Australia Post Terms & Conditions

DICTIONARY
In the Australia Post Terms and Conditions unless the contrary intention appears –
Act means the Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989 (as amended) and includes any
statute, ordinance, code or other law, any regulations and other instruments made under it
and consolidations, amendments, re-enactments or replacements of any of them.
addressee includes:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
where an article is addressed to one person, that person;
where an article is addressed to a person who is deceased:
(a) an executor or administrator named in letters of probate or administration which
have been produced at the office at which the article is held for delivery may be
regarded as the person to whom the article is addressed;
(b) where no letters of probate or administration have been so produced, a member
of the family of the deceased person may be regarded as the person to whom the
article is addressed;
where an article is addressed to a firm, the occupier at the address of the business
operated by the firm may be regarded as the person to whom the article is
addressed;
where an article is addressed to a partnership, any of the partners may be regarded
as the person to whom the article is addressed;
where an article is addressed to a company, incorporated or unincorporated
association or institution:
(a) any member of the governing body of that association or institution; and
(b) in the case of a company, a liquidator or receiver appointed by a court of
competent jurisdiction but not otherwise appointed,
may be regarded as the person to whom the article is addressed.
provided, however, that notwithstanding any indication to the contrary appearing on
the article or any other provision of these terms and conditions:
(a) where an article is addressed to an individual at a firm, partnership, company,
incorporated or unincorporated association or institution that article shall be
deemed to be addressed to the firm, company, incorporated or unincorporated
association or institution and not to that individual;
(b) where an article is addressed to two or more persons and one of those persons
has applied for a redirection under the change of address service the article shall
be deemed to be addressed to the person who did not make the application;
(c) where an article is addressed to two or more persons, both or all of whom have
applied for a redirection to different destinations under the change of address
service, the article shall be deemed undeliverable;
(d) where an article is addressed to a partnership and one or more of the partners,
(not being the managing partner with the authority of the partnership and not
being all of the partners), has applied for a redirection under the change of
address service, the article shall be deemed to be addressed to the partnership
and not to the partner making the application; and
(e) where an article is addressed to a person at a post office box, the addressee shall
be the applicant for the post office box or alternatively, if named, a person who
resides with the applicant.
agreement means an agreement between Australia Post and a customer for the provision
of a service by Australia Post in accordance with terms and conditions agreed between
Australia Post and a customer.
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