Editing Australian dollar (section)

===Within Australia===
Australian notes are [[legal tender]] throughout Australia by virtue of section 36(1) of the ''Reserve Bank Act 1959'' without an amount limit.<ref>{{Cite Legislation AU|Cth|act|rba1959130|Reserve Bank Act 1959|36}}</ref> Section 16 of the ''Currency Act 1965'' similarly provides that Australian coins intended for general circulation are also legal tender, but only for the following amounts:<ref>{{Cite Legislation AU|Cth|act|ca1965120|Currency Act 1965|16}}</ref>
* 1c and 2c coins (withdrawn from circulation from February 1992, but still legal tender): for payments not exceeding 20c
* 5c, 10c, 20c and 50c (of any combination): for payments not exceeding $5
* $1 coins: for payments not exceeding $10
* $2 coins: for payments not exceeding $20
* Non-circulating $10 coins: for payments not exceeding $100<ref name="currency_act">{{Cite web|url=https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2016C01090|title=Currency Act 1965|date=21 October 2016 |access-date=24 July 2018|archive-date=9 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509005541/https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2016C01090|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Coins of other denominations: no lower limit

However, being legal tender does not necessarily oblige businesses to accept cash. The Reserve Bank states that businesses can set commercial terms for a transaction that requires the use of a non-cash payment.<ref name="rbalegaltender">{{cite web |title=RBA Banknotes: Legal Tender |url=http://banknotes.rba.gov.au/legal/legal-tender/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213015111/http://banknotes.rba.gov.au/legal/legal-tender/ |archive-date=13 December 2014 |website=rba.gov.au}}</ref> However, a business may technically be required to accept cash if they are taken to court, but this is usually not a viable option for consumers.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Watterson |first=Larrisa |date=2024-02-08 |title=Legal tender rights for Australians in the headlines again following Bob Katter's cafe cash snub |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-08/right-to-pay-with-cash-or-card-legal-tender-bob-katter/103441698 |access-date= |work=ABC News (Australia) |language=en-AU}}</ref>