International Post Guide - Australia Post

22 International Post Guide
�2.7 – International FaxPost
International FaxPost is the international public access
service for the transmission and delivery of document
facsimiles to more than 40 countries.
�2.7.1 – International FaxPost definitions
PSTN
PSTN is the Public Switched Telecommunications Network that provides access to:
� Subscriber Trunk Dialling (STD) and local calls within Australia
� International Direct Dialling (IDD) for direct connection to international telephone numbers.
CCITT Group 3
CCITT Group 3 is the international standard for fax machines used by International FaxPost
Fax Centre
A Fax Centre is an office of Australia Post or an overseas postal administration equipped with a
facsimile machine and connected to the International Direct Dialling (IDD) facility.
Original document
An original document is a document accepted at a Post Office for facsimile transmission.
Facsimile document
A facsimile document is the reproduced copy of an original document after facsimile transmission.
�2.7.2 – Scope of International FaxPost
International FaxPost is available for document transmission only via PSTN.
It is not available for document transmission to:
� any country that is not connected to the IDD network – refer to the White Pages telephone
directory
� any mobile telephone served by either an Australian-based or an overseas-based network
� any satellite telecommunications network – such as INMARSAT, which provides telephone
connection to ships at sea.
�2.7.3 – Maximum document size
International FaxPost transmits documents up to B4 size – 250 mm × 353 mm.
�2.7.4 – Original document quality
The original document:
� must have a margin on all sides of at least 10 mm
� if a multi-page document, should have pages sequentially numbered
� must be capable of satisfactory reproduction – for example, white paper containing bold black
type or graphics, or handwriting and drawings in black ink.
Some colours (particularly some shades of blue) do not reproduce well. If Fax Centre staff have
doubts about the reproductive quality of a document, they should endorse the transmittal sheet
TRANSMITTED AT SENDER'S RISK, and ask the sender to sign the endorsement.
�2.7.5 – Document contents
Fax Centre staff may refuse a document for transmission if it contains material that a reasonable
person could regard as offensive or defamatory or as material that could be used to menace or harass
another person.
�2.7.6 – Over-the-counter Lodgement
Senders can lodge an original document over the counter at any Post Office. They must accept the
terms and conditions by completing a transmittal sheet, which the Post Office transmits with the
document.
September 2007