Australia Post Terms & Conditions

(xvi)
– to another person where Australia Post, on the prior written request of the
addressee, has given approval for person to person delivery of articles that are
addressed to the addressee and are carried by registered post to be made to
that other person, and the conditions to which that approval are subject have
been complied with.
an express post article, parcel or a parcel post satchel will be deemed to have been
delivered when it is delivered in accordance with the provisions contained in this
dictionary for delivery of articles lodged within Australia for carriage in Australia
provided, however, that if in the reasonable opinion of Australia Post:
(a) it cannot be placed into:
– a post office box; or
– a locked bag; or
– a private mail bag; or
– a community mail bag,
a card is placed in the box or bag advising the addressee that an article is available
for collection from an office of Australia Post; or
(b) it cannot be delivered to a street address, a card is left at that address advising
the addressee that an article is available for collection from an office of Australia
Post; and
a person taking collection of an article, may be required to give Australia Post a
receipt for it.
(xvii) a parcel or parcel post satchel addressed to a person receiving mail at premises may
be delivered by Australia Post:
(a) effecting a safe drop of the parcel or parcel post satchel by placing it in a location
that Australia Post believes is not:
– in public view; or
– in potential danger resulting from factors including weather conditions,
damage and/or interference by pets/animals;
and
(b) leaving a card at the premises advising the addressee where the parcel or parcel
post satchel has been safe dropped at the premises,
provided that the parcel or parcel post satchel does not contain alcohol, is not
damaged, and the address is clear and unambiguous.
domestic carriage includes the service of carriage of articles by Australia Post by post
between Australia and the external territories including Norfolk Island, and between
Australia and a ship of the Royal Australian Navy, wherever situated, provided that where
such a ship is outside Australia, articles from the ship are sent by closed despatch either
through an overseas postal administration or by Department of Defence personnel.
electronic mail service means carriage of an article in whole or in part by an electronic
process.
employee includes a person who is authorised to perform services for or on behalf of
Australia Post and an employee of such a person in the performance of those services.
EMS is an international postal express mail service, however named, offered by postaladministration
members of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), regulated by the EMS
Cooperative, and established by the UPU’s Postal Operations Council and the EMS
International Courier Service Terms and Conditions specified in Schedule 20 apply.
Express Courier International means EMS.
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