Contents

Part 1—Preliminary 1

1............ Short title [see Note 1]....................................................................... 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1].............................................................. 1

3............ Interpretation—definitions................................................................. 1

4............ Interpretation—meaning of carry by post......................................... 4

5............ Interpretation—meaning of carry by ordinary post........................... 4

6............ Interpretation—meaning of subsidiary............................................... 4

7............ Extraterritorial operation of Act......................................................... 4

8............ Extension of Act to certain external Territories.................................. 4

9............ Extension of Act to adjacent areas...................................................... 5

10.......... Act binds the Crown.......................................................................... 5

11.......... Act subject to Radiocommunications Act and Telecommunications Act etc. 5

11A....... Application of the Criminal Code...................................................... 6

Part 2—Australia Post and its Board 7

Division 1—Constitution, functions and powers of Australia Post 7

12.......... Australia Post continues in existence................................................. 7

13.......... Australia Post continues to be body corporate etc............................ 7

14.......... Functions—the principal function..................................................... 7

15.......... Functions—subsidiary function......................................................... 7

16.......... Functions—incidental businesses and activities................................. 7

17.......... General powers................................................................................... 8

18.......... Specific postal and postal related powers.......................................... 8

19.......... Other powers...................................................................................... 9

Division 2—Australia Post’s Board and Managing Director 11

20.......... The Board......................................................................................... 11

21.......... The Managing Director..................................................................... 11

22.......... Constitution of the Board................................................................. 11

23.......... Role of the Board.............................................................................. 11

24.......... Duties of the Managing Director...................................................... 11

Part 3—Australia Post’s obligations and reserved services 12

Division 1—Obligations 12

25.......... Obligations generally........................................................................ 12

26.......... Commercial obligation...................................................................... 12

27.......... Community service obligations........................................................ 12

28.......... General governmental obligations..................................................... 13

28A....... Australia Post may return letters received from foreign postal authorities 13

Division 1A—Performance standards and audits 14

28B....... Interpretation.................................................................................... 14

28C....... Performance standards to be met by Australia Post........................ 14

28D....... Auditor‑General to report on compliance with prescribed performance standards 14

28E........ Service improvement plans............................................................... 15

Division 2—Reserved services 16

29.......... Services reserved to Australia Post etc............................................. 16

30.......... Exceptions to reserved services........................................................ 16

30A....... Enforcement for infringement of reserved services........................... 19

31.......... Actions for infringement of reserved services etc............................. 20

Part 4—Australia Post’s operations 22

Division 1—Terms and conditions applying to services 22

32.......... Terms and conditions generally........................................................ 22

32A....... Terms and conditions—bulk interconnection service....................... 23

32B....... Regulations may provide for inquiries into certain disputes about bulk services 23

32C....... Terms and conditions—incoming overseas mail service................... 24

32D....... Exemption from Part IIIA of the Trade Practices Act..................... 25

33.......... Certain postage charges subject to Ministerial review..................... 25

33A....... Postage stamps not to be sold etc. for less than usual retail price... 26

34.......... Immunity from certain actions......................................................... 27

Division 2—Corporate plans 28

38.......... Matters to be considered in setting financial target.......................... 28

40.......... Minister may direct certain variations of corporate plans............... 28

Division 3—Other accountability requirements 30

43.......... Extra general matters to be included in annual reports..................... 30

44.......... Extra financial matters to be included in annual reports................... 32

49.......... Minister may give directions to the Board....................................... 33

50.......... Australia Post and Board not otherwise subject to government direction 33

Part 4A—Monitoring of Australia Post 34

Division 2—Role of the ACCC 34

50H....... ACCC may require Australia Post to keep records......................... 34

50I......... ACCC may publish reports analysing records................................. 34

50J........ Minister may direct ACCC to report............................................... 34

50K....... Publication of confidential information............................................ 35

Part 5—Finance 36

51.......... Determination of Australia Post’s initial capital under Act............. 36

52.......... Australia Post’s capital.................................................................... 36

53.......... Revaluation of assets........................................................................ 37

54.......... Payments of dividends to Commonwealth....................................... 37

55.......... Interim dividends.............................................................................. 38

