Finance Minister Grant Robertson has appointed the expert panel for the Reserve Bank Act review, naming Suzanne Snively as chair.
Snively, who is Transparency International New Zealand chair, will be joined by Malcolm Edey and Girol Karacaoglu, Robertson said in a statement. The first meetings are planned for this month, with further meetings in early 2018.
Snively is a former Reserve Bank director and serves on a number of boards. Edey is a consulting economist and academic, lecturing in economic policy, banking and finance at the University of Sydney.
Prior to retiring last year, he was assistant governor (financial system) of the Reserve Bank of Australia, and assistant governor (economic) prior to that. Karacaoglu is the head of the school of government at Victoria University of Wellington with a focus on research in public policy,
"This is a high-calibre panel with extensive experience in banking, finance, economics, policy development and governance. Their input will be invaluable for the Reserve Bank Act review," said Robertson.