Documents Of The Department Of Prime Minister And Cabinet And The Attorney-General’s Department Regarding The Guidance On Caretaker Conventions.

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Martin Hehir, Acting Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, distributed updated guidance on caretaker conventions to senior officials across multiple Commonwealth departments on 15 November 2024. The email confirms that the caretaker period commences upon dissolution of the House of Representatives and concludes when election results are clear or a new government is appointed. The guidance was scheduled for publication on the PM&C website in early December 2024, with information sessions to follow and questions directed to caretaker@pmc.gov.au. The communication was marked OFFICIAL:Sensitive and distributed to departmental secretaries and senior executives. One substantive redaction under s 47C(1) was applied; the footer indicates the message contains potentially privileged information.