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Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters

17 September 2026

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The Chair opens the electoral matters hearing, sets broadcasting and procedural parameters, and has Australia Post witnesses state their roles before outlining the committee’s focus on Australia Post’s functions in the federal election process.

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Hearing opening, witness introductions and mandate

15:07

Hearing opening and broadcast arrangements

15:07

Australia Post witnesses introduce roles and experience

16:25

Australia Post opening statement on election mail role

16:42

Chair outlines committee participants and focus of questions

19:59

Election mail operations, capacity and service standards

20:37

Election mail volumes — impact on delivery cadence

20:37

Postal vote deadlines — Express Post and courier use

22:36

On‑time performance checks and redirected mail handling

25:09

Remote and Indigenous communities — service choices with AEC

27:47

Election postal operations — processing, tracking, continuity

29:14

Returned postal votes — reply‑paid sorting and verification

29:14

Postal vote collection data and AEC daily reporting

32:25

Business continuity for remote and disaster‑affected communities

35:21

Data on applicants, election volumes and boundary changes

37:06

General postal voters — AEC responsibility

40:45

Dr Ryan — political party mail and reply‑paid envelopes

41:25

Dr Ryan — contracts and party reply‑paid arrangements

41:25

Dr Ryan — party handling of applications and delivery timeframes

44:53

Dr Ryan — complaints and reply‑paid envelope design

47:25

Australia Post modernisation — implications for election mail

49:41

Modernisation of Australia Post and impact on election mail

49:41

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Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters

17 September 2026

Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters Fri, 18 Sept 2026 Australian Parliament

15:06 - 15:44

Speaker 1

Broadcasting. Okay, great, thank you. I declare open this public hearing of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters for the inquiry into the 2025 federal election.

In accordance with the committee's resolution of the 4th of August 2025, this hearing will be broadcast on the Parliament's website and the proof of official transcripts of proceedings will be published on the Parliament's website. I remind members of the media who may be present or listening online of the need to fairly and accurately report the proceedings of this committee. I now welcome representatives of Australia Post to give evidence today. For the Hansard record, would you each please state your full name and the capacity in which you appear before the committee.

15:44 - 15:50

Speaker 2

Thank you, Vance Duke, Head of Last Mile Design and Implementation.

15:50 - 15:56

Speaker 3

And Mark Roberts, Head of Letter Products.

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