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The Post Office Agents Association Limited is the membership association for the owner/operators of Licensed Post Offices and for Mail & Parcel Contractors who deliver on behalf of Australia Post. POAAL has been looking after its members since 1939.
Find Out MorePOAAL provides support and services for Licensees, Mail & Parcel Contractors and Couriers.
Become a MemberPOAAL has made a submission to the National Transport Commission (NTC) in response to its corporate approach to road safety discussion paper, covering matters relevant to Couriers, Mail & Parcel Contractors and Messenger Post contractors
Read MorePOAAL appeared before the Productivity Commission’s recent public hearing in Melbourne to discuss the effect of lowering the low value threshold for incoming international parcels from its current level of $1000.
Read MoreAustralia Post has agreed to invest in hand-held scanners for all EPOS LPOs. In response to POAAL's strong representations, Australia Post had already supplied PDTs to several hundred LPOs across Australia. POAAL has continued to push for all LPOs to have access to wireless scanning technology, and this further rollout of about 2100 PDTs will mean that all LPOs with EPOS should have a PDT by the end of 2011.
Read MorePOAAL has made a submission to the Productivity Commission's current inquiry into the Australian retail sector. POAAL's submission addresses the current issues affecting the retail sector, including the impact of the internet and the effect of the mining boom on LPOs.
Read MoreCan the NBN help smooth the way for the installation of EPOS at manual LPOs? There are currently 464 LPOs without access to EPOS, and EPOS is central to LPOs being able to offer the full range of Australia Post products and services.
Read MorePOAAL has made a submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into the proposed carbon tax. POAAL holds concerns regarding the impact of the proposed Carbon Tax on the postal sector. It is likely that in the short term Mail & Parcel Contractors will be forced to absorb any increased operating costs resulting from the introduction of a carbon tax.
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