?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_id=10.5204%2Fthesis.eprints.246083&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Central+Bank+Digital+Currency+(CBDC)+in+Australia%3A+Motivations%2C+design%2C+implementation+challenges%2C+and+public+adoption&rft.creator=Lawson%2C+Simeon&rft.subject=central+bank+digital+currency&rft.subject=CBDC&rft.subject=Australia&rft.subject=blockchain&rft.subject=central+bank&rft.subject=legal+tender&rft.subject=implementation&rft.subject=public+policy&rft.subject=public+adoption&rft.subject=public+money&rft.description=Australia+is+among+the+advanced+economies+exploring+CBDC+as+the+next+step+forward+towards+digital+public+money+%E2%80%93+to+ensure+monetary+systems+are+appropriate%2C+adaptive%2C+and+future-proof.+Each+jurisdiction+will+encounter+their+own+subtly+unique+challenges+in+implementation.+Despite+little+being+confirmed+regarding+the+eventual+composition+of+Australia%E2%80%99s+CBDC%2C+this+research+provides+Australian+policy+makers+with+recommendations+regarding+the+formulation+of+the+CBDC+and+its+structure.+This+thesis+asks+whether+the+potential+design+of+CBDC+in+Australia+will+be+influenced+by+the+jurisdiction%E2%80%99s+regulation+of+legal+tender+and+the+central+bank%E2%80%99s+motivations+for+exploring+CBDC%2C+considering+the+required+technological+capabilities.&rft.publisher=Queensland+University+of+Technology&rft.date=2024-01-24&rft.type=Thesis&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F246083%2F13%2FSimeon_Lawson_Thesis.pdf&rft.rights=free_to_read&rft.rights=http%3A%2F%2Fcreativecommons.org%2Flicenses%2Fby-nc-nd%2F4.0%2F&rft.relation=doi%3A10.5204%2Fthesis.eprints.246083&rft.relation=Lawson%2C+Simeon+(2024)+Central+Bank+Digital+Currency+(CBDC)+in+Australia%3A+Motivations%2C+design%2C+implementation+challenges%2C+and+public+adoption.+Master+of+Philosophy+thesis%2C+Queensland+University+of+Technology.&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F246083%2F&rft.identifier=Faculty+of+Business+%26+Law%3B+School+of+Law