Competition and Consumer (Australian Competition Tribunal Acting President) Appointment (No. 1) 2024

I, Andrew Leigh, Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury, under subsection 34(1) of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 and subsection 33A(1) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901:

(a)    appoint John Halley as the acting President of the Australian Competition Tribunal, on a part-time basis, for the period beginning on 2 April 2024 until 28 June 2024; and

(b)    determine that, during the period of appointment referred to in paragraph (a), an allowance of $2,588 per year (pro-rated for that period of appointment) is payable to the appointee, consistent with the allowance that would be payable to the President of the Australian Competition Tribunal under section 11 of the Remuneration Tribunal (Judicial and Related Offices – Remuneration and Allowances) Determination (No. 2) 2023.

Dated  19 March 2024

Dr Andrew Leigh

Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer