Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 2021

Reserve Bank of New Zealand - Monetary policy committee

98: Functions of MPC

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"The Monetary Policy Committee's main jobs are to plan how to manage money in New Zealand and do other tasks given to it."

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The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has two main jobs. You can think of the MPC as a group that helps the Reserve Bank of New Zealand make big decisions. The MPC must formulate monetary policy, which is like creating a plan for how the bank will manage money in New Zealand. The MPC also has to do other jobs that it is given under the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 2021. You can find more information about this by looking at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act and similar laws, such as the one from 1989.

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Part 2Reserve Bank of New Zealand
Monetary policy committee

98Functions of MPC

  1. The MPC must—

  2. perform the function of formulating monetary policy in accordance with this Act; and
    1. perform or exercise any other function, power, or duty conferred on it under this Act.
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