POSTAL SERVICES ACT 1975

Table of Provisions

• 1 Short title.  
• 2 Commencement.  
• 3 Interpretation.  
• 4 Extension of Act to Territories.  
• 5 Establishment of Commission.  
• 6 Functions of Commission.  
• 7 Duties of Commission.  
• 8 Minister may give directions to the Commission.  
• 9 Powers of the Commission.  
• 10 Courier service.  
• 11 Erection of postal boxes.  
• 12 Commission may act as agent, &c.  
• 13 Issue and sale of postage stamps.  
• 14 Payment of postage.  
• 15 When postage need not be pre-paid.  
• 16 Postal articles on which postage insufficiently pre-paid.  
• 17 Postage stamps to be valuable securities.  
• 18 Charges for postage and other charges.  
• 19 Reimbursement.  
• 20 Special charges.  
• 21 Carriage of mail by rail.  
• 22 Vessels may be required to carry mail.  
• 23 Detention of vessel required to carry mail.  
• 24 Constitution of Commission.  
• 25 Composition of Commission.  
• 26 Period of appointment.  
• 27 Remuneration and allowances.  
• 28 Chairman and Deputy Chairman of Commission.  
• 29 Leave of absence.  
• 30 Resignation of Commissioner.  
• 31 Termination of appointments.  
• 32 Acting Commissioners.  
• 33 Acting Chairman and Deputy Chairman.  
• 34 Meetings of the Commission.  
• 35 Duties of the Managing Director.  
• 36 Delegation.  
• 37 Chief General Manager.  
• 38 Remuneration of Chief General Manager.  
• 39 Acting Chief General Manager.  
• 40 Duties of Chief General Manager.  
• 41 Establishment of Australian Postal Commission Service.  
• 42 Officers.  
• 43 Appointments to be on probation.  
• 44 Re-appointment of persons who have resigned from the Service to become candidates at elections.  
• 45 Employees.  
• 46 Terms and conditions of employment.  
• 47 Creation and abolition of positions.  
• 48 Re-classification.  
• 49 Filling of vacant positions.  
• 50 Selection of officers for promotion.  
• 51 Qualification for particular positions.  
• 52 Transfers and promotions to certain positions.  
• 53 Promotion of officers who complete courses of training for special positions.  
• 54 Appeals against promotions.  
• 55 Chairman of Promotions Appeal Boards.  
• 56 Promotions Appeal Boards.  
• 57 Tenure of office.  
• 58 Excess officers.  
• 59 Retirement, &c., on ground of inefficiency, incapacity, &c.  
• 60 Definitions.  
• 61 Disciplinary action.  
• 62 Suspension of officers.  
• 63 Removal and variation of suspension.  
• 64 Convictions by courts.  
• 65 Appeals.  
• 66 Disciplinary Appeal Boards.  
• 67 Review of findings.  
• 68 Forfeiture of office.  
• 69 Interpretation.  
• 70 Settlement of industrial disputes and determination of industrial matters in respect of the Service.  
• 71 Application of provisions of Conciliation and Arbitration Act.  
• 72 Awards deemed to be made under Conciliation and Arbitration Act.  
• 73 Public Service Arbitration Act not to apply.  
• 74 Capital.  
• 75 Borrowing by the Commission.  
• 76 Financial policy of the Commission.  
• 77 Bank accounts.  
• 78 Application of moneys.  
• 79 Surplus revenue.  
• 80 Proper accounts to be kept.  
• 81 Estimates.  
• 82 Contracts.  
• 83 Exemption from taxation.  
• 84 Audit.  
• 85 Letters not to be carried for reward.  
• 86 Forgery of stamps, &c.  
• 87 Special paper for postage stamps.  
• 88 Fraudulently removing stamps.  
• 89 Retaining or secreting postal articles.  
• 90 Improperly obtaining postal articles.  
• 91 Wrongful delivery of postal articles.  
• 92 Stealing postal articles.  
• 93 Tampering with the mail.  
• 94 Obstructing conveyance of mail.  
• 95 Obstructing officers.  
• 96 Injury to property of Commission.  
• 97 Offensive substances in postal boxes.  
• 98 Arrest without warrant.  
• 99 Delivery of mail from vessels and aircraft.  
• 100 Sending explosives through the post.  
• 101 Superannuation.  
• 102 Annual report.  
• 103 Further reports.  
• 104 Protections from actions.  
• 105 Offences how dealt with.  
• 106 Reward for information as to damage to property.  
• 107 Unclaimed moneys.  
• 108 Postal articles deemed to be property of the Commission.  
• 109 Attachment of salaries.  
• 110 Contributions towards the provision of special services or facility.  
• 111 Payment of tolls, &c.  
• 112 Grants of financial assistance.  
• 113 Consultative Council.  
• 114 Remission of charges.  
• 115 By-laws.  
• 116 Regulations.