Documents obtained by a local media revealed that Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens has pitched in to lobby for Indonesia's central bank to obtain a banknote printing contract brokered by a Jakarta middleman.

According to The Age, Mr. Stevens was active in an attempt for Securency International to persuade Bank Indonesia to introduce a 2000-rupiah polymer banknote to remember the 2004 tsunami.

Several emails also showed that requests were made to Mr. Stevens to be involved in Sucrency's Indonesia sales endeavors by the company's former chairman Graeme Thompson.

Radius Christano, Securency's agent, was also found to be the leading role in the 2005 negotiations.

Mr. Christanto is currently under investigation by Indonesian anti-corruption authorities after it was discovered that he sent faxes to Securency and its sister firm, Note Printing Australia, where central bank officials collected $US1.3 billion in bribes for assisting RBA to win a 1999 contract.

It was also stated that Mr. Christano received $US3.65 million as payment.

Mr. Stevens did not release any public statements regarding the Securency scandal.

AN RBA spokeswoman said yesterday that the bank was willing to share its polymer banknote experiences with other central banks, however, did not comment on whether Mr. Steven knew that Mr. Chrisanto was behind of the Securency's 2005 Bank Indonesia negotiations.

An attorney-general commented the scandal may damage Australia's reputation if allegations are found out to be true once investigations come to a close.