28 March 2024
Martin Taylor
[FYI request #25708 email]
Dear Martin
Request for information about the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) standing
stakeholder engagement forum
Thank you for your official information request of 12 February 2024 for:
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A list of members of RBNZ's Central Bank Digital Currency standing stakeholder
engagement forum. This is referred to on p12 of the Reserve Bank’s Briefing to the
Incoming Minister 2023: "We have a standing stakeholder engagement forum to support
this work."
•
Any other information regarding this group’s membership criteria, functions, minutes or
similar and meeting schedules would be welcome.
Response
Twenty documents within scope of your request are being released to you, set out below with any
applicable OIA grounds listed.
Information for Release
Please find enclosed the information listed in the table below.
Item
Date
Document / information description
Action
1. May 2022
Email template for identified individuals
Release in full
2.
Email template for organisations
Release in full
3.
Fiscal year 2022 CBDC Forum Terms of
Release in full
Reference
4. 29 July 2022
CBDC Forum 1 slides
Release in full
5. 29 July 2022
Forum 1 Summary
Release in full
6. 28 September
CBDC Forum 2 slides
Release in part
2022
s9(2)(g)(i)
7. 28 September
CBDC Forum 2 Member-led Session –
Release in part
2022
International Dimensions slides
s9(2)(g)(i)
8. 28 September
Forum 2 Summary
Release in part
2022
s9(2)(g)(i)
9. 30 November
CBDC Forum 3 slides
Release in part
2022
s9(2)(g)(i)
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Item
Date
Document / information description
Action
10. 30 November
CBDC Forum 3 Member-led Session – DLT
Release in part
2022
slides
s9(2)(g)(i)
11. 30 November
Forum 3 Summary
Release in part
2022
s9(2)(g)(i)
12. 15 March 2023
CBDC Forum 4 slides
Release in part
s9(2)(g)(i)
13. 15 March 2023
CBDC Forum 4 Member-led session –
Release in part
Accessibility and Inclusiveness
s9(2)(g)(i)
14. 15 March 2023
Forum 4 Summary
Release in part
s9(2)(g)(i)
15. 12 May 2023
CBDC Forum 5 slides
Release in full
16. 12 May 2023
Accenture slides
Release in full
17. 19 July 2023
CBDC Forum 6 slides
Release in part
s9(2)(g)(i)
18. 19 July 2023
CBDC Forum 6 – Member-led session -
Release in part
What about a pilot?
s9(2)(g)(i)
19. 19 July 2023
Forum 6 Summary
Release in part
s9(2)(g)(ii)
20. November 2023 Fiscal year 2023 CBDC Forum Terms of
Release in full
Reference
Some information has been withheld from the documents under section 9(2)(g)(i) of the OIA – to
maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through the free and frank expression of opinions by
or between members of an organisation or officers and employees of any public service agency or
organisation in the course of their duty.
Additionally, you may be interested in the following publicly available information relevant to the
Reserve Bank’s work on the CBDC, hyperlinked for ease of reference:
Response to OIA – information on Central Bank Digital Currency 6 November 2023
Response to OIA – information on Central Bank Digital Currency 1 February 2024
In making our decisions, we have considered the public interest considerations in section 9(1) of the
OIA.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review of this decision by the Ombudsman.
Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
We intend to publish this response on the Reserve Bank’s website at:
www.rbnz.govt.nz/research-
and-publications/official-information-requests. We do this in order to improve transparency and
provide an additional resource for anyone seeking information.
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Yours sincerely
Jean McDowall
Government and Industry Relations Team
