Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Wong. Some notice has been given of the topic of this question. Why did the Gillard government appoint Mr Medcraft as chair of ASIC without first advertising the position, in clear breach of the government's own guidelines for merit and transparency in senior Public Service appointments and announced with much fanfare by the then Special Minister of State, Senator Faulkner, back in February 2008?