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[[File:Baron of Bastanchury.jpeg|thumb|300px| | [[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 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. | ||
==Authority of the office== | ==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 | 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 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 report directly to the Crown, not to the [[Prime Minister of Westarctica|Prime Minister]] | 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 [[ | 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 resigned from this position on 4 March 2021 at which time, the office was dissolved. | ||
[[Category: Economy of Westarctica]] | [[Category: Economy of Westarctica]] | ||
[[Category: Government of Westarctica]] | [[Category: Government of Westarctica]] | ||