Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies to the rate of postage for the carriage within Australia of standard postal articles by ordinary post.
(2) Before making a determination under section 32 fixing or varying rates of postage to which this section applies, the Board shall give the Minister written notice of the proposed determination.
(3) The Minister may, within 30 days after receiving notice of a proposed determination, give the Board written notice disapproving it.
(4) In exercising powers under subsection (3), the Minister shall have regard to:
(a) Australia Post's obligations under this Act; and
(aa) changes in the Consumer Price Index as published by the Australian Statistician from time to time; and
(b) any other matters the Minister considers appropriate.
(5) The Board may make a determination under section 32 fixing or varying rates of postage to which this section applies only if 30 days have elapsed since the Minister received notice of it and the Minister has not, within that period, given the Board a notice disapproving it.