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In forceBanking: Government loan guarantee schemesLast checked 11 November 2026

Arts Sector Show Starter Loan Guarantee Scheme (ARS 920.4)

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

Collects data from an authorised deposit-taking institution (ADI: a bank, building society or credit union) on arts Sector Show Starter Loan Guarantee Scheme. APRA uses it to help the Australian Government run the scheme. It may also be used by the Australian Government. Source

Official title: Reporting Standard ARS 920.4 Australian Government Arts Sector Show Starter Loan (SSL) Guarantee Scheme

The facts

Who files
This Reporting Standard applies to all authorised deposit-taking institutions (ADIs) granted a guarantee under section 5 of the Guarantee of Lending to Small and Medium Enterprises (Coronavirus Economic Response Package) Act 2020 in relation to the Australian Government Arts Sector SSL Guarantee Scheme. Source
How often
Weekly, for each business week. Source
Deadline
Within 10 business days after the end of the reporting period. Source
Format
XML, Excel, Web form. A former D2A collection now in APRA Connect: entities can upload XML or Excel or enter the data manually. APRA ended the temporary Alternate Submission Process (which also took XBRL files) for ADI collections from the 31 July 2026 (ARF 210.5), 31 August 2026 (EFS) and 30 September 2026 (other migrated collections) reporting periods. 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: Government loan guarantee schemes

Templates (2)

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

  • Australian Government Arts Sector SSL Guarantee Scheme (Portfolio Information) (ARF 920.4)
  • Australian Government Arts Sector SSL Guarantee Scheme (Loan Level Details) (ARF 920.5)

Forms named in the reporting standard. Source

Validation rules

2 rules, as counted from the APRA's published material. Software can run them exactly as published. Source

How they are written: Excel list with a MATHEMATICAL RULE column (D2A expression syntax), rule type (mandatory or confirmation) and error message..

The rules, on apra.gov.au

How they were counted

Rules not marked Deleted for form code(s) ARF_920_4 in APRA’s legacy D2A file Validation rules all industries June 2025. APRA keeps this file for reference; collections moving to APRA Connect get new rule sets in their taxonomy artefacts.

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 (6)

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.