Australia Commonwealth Procurement Rules (17 November 2025) CPR-10.28-10.34: Reject late submissions and handle submissions fairly and in confidence

Late submissions must not be accepted unless the lateness is the entity's own mishandling; procedures for receiving, opening and handling submissions must guarantee fairness, impartiality and confidentiality; any chance to correct unintentional errors of form must be offered equitably; only submissions meeting the minimum content and format requirements are considered further.