Baulkham Hills High School

Assessment Notification
Social Sciences Faculty
Year/Course:
Task:
Date of Task:
Weighting:
Duration:

Year 11 Economics
Research Task
Friday 26th July, 2013
30%
40 minutes

Task Type:
Required Content:

Short Answer Questions

Teacher/classes:

Cigana, Dumas, Jones, Mansour &

Robinson

Date of issue:

See below

12th June, 2013

Topics to be tested will be: Financial Markets

Regulation of financial markets the role and functions of current
institutions
Reserve Bank of Australia
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
Australian Securities and Investments Commission
Australian Treasury
Council of Financial Regulators

role of the Reserve Bank of Australia in determining the cash rate

influence of the cash rate on interest rates.

Exam format: 20 marks of short answer questions

Research scaffold to be handed in with your completed
task.