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The title '''Commissioner of the Treasury''' is an commission given by virtue of the [[Grand Duke]] for the purpose of designing and carrying out the printing and distribution of Westarctican paper currency in the form of the nation's [[ice mark]]s.
[[File:Baron of Bastanchury.jpeg|thumb|300px|Count of Dendtler, the first Commissioner of the Treasury]]
The office of '''Commissioner of the Treasury''' is a commission assigned directly by the [[Grand Duke of Westarctica|Grand Duke]] for the purpose of designing and carrying out the printing and distribution of [[Westarctica]]n paper currency in the form of the nation's [[ice mark]]s.


The [[Central Bank of Westarctica]] is the financial institution which bears the responsibility for the legal tender status of the ice mark, and is embodied within the office of Grand Duke itself until such time as the Grand Duke assigns this responsibility to another person or ministry such as a [[Ministry of the Treasury]].  The Commissioner of the Treasury as such, then, is a subsidiary ''hoc title'' and endures only so long as a given currency issue is in the process of being generated or until the Grand Duke rescinds the title for any reason or assigns it to another individual or until a Ministry of the Treasury does likewise. To the extent that a Ministry of the Treasury is evoked as a body separate from the Grand Ducal office, the Commissioner of the Treasury is a title beneath that of Minister, and takes direction from and reports to that office, as necessary.
==Authority of the office==
The [[Central Bank of Westarctica]] is the financial institution which bears the responsibility for the legal tender status of all money issued by Westarctica. It was traditionally managed by the [[Minister of the Treasury]].  However, when the nation stopped minting [[Coins of Westarctica|metal coins]] in 2013, and as Westarctica had no "finances" per se, there was no longer a need for a Treasury department and the rights and duties of this department returned to the Grand Duke. The role has partial oversight by the Ministry of Commerce.


The title is currently held by the [[Baron of Bastanchury]] for the production of Westarctica's [[20 ice mark note]].
The 2012 [[Charter of Westarctica]] specifically authorizes the Grand Duke to appoint Commissioners who are responsible for heading organizations in the government that are below the level of a Ministry and that report directly to the Crown, not to the [[Prime Minister of Westarctica|Prime Minister]].


==First Commissioner==
On 28 September 2018, the [[Count of Dendtler]] was appointed Commissioner of the Treasury to give him the authority to manage the design and production of Westarctica's first official paper currency, the [[20 ice mark note]]. He was removed from this position on 4 March 2021 at which time the office was dissolved.
[[Category: Economy of Westarctica]]
[[Category: Government of Westarctica]]
[[Category: Government of Westarctica]]

Latest revision as of 17:04, 18 September 2022

Count of Dendtler, the first Commissioner of the Treasury

The office of Commissioner of the Treasury is a commission assigned directly by the Grand Duke for the purpose of designing and carrying out the printing and distribution of Westarctican paper currency in the form of the nation's ice marks.

Authority of the office

The Central Bank of Westarctica is the financial institution which bears the responsibility for the legal tender status of all money issued by Westarctica. It was traditionally managed by the Minister of the Treasury. However, when the nation stopped minting metal coins in 2013, and as Westarctica had no "finances" per se, there was no longer a need for a Treasury department and the rights and duties of this department returned to the Grand Duke. The role has partial oversight by the Ministry of Commerce.

The 2012 Charter of Westarctica specifically authorizes the Grand Duke to appoint Commissioners who are responsible for heading organizations in the government that are below the level of a Ministry and that report directly to the Crown, not to the Prime Minister.

First Commissioner

On 28 September 2018, the Count of Dendtler was appointed Commissioner of the Treasury to give him the authority to manage the design and production of Westarctica's first official paper currency, the 20 ice mark note. He was removed from this position on 4 March 2021 at which time the office was dissolved.