Australia Post Terms & Conditions

63 Poisons, drugs or medicine
63.1 A poison, drug or medicine which is a narcotic substance shall not be lodged for
carriage by post nor carried by post.
63.2 If the article is one to which section 90T of the Act applies being an article reasonably
believed to consist of, or contain, certain drugs or other chemical compounds, then the
article will be dealt according to that section.
63.3 A poison, drug or medicine which is also an infectious perishable or a non-infectious
perishable biological substance may be lodged for carriage by post in accordance
with clause 64 provided however that an infectious perishable biological substance
may not be lodged for international carriage.
63.4 A poison, drug or medicine which is not an infectious perishable biological substance
may be carried by international carriage in accordance with clause 64 provided
however that if carriage of the article is prohibited in a country of transit or destination
the article will not be carried.
63.5 A poison, drug or medicine which is, or is to be, lawfully prescribed for therapeutic
purposes by a qualified medical practitioner, dentist or veterinary surgeon, may be
lodged and carried by post providing:
63.5.1 it is addressed for delivery to a qualified medical practitioner, dentist,
veterinary surgeon, pharmacist, regulatory body, hospital or clinic, or to a
person for whose therapeutic benefit the substance has been lawfully
prescribed by a qualified medical practitioner, dentist or veterinary surgeon;
63.5.2 it does not contain a quantity of any poison, drug or medicine which exceeds
the maximum quantity which may be dispensed at any one time; and
63.5.3 it is packaged and presented in the manner prescribed in the current
Technical Instructions of the Civil Aviation Organisation as reflected in the IATA
Dangerous Goods Regulations.
63.6 A poison, drug or medicine which is an analytical reference standard sample for the
use of a laboratory involved in research or maintenance of public health may be
lodged outside Australia for delivery within Australia providing:
63.6.1 it is addressed to a recognised laboratory;
63.6.2 it does not contain more than 100 milligrams of that substance; and
63.6.3 it is packaged and presented in the manner prescribed in the current
Technical Instructions of the Civil Aviation Organisation as reflected in the IATA
Dangerous Goods Regulations.
64 Limited classes of dangerous goods which may be carried
64.1 Dangerous goods specified in clauses 64.2 to 64.3 inclusive, may be lodged and
carried by post providing they are properly packed and comply with such terms and
conditions governing their carriage.
64.2 Infectious perishable biological substances which are dangerous goods may be
lodged and carried by post within Australia providing:
64.2.1 an article containing such a substance is:
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