56.......... Reimbursement of cost of complying with directions...................... 38

56A....... Recovery of costs incurred by the ACCC........................................ 39

57.......... Expenditure of Australia Post’s money........................................... 40

60.......... Borrowings from Commonwealth.................................................... 40

61.......... Borrowings from persons other than Commonwealth..................... 41

62.......... Security for borrowings.................................................................... 41

63.......... Liability to taxation.......................................................................... 41

Part 6—Directors of Australia Post 42

Division 1—Meetings of the Board 42

64.......... Interpretation—meaning of the required minimum number of directors 42

65.......... Times and places of meetings........................................................... 42

66.......... Presiding at meetings........................................................................ 42

67.......... Quorum and voting at meetings........................................................ 42

68.......... Conduct of meetings......................................................................... 43

69.......... Resolutions without meetings.......................................................... 43

70.......... Minutes............................................................................................ 44

71.......... Disclosure not required in relation to publicly available goods or services 44

Division 2—Provisions relating to directors other than the Managing Director 45

72.......... Division applies to directors other than Managing Director............ 45

73.......... Appointment of directors................................................................. 45

74.......... Term of appointment....................................................................... 45

75.......... Directors hold office on part time basis........................................... 45

76.......... Remuneration and allowances........................................................... 45

77.......... Leave of absence............................................................................... 46

78.......... Resignation....................................................................................... 46

79.......... Termination of appointment............................................................ 46

80.......... Terms and conditions of appointment not provided for by Act...... 47

81.......... Deputy Chairperson......................................................................... 47

82.......... Acting appointments........................................................................ 48

Division 3—Provisions relating to the Managing Director 49

83.......... Appointment.................................................................................... 49

84.......... Managing Director holds office during Board’s pleasure................. 49

85.......... Managing Director holds office on full time basis............................ 49

86.......... Terms and conditions of appointment not provided for by Act...... 49

87.......... Disclosure of interests...................................................................... 49

88.......... Acting Managing Director................................................................ 49

Part 7—Australia Post’s staff 51

89.......... Staff.................................................................................................. 51

90.......... Australia Post as employer.............................................................. 51

Part 7A—Application of State and Territory laws 52

90A....... Australia Post not entitled to immunities or privileges of Commonwealth 52

90B....... Discriminatory laws do not apply................................................... 52

90C....... State or Territory laws do not apply retrospectively before 1 January 1991 52

90D....... Laws relating to buildings, structures and facilities do not apply.... 52

Part 7B—Dealing with articles and their contents 54

Division 1—Interpretation 54

90E........ Definitions........................................................................................ 54

90F........ Meaning of authorised ASIO officer................................................. 55

90FA..... Meaning of authorised discloser...................................................... 55

90FB..... Meaning of authorised examiner...................................................... 55

Division 2—Limits on use or disclosure of information and documents 56

Subdivision A—Use or disclosure by current employees of Australia Post 56

90G....... Application of Subdivision............................................................... 56

90H....... Prohibition on use or disclosure by current employees................... 56

90J........ Permitted use or disclosure whether or not information or document is specially protected 57

90K....... Extra situations in which use or disclosure is permitted if information or document is not specially protected 59

90L........ Disclosure of personal information by consent................................ 60

Subdivision B—Use or disclosure by former employees of Australia Post 60

90LA..... Application of Subdivision............................................................... 60

90LB..... Prohibition on use or disclosure by former employees.................... 61

90LC..... Permitted use or disclosure whether or not information or document is specially protected 62

90LCA.. Extra situations in which use or disclosure is permitted if information or document is not specially protected 63

Subdivision C—Secondary use or disclosure by other people 63

90LD..... Application of Subdivision............................................................... 63

90LE..... Prohibition on secondary use or disclosure by other people........... 64

90LF..... Secondary use or disclosure permitted if for same purpose as original disclosure or use 64

Subdivision D—Miscellaneous 65

90LG..... Division does not authorise opening or examining........................... 65

90LH..... Division does not affect powers etc. in relation to things other than information or documents 65

Division 3—Limits on opening and examining articles 66

90M...... Articles to which Division applies................................................... 66

