Australia Post Terms & Conditions

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an article addressed to a person for counter mail delivery at an office is deemed to be
delivered by handing it to that person or a person authorised by him to receive it,
provided that Australia Post may require identification of the addressee or the
authorised person before effecting delivery;
an article addressed to a person under the age of 18 years may be delivered to the
parent or guardian with whom the child resides as if the parent or guardian was the
addressee;
an article addressed to a natural person may be delivered to a receiver or trustee,
appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction, of the property of that person;
where an article is addressed to a person, a donee under a power of attorney made
by that person may be regarded as the person to whom the article is addressed if,
and upon production of a true copy of the instrument of attorney, the person's
intention that the article be delivered to the donee is readily apparent;
where a person to whom an article is addressed requests that it be delivered to him or
her in transit, the article may be delivered to him or her at the office at which it is held
for delivery unless delivery by that method would delay the delivery of other articles;
where an article is addressed to more than one person, it may if any of those persons
are currently receiving mail at the address to which the article is directed, be delivered
to that address;
an article carried by the cash-on-delivery service is deemed to be delivered at an
office at which that service is provided, by handing it to the person to whom it is
addressed or to a person authorised in writing by him to receive it;
where an article is addressed to a private mail bag, a locked bag, a community bag or
a post office box which is used in association with a locked bag, and the amounts
required to be paid before delivery have been paid, the article is deemed to be
delivered by placing it in that bag;
Delivery of registered articles and articles covered under Extra Cover lodged outside
Australia for delivery in Australia:
(a) subject to the following paragraph, a registered article is deemed to be delivered
if delivered in accordance with the provisions contained in this dictionary for
delivery of articles lodged within Australia for carriage in Australia; and
(b)
articles covered under Extra Cover, or registered articles which bear an
acknowledgment of receipt card or endorsement or bear a customs declaration,
are deemed to be delivered if delivered in accordance with provisions contained in
this dictionary for delivery of registered articles lodged within Australia for
carriage in Australia.
an article carried by registered post may be delivered
(a) where the article is addressed to a person receiving mail at premises:
– by handing it to that person or a person who is apparently a responsible person
at those premises to which it is addressed;
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where the article is addressed to a private mail bag, a locked bag, a community
bag or a post office box which is used in association with a locked bag:
– by placing it in that bag;
in any case:
– by handing it to the person to whom it is addressed or a person authorised in
writing by the addressee;
where the delivery of an article that has been lodged for carriage by registered
post is required to be delivered person to person nothing authorises the delivery of
the article otherwise than:
– to the addressee; or
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