2009-10 Annual Report - Australia Post

Community serviCe oBliGAtions
for the year ended 30 June 2010
Csos
australia post’s community service obligations (csos) are set out in s27 of the Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989 (the act), which requires that:
• the corporation provide a letter service for both domestic and international letter traffic
• the service be available at a single uniform rate within australia for standard letters
• the service be reasonably accessible to all australians, wherever they reside
• the performance standards for the service reasonably meet the social, industrial and commercial needs of the community.
Performance standards
regulations made under s28c of the act detail the particular standards required to meet these obligations. performance against these standards
is subject to independent audit by the australian national audit office (anao).
all of the prescribed standards were met or exceeded in 2009–10. the actual result for each standard is outlined in the table below. the associated
anao audit report is reproduced at pages 99–100.
organisational arrangements
to maintain an appropriate ongoing focus on cso compliance, australia post has a national cso co-ordinator in its headquarters organisation,
as well as nominated cso co-ordinators at the state level.
Cso costs
there is a financial “cost” associated with meeting csos. that “cost” arises when the charge made for any mandated service does not recover
the cost of its delivery. the “cost” is measured on a net basis, ie after reduction of related revenue, and is funded by internal cross-subsidy within the
letter service.
For 2009–10, calculated on the avoidable cost methodology, cso “costs” are estimated to have been $120.5 million.
Performance standards
standard 2009–10 performance
lodgement
10,000 street posting boxes 16,039^
delivery timetables
same state
Metro – next business day
Metro to country – second business day
Between country areas – second business day
interstate
Metro to metro – second business day
Between metro and country – third business day
Between country areas – fourth business day
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AustrAliA Post AnnuAl rePort 2009–10 | Financial and statutory reports
Maintained
Maintained
Maintained
Maintained
Maintained
Maintained
on-time delivery
94% of non-bulk letters 96.1%
Access
4,000 retail outlets (2,500 in rural and remote areas)
4,415^ (2,531^ in rural and remote areas)
retail outlets located so that:
• in metropolitan areas at least 90% of residences are within 2.5km of an outlet
93.7%^
• in non-metropolitan areas at least 85% of residences are within 7.5km of an outlet
87.7%^
delivery frequency
98% of delivery points to receive deliveries five days a week
99.7% of delivery points to receive deliveries no less than twice a week
^ results as at 30 June 2010.
98.8%^
99.9%^