Australia Post Terms & Conditions

65.1.4 a parcel lodged for domestic carriage where parcels may be carried by air,
shall have affixed to it a declaration (in the form and manner specified by Australia
Post) from the sender certifying that the article does not contain any dangerous or
prohibited goods.
65.2 Where an article contains a dangerous good which is permitted to be carried by post
under clause 66, then the article shall have affixed to it the appropriate label and
Shipper's Declaration for Dangerous Goods, in the form and manner specified by
Australia Post, duly completed by the sender.
66 Live creatures
66.1 Live creatures shall not be lodged for carriage by post except as permitted by clause
66.2.
66.2 Live bees, silkworms, leeches and harmless insects may be carried by post for delivery
within Australia providing:
66.2.1 their carriage across state or territory borders is not restricted by a law of the
Commonwealth, a State or Territory;
66.2.2 the sender makes application to Australia Post for the carriage of an article
containing live bees, silkworms, leeches or harmless insects, by the separate
bag service;
66.2.3 an article lodged for carriage by the separate bag service shall have the
words "Separate Bag" legibly written or printed in the top left-hand corner of
the surface on which the article is addressed;
66.2.4 subject to clause 66.2.5, where an article is carried by the separate bag
service, a fee as determined by Australia Post for that purpose is paid in
addition to the postage otherwise payable for the carriage of the article;
66.2.5 where a person lodges more than one article for carriage by the separate bag
service to the same office of delivery, all articles so lodged at the one time
shall be carried for a single fee; and
66.2.6 the contents are packed and presented in the manner prescribed in the
current Technical Instructions of the Civil Aviation Organisation as reflected in
the IATA Live Animal Regulations.
66.3 An article lodged under the separate bag service may be carried by Australia Post
without being enclosed in another bag.
66.4 Live bees, silkworms, silkworm eggs, leeches and parasites and destroyers of noxious
insects intended for the control of those insects may be carried by post for delivery
outside Australia providing, if the article is not covered under Extra Cover:
66.4.1 the contents are packed in the manner prescribed in the current Technical
Instructions of the Civil Aviation Organisation as reflected in the IATA Live
Animal Regulations;
66.4.2 where the article contains silkworm eggs, the contents must first be packed in
a cardboard box or plastic or cloth bag, and unless otherwise agreed, packed
and presented in the manner prescribed in the IATA Live Animal Regulations;
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