Hon GRANT ROBERTSON (Minister of Finance): Yeah, I thank the member for the opportunity to have a little bit more of a discussion around clause 11. At its basis, this comes down to the question of operational independence of the bank. As I've said on a number of occasions in my contributions tonight and earlier, the balance between operational independence and the Government setting out the framework in which the bank works is a delicate balance. The way in which the bank might go about its work and has historically gone about its work is that it will consult often with the Government on particular things that it wants to do. But where those are within its power, it then has the ability to do it. That has been a fundamental tenet of the way the Reserve Bank Act has operated since 1989. So it was, as the member has noted upon further consideration, a cause of concern that perhaps we would be seen to be undermining the independence of the bank had we done this.