90N....... Prohibition on opening or examining article...................................... 66

90P........ Examining without opening.............................................................. 66

90Q....... Undeliverable articles........................................................................ 66

90R....... Repair............................................................................................... 67

90S........ Articles on which customs duty is payable etc................................ 67

90T....... Articles reasonably believed to consist of, or contain, certain drugs or other chemical compounds 68

90V....... Articles to carry notice of opening etc............................................. 70

90W...... Permitted or required dealings are not prohibited by section 90H, 90LB or 90LE 71

90X....... Articles may be dealt with under other provisions despite obligations under this Division 71

Division 4—Dealing with dangerous, offensive etc. articles 72

90Y....... Articles to which Division applies................................................... 72

90Z....... Dealing with dangerous or deleterious things................................... 72

90ZA.... Destruction of physically offensive things...................................... 72

90ZB..... Permitted dealings are not prohibited by section 90H, 90LB, 90LE or 90N 73

Division 5—Miscellaneous 74

90ZC..... Australia Post and employees not liable for actions in good faith under this Part 74

Part 8—Miscellaneous 75

93.......... Delegation of Australia Post’s powers............................................. 75

94.......... Delegation of Board’s powers.......................................................... 75

95.......... Post‑boxes........................................................................................ 76

96.......... Australia Post’s seal......................................................................... 76

97.......... Confirmation of contracts and authentication and execution of documents 76

98.......... Unclaimed money............................................................................. 77

99.......... Lands Acquisition Act...................................................................... 77

100........ Public Works Committee Act........................................................... 78

101........ Articles carried by post to be taken to be Australia Post’s property 78

102........ Regulations....................................................................................... 78

Notes 79

An Act relating to the Australian Postal Corporation

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Short title [see Note 1]

This Act may be cited as the Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989.

2 Commencement [see Note 1]

(1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act commences on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.

(2) If this Act does not commence under subsection (1) within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent, it commences on the first day after the end of the period.

3 Interpretation—definitions

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

ACCC means the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

article means any matter or thing, and includes, for example:

(a) a letter;

(b) a message or information;

(d) an envelope, packet, parcel, container or wrapper containing any matter or thing (including a letter, message, information or direction to pay an amount of money); and

(e) a message, information, or direction to pay an amount of money, that is not in written form.

Australia, when used in a geographical sense, includes the external Territories to which this Act extends.

Australia Post means the Australian Postal Corporation.

Board means the Board of Directors of Australia Post.

borrow includes raise money or credit.

carry, in relation to an article, means:

(a) carry the article from one place to another by physical means; or

(b) if the article is an unwritten communication—transmit the article from one place to another by electromagnetic or other non‑physical means;

and includes:

(c) in the case of the carriage of an article from one place to another by physical means—collect or receive the article for carriage and deliver the article after carriage; and

(d) in the case of the transmission of an unwritten communication from one place to another by electromagnetic or other non‑physical means—collect or receive the communication (whether in written or unwritten form) for transmission and deliver the communication (whether in written or unwritten form) after transmission.

carry by post, in relation to an article, has the meaning given by section 4.

Chairperson means the Chairperson of the Board.

community service obligations means obligations under section 27.

convention means a convention to which Australia is a party or an agreement or arrangement between Australia and a foreign country.

Deputy Chairperson means the Deputy Chairperson of the Board.

director means a director of the Board and includes the Chairperson, the Deputy Chairperson and the Managing Director.

Federal Court means the Federal Court of Australia.

letter means any form of written communication that is directed to a particular person or address, and includes:

(a) any standard postal article;

(b) any envelope, packet, parcel, container or wrapper containing such a communication; and

Managing Director means the Managing Director of Australia Post.

office, in relation to Australia Post, means an office (in Australia or outside Australia):

(a) established by Australia Post for the supply of postal services; or

(b) conducted by an agent of Australia Post.

ordinary post, in relation to the carrying of an article, has the meaning given by section 5.

postage, in relation to a postal article, means the amount payable for the carrying of the article by post (including any special charge or additional fee payable for special services supplied in relation to the carrying of the article).

