Correspondence About Appointments

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers wrote to all state and territory premiers and chief ministers on 30 May 2025 seeking nominations for Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) appointments. Three positions needed filling: two expiring member terms (Anna Brakey and Peter Crone, due 9 December 2025) and one vacant position created by Liza Carver's May 2025 resignation. Under the Intergovernmental Agreement on National Competition Policy (effective 29 November 2024), states and territories had 35 days to nominate qualified candidates, with an expedited 2-week deadline for the vacant position. Nominees required experience in industry, commerce, economics, law, consumer protection or public administration. The letter noted the ACCC's current composition of 7 full-time members plus 9 associates, with current gender balance at 40 per cent female and 60 per