I’ve done a few posts over the last couple of months about the lawfulness of the Minister of Finance’s decision to appoint an acting Governor of the Reserve Bank for six months after the expiry, just a couple of days after the election, of Graeme Wheeler’s term. As a reminder, I had several times argued that making a substantive five year appointment, to commence just after the election would be inappropriate – indeed, as Treasury officials advised, it would also be inconsistent with the long-established conventions that govern behaviour in the period close to a general election. As a further reminder, I have no particular concerns about Grant Spencer; if the appointment is lawful I’m sure he will mind the store capably until a permanent appointment is made by the incoming government.
This post was written on the day the acting appointment was announced, this one following responses to my OIA requests for…
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