Communications & mediaStatutory authority
Australian Postal Commission
Australia Post
1 July 1975 – 1 July 1989
Renamed Australian Postal Corporation in 1989.
Statutory commission that ran Australia's postal services, trading as Australia Post.
Names over time
- Australian Postal Commission1975–1989
- Australian Postal Corporation1989–present
How it came into existence
Created by the Postal Services Act 1975 and commenced on 1 July 1975, taking over the postal operations of the Postmaster-General's Department.
- Postal services
- Post office network
Legislation: Postal Services Act 1975
Changes during its life
- 1 July 1975Traded as Australia Post.
How it ended
Continued from 1 July 1989 as the Australian Postal Corporation, a government business enterprise, under the Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989.
Main functions
- Letter and parcel collection and delivery
- Post office retail network
- Stamp issues and philately
- Agency services such as bill payment and banking
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Transport and Communications.
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