postage stamp includes an imprinted or printed mark, label or design authorised by Australia Post for the purpose of paying postage for a postal article.

postal article means an article of a kind that, under the terms and conditions on which Australia Post supplies postal services, may be carried by post.

reserved services means the activities that Australia Post has, because of section 29, the exclusive right to engage in.

standard postal article means, subject to the regulations, a postal article that satisfies all of the following criteria:

(a) it does not weigh more than 250 grams;

(b) it is not more than 5mm thick;

(i) 2 of whose sides are shorter than the other sides; and

(ii) the shorter sides of which are not more than 122 mm long; and

(iii) the longer sides of which are not more than 237 mm long; and

(iv) the adjacent sides of which are in the ratio of 1 to at least 1.414.

subsidiary has the meaning given by section 6.

the letter service means the service supplied by Australia Post under section 27.

thing includes a living thing.

unwritten communication includes a message, information, or direction to pay an amount of money, that is not in written form.

4 Interpretation—meaning of carry by post

For the purposes of this Act, an article is carried by post if it is carried by or through Australia Post.

5 Interpretation—meaning of carry by ordinary post

For the purposes of this Act, an article is carried by ordinary post if the article is carried by means of the letter service in such a way as will not involve the supply of a special service for which a special charge or additional fee is payable in relation to the carrying of the article.

6 Interpretation—meaning of subsidiary

For the purposes of this Act, a body corporate is a subsidiary of another body corporate if, under the Corporations Act 2001, the first body corporate is a subsidiary of the other body corporate.

7 Extraterritorial operation of Act

This Act applies both within and outside Australia.

8 Extension of Act to certain external Territories

This Act extends to the external Territories (other than Norfolk Island).

9 Extension of Act to adjacent areas

(1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act applies in relation to the adjacent areas of the States and Territories as if references to Australia (when used in a geographical sense) included references to the adjacent areas.

(2) The application of this Act in relation to the adjacent areas of the States and Territories extends only in relation to acts, matters and things touching, concerning, arising out of or connected with the exploration of, or the exploitation of the resources of, the continental shelf of Australia.

(3) Without limiting subsection (2), the application of this Act in relation to the adjacent areas of the States and Territories because of subsection (1) extends in relation to all acts done by or in relation to, and all matters, circumstances and things affecting, any person who is in the adjacent area of a State or Territory for a reason touching, concerning, arising out of or connected with the exploration of, or the exploitation of the resources of, the continental shelf of Australia.

(4) In this section:

adjacent area, in relation to a State or Territory, has the same meaning as in the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967.

Territory does not include Norfolk Island.

10 Act binds the Crown

This Act binds the Crown in right of the Commonwealth, of each of the States, of the Australian Capital Territory, of the Northern Territory and of Norfolk Island.

11 Act subject to Radiocommunications Act and Telecommunications Act etc.

This Act has effect subject to the Radiocommunications Act 1992, the Telecommunications Act 1997 and the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999.

11A Application of the Criminal Code

Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code applies to all offences against this Act.

Note: Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility.

Part 2—Australia Post and its Board

Division 1—Constitution, functions and powers of Australia Post

12 Australia Post continues in existence

The Australian Postal Corporation continues in existence.

13 Australia Post continues to be body corporate etc.

The Australian Postal Corporation:

(a) continues to be a body corporate;

(b) shall have a seal; and

Note: The Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 applies to Australia Post. That Act deals with matters relating to Commonwealth authorities, including reporting and accountability, banking and investment, and conduct of officers.

14 Functions—the principal function

The principal function of Australia Post is to supply postal services within Australia and between Australia and places outside Australia.

15 Functions—subsidiary function

A subsidiary function of Australia Post is to carry on, outside Australia, any business or activity relating to postal services.

16 Functions—incidental businesses and activities

(1) The functions of Australia Post include the carrying on, within or outside Australia, of any business or activity that is incidental to:

(a) the supplying of postal services under section 14; or

(b) the carrying on of any business or activity under section 15.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the functions of Australia Post include the carrying on, within or outside Australia, of any business or activity that is capable of being conveniently carried on:

(a) by the use of resources that are not immediately required in carrying out Australia Post’s principal or subsidiary function; or

(b) in the course of:

(i) supplying postal services under section 14; or

(ii) carrying on any business or activity under section 15.

