Australia Post Terms & Conditions

15 The time at which postage is to be paid
15.1 Unless otherwise provided in these terms and conditions the postage payable on the
carriage by post of an article shall be paid at or before the time the article is lodged.
15.2 Subject to clause 28, where postage is payable by:
15.2.1 the addressee of an article;
15.2.2 the sender of an article in respect of its return to the sender;
15.2.3 any other person with whom Australia Post has entered into an arrangement,
the postage shall be paid at or before the time the article is delivered.
15.3 Postage shall be deemed to have been paid when it is debited to a charge account.
15.4 For the purposes of this clause, where an article is delivered to an addressee
accompanied by a requirement that the addressee pay postage on the article by
affixing postage stamps or a postage meter impression to a card and returning the
card to Australia Post, the postage shall, if the requirement is duly complied with, be
deemed to have been paid at the time the article was delivered.
DELIVERY ISSUES
16 Australia Post obligations
16.1 Australia Post will use its best endeavours to deliver articles in accordance with these
terms and conditions and Appendix 2.
16.2 Notwithstanding clause 16.1, where an article is lodged for carriage and that article
does not comply with these terms and conditions Australia Post is not obliged to
deliver that article and lodgment shall in no way constitute acceptance of the article
for carriage by Australia Post.
17 Articles "in dispute"
17.1 Where a person claims:
17.1.1 to be the addressee of an article; and
17.1.2 that he may not receive the article if delivered according to these terms and
conditions and Appendix 2,
17.1.3 that person may notify Australia Post accordingly at the office from which the
article would in the normal course of carriage be delivered or redirected.
17.2 On receipt of a notice given under clause 17.1 Australia Post may:
17.2.1 if in its reasonable opinion that person is the addressee, deliver the article to
that person; or
17.2.2 if Australia Post is not reasonably satisfied that, that person is the addressee
Australia Post may at its absolute discretion either:
(i)
deliver the article to the person who is the addressee in accordance with
these terms and conditions; or
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