43Extra general matters to be included in annual reports

#### 43 Extra general matters to be included in annual reports (1) The annual report on Australia Post given to the Minister under section 46 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 for a period must also: (d) include an outline of the strategies and policies that Australia Post is following to carry out its community service obligations; and (e) if the Minister has, under subsection 40(1), directed the Board to vary the statement included in the corporate plan of Australia Post’s strategies and policies to carry out its community service obligations—include an outline of the strategies and policies that the Minister directed the Board to vary; and (f) include an assessment of the appropriateness and adequacy of the strategies and policies that Australia Post is following to carry out its community service obligations; and (fa) include a statement about compliance, during the period, with the performance standards referred to in paragraph 27(4)(b) (these standards relate to Australia Post’s community service obligations); and (g) include particulars of: (i) any government policy orders that apply in relation to Australia Post under section 22 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 for the period; (ii) any directions given by the Minister under section 49 that are applicable to the period; and (h) deal specifically with the effect on Australia Post’s operations during the period of: (i) each such policy and direction; and (ii) any other obligations of Australia Post under this or any other Act that require it to act otherwise than in accordance with normal commercial practice; and (j) if the Minister has, under subsection 33(3), disapproved a proposed determination by the Board fixing or varying rates of postage—set out particulars of the proposed determination; and (k) include particulars of: (i) companies that Australia Post and its subsidiaries formed, and companies in whose formation Australia Post and its subsidiaries participated, during the period; (ii) companies that became or ceased to be subsidiaries of Australia Post and its subsidiaries during the period; and (iii) interests in partnerships, trusts, unincorporated joint ventures and other arrangements for the sharing of profits that Australia Post and its subsidiaries acquired or disposed of during the period; and (m) include an outline of: (i) shares that Australia Post subscribed for, purchased or disposed of during the period; (ii) other business interests that Australia Post and its subsidiaries acquired or disposed of during the period; and (iii) other activities of Australia Post’s subsidiaries during the period; and (n) include an outline of the exercise during the period by Australia Post and its employees of any powers to open, or examine the contents of, articles carried by or through Australia Post; and (o) include, in relation to: (i) sections 90JA, 90JE, 90JF, 90JG and 90JH; and (ii) subsections 90JC(1), (2) and (3) and 90JD(1), (6) and (7); a record of the number of times during the period that information or documents were disclosed in reliance on each section or subsection and of the persons, bodies, agencies or authorities to which information or documents were so disclosed. (2) In this section: > corporate plan means the corporate plan for Australia Post under section 35 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.