17 General powers

(1) Australia Post has power to do all things necessary or convenient to be done for, or in connection with, the performance of its functions.

(2) Subsection (1) is not limited by any other provision of this or any other Act that confers a power on Australia Post.

18 Specific postal and postal related powers

Australia Post has power, for or in connection with the performance of its functions:

(a) to supply packet and parcel carrying services; and

(b) to supply philatelic and associated services; and

(d) to supply electronic mail services; and

(da) to supply:

(i) carriage services (within the meaning of the Telecommunications Act 1997); and

(ii) content services (within the meaning of that Act); and

(e) to supply document exchange services and contract mail management services; and

(ea) to supply mail house services (which may include, for example, the provision of a mail order service and the doing of things incidental to the provision of such a service); and

(f) to supply funds transfer services; and

(g) to supply postal services (including philatelic and associated services) for Norfolk Island, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands and foreign countries; and

(h) to supply any services other than postal services to or on behalf of the Commonwealth, the States and Territories, foreign countries and other persons; and

(j) to manufacture postage stamps and other goods for use in connection with postal services.

19 Other powers

(1) Australia Post has, for or in connection with the performance of its functions, all the powers of a natural person, and may, for example:

(a) enter into contracts;

(b) acquire, hold and dispose of real and personal property;

(d) form, and participate in the formation of, companies;

(e) subscribe for and purchase shares in, and debentures and other securities of, companies;

(f) participate in partnerships, trusts, unincorporated joint ventures and other arrangements for the sharing of profits;

(g) issue debentures and grant floating charges on its property;

(h) make charges and fix terms and conditions for work done, or services, goods and information supplied, by it;

(j) engage consultants;

(k) accept gifts, grants, bequests and devises made to it, and act as trustee of money and other property vested in it on trust;

(m) offer and pay rewards;

(n) deal in futures and other contracts;

(p) provide consultancy and project management services; and

(q) do such other things as it is authorised to do by or under this Act or any other law of the Commonwealth or any law of a State or Territory.

(2) Australia Post has, in addition to its other powers, power to do all things necessary or convenient to be done for, or in connection with, the performance of its obligation under section 26, and may, for example:

(a) purchase and otherwise acquire land and buildings that it may require;

(b) sell and otherwise dispose of land and buildings that it does not require;

(d) develop and lease land and buildings not immediately required by it; and

(e) develop land and buildings for the purpose of sale.

Division 2—Australia Post’s Board and Managing Director

20 The Board

There shall be a Board of Directors of Australia Post.

21 The Managing Director

There shall be a Managing Director of Australia Post.

22 Constitution of the Board

The Board consists of:

(a) the Chairperson;

(b) the Deputy Chairperson;

(d) not more than 6 other directors.

23 Role of the Board

It is the role of the Board:

(a) to decide the objectives, strategies and policies to be followed by Australia Post; and

(b) to ensure that Australia Post performs its functions in a manner that is proper, efficient and, as far as practicable, consistent with sound commercial practice.

24 Duties of the Managing Director

(1) The Managing Director shall, under the Board, manage Australia Post.

(2) All acts and things done in the name of, or on behalf of, Australia Post by the Managing Director shall be taken to have been done by Australia Post.

Part 3—Australia Post’s obligations and reserved services

Division 1—Obligations

25 Obligations generally

Australia Post has the following obligations:

(a) its commercial obligation under section 26;

(b) its community service obligations under section 27;

26 Commercial obligation

Australia Post shall, as far as practicable, perform its functions in a manner consistent with sound commercial practice.

27 Community service obligations

(1) Australia Post shall supply a letter service.

(2) The principal purpose of the letter service is, by physical means:

(a) to carry, within Australia, letters that Australia Post has the exclusive right to carry; and

(b) to carry letters between Australia and places outside Australia.

(3) Australia Post shall make the letter service available at a single uniform rate of postage for the carriage within Australia, by ordinary post, of letters that are standard postal articles.

