I, Jim Chalmers, Treasurer, under subsection 236F(1) of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001, being satisfied that the person is qualified for appointment in accordance with subsection 236F(4) of that Act, appoint Douglas Niven as the Chair of the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board, on a full‑time basis, for a period of five years, beginning on the day after the instrument is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.

Treasurer