The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) agreed to the use of the RBA's overnight standing facility by banks, the prudential watchdog and the central bank said in a joint statement Wednesday.

APRA and the RBA said they deem this consistent with routine liquidity management activities and will work with banks to ensure they understand the role of the facility and are comfortable using it in their liquidity management practices.