Taxpayers’ Union condemns ‘golden goodbye’ to Adrian Orr

The Reserve Bank is set to pay its former governor Adrian Orr $416,120 in ‘a restraint of trade payment’ after his abrupt resignation in March.

Orr had already received total remuneration of $766,180 as governor up until the time he quit.

The payments are noted in the Reserve Bank’s annual

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Brent Edwards Mon, 06 Oct 2025

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