ADI) that is applying the internal ratings-based approach to credit risk to all or part of its exposures for capital adequacy purposes (refer to Prudential Standard APS 112 Capital Adequacy: Standardised Approach to Credit Risk (APS 112) or Prudential Standard APS 113 Capital Adequacy: Internal Ratings-based Approach to Credit Risk (APS 113), as appropriate). Source
How often
Quarterly. Source
Deadline
The information required by this Reporting Standard must be provided to APRA within 35 calendar days after the end of the reporting period to which this information relates. Source
Format
XML, Excel, Web form. Lodged in APRA Connect: upload an XML file built to the published XSD, upload an Excel file using the form layouts in the reporting taxonomy, or enter the data on screen. APRA Connect does not take XBRL for these collections. Source
How it is filed
Filing routes recorded for the APRA: APRA Connect; Alternate Submission Process (temporary). See how firms file with the APRA.
Status
In force
Legal basis
Group
Banking: Capital

Templates (2)

The tables and forms inside the return. Plain name first, the APRA's code in brackets.

  • Capital Adequacy - Internal Ratings-based Approach to Credit Risk (ARS 113.0) (ARS_113_0_Table_1)
  • Summary - ARS 113.0 Table 1 (ARS 113.0 Summary report)

Form tables in the APRA Connect reporting taxonomy (ARS 113.0 Capital Adequacy - Internal Ratings-based Approach to Credit Risk-V17). Source

Validation rules

87 rules, as counted from the APRA's published material. They are written for people to read; software cannot run them as published. Source

How they are written: Excel Rules worksheet listing each rule ID, type (error or warning) and a plain-English business definition; an XSD in the same zip validates the structure of XML files. No executable expressions are published for these collections..

The rules, on apra.gov.au

How they were counted

Rows in the Rules worksheet of the current reporting taxonomy workbook(s) inside the APRA Connect taxonomy artefacts zip: 87 in ARS 113.0 Capital Adequacy - Internal Ratings-based Approach to Credit Risk-V17.xlsx. Includes general checks such as the ABN check. Built-in data type and enumeration checks are not listed as rules.

Counts are in the APRA's own unit, so they are not comparable with other regulators' counts.

Public data

No published data from this return was found. No APRA statistical publication was found that names this return as a source (checked the explanatory notes and specifications of APRA’s current statistical publications). Source

Official documents (5)

The APRA's own files, with the size and SHA-256 fingerprint of each as downloaded on 11 November 2026, so anyone can tell whether a copy is the same version.

Sources

Every page and document this return's facts were read from.

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Last checked 11 November 2026.