(4) Australia Post shall ensure:

(a) that, in view of the social importance of the letter service, the service is reasonably accessible to all people in Australia on an equitable basis, wherever they reside or carry on business; and

(b) that the performance standards (including delivery times) for the letter service reasonably meet the social, industrial and commercial needs of the Australian community.

(5) In this section:

Australia includes Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands, but does not include any other external Territory to which this Act extends.

28 General governmental obligations

Australia Post shall perform its functions in a way consistent with:

(a) any general policies of the Commonwealth Government of which the directors are notified under section 28 of the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997;

(b) any directions given by the Minister under section 49; and

28A Australia Post may return letters received from foreign postal authorities

(1) This section applies to letters and other postal articles received by Australia Post from a foreign postal authority, whether they are for delivery within Australia or not.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), if, under a convention, Australia is permitted to return a letter or postal article, Australia Post may return the article in accordance with the convention despite its obligations under this Division.

(3) The Minister may give written directions to the Board, consistent with the convention, about how the power to return articles should be exercised (including whether that power should be exercised in particular circumstances).

(4) The Board must ensure that Australia Post complies with any directions under subsection (3).

(5) If the Minister gives a direction under subsection (3), the Minister must cause a copy of the direction to be laid before each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after giving the direction.

Division 1A—Performance standards and audits

28B Interpretation

In this Division:

performance audit report means a report under section 28D.

prescribed performance standards has the meaning given by subsection 28C(1).

28C Performance standards to be met by Australia Post

(1) The regulations may prescribe performance standards (the prescribed performance standards) to be met by Australia Post.

(2) The prescribed performance standards must relate to:

(a) the frequency, speed or accuracy of mail delivery; or

(b) the availability or accessibility of:

(i) post‑boxes or other mail lodgement points; or

(ii) offices of Australia Post or other places from which Australia Post products or services may be purchased.

28D Auditor‑General to report on compliance with prescribed performance standards

(1) The Auditor‑General must, in relation to the financial year starting on 1 July 1994 and each later financial year, audit, and report on, the extent to which, during the financial year, Australia Post met the prescribed performance standards that were in force.

(2) The audit must be conducted in accordance with the methodology that the Auditor‑General determines is consistent with prevailing performance audit methodology, and a statement of the methodology used in conducting the audit must be included in the report.

(3) The Auditor‑General may request Australia Post to supply information that the Auditor‑General considers is reasonably necessary to perform the audit, and Australia Post must comply with the request.

(4) The Auditor‑General must give the report to the Minister on or before 1 November in the next financial year.

(5) The Minister must cause a copy of the report to be laid before each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after its receipt by the Minister.

28E Service improvement plans

(1) If, in a performance audit report, the Auditor‑General reports that Australia Post has not met a prescribed performance standard, Australia Post must prepare a service improvement plan to ensure it meets that prescribed performance standard as soon as practicable.

(2) The service improvement plan must be given to the Minister on or before 1 March in the financial year after the financial year to which the performance audit report relates.

(3) The Minister must cause a copy of the service improvement plan to be laid before each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after its receipt by the Minister.

Division 2—Reserved services

29 Services reserved to Australia Post etc.

(1) Subject to section 30, Australia Post has the exclusive right to carry letters within Australia, whether the letters originated within or outside Australia.

(2) The reservation of services to Australia Post under subsection (1) extends to:

(a) the collection, within Australia, of letters for delivery within Australia; and

(b) the delivery of letters within Australia.

(3) Australia Post also has the exclusive right to issue postage stamps within Australia.

30 Exceptions to reserved services

(1) The reserved services do not include any of the following:

(a) the carriage of a letter weighing more than 250 grams unless the letter consists of an envelope, packet, parcel, container or wrapper containing 2 or more separate letters;

(b) the carriage of a letter relating to goods that is sent and delivered with the goods;

(c) the carriage of a newspaper, magazine, book, catalogue or leaflet, whether or not directed to a particular person or address and whether or not enclosed in any sort of cover;

(d) the carriage of a letter otherwise than for reward;

(e) the carriage of a letter within Australia for a charge or fee that is at least 4 times the then rate of postage for the carriage within Australia of a standard postal article by ordinary post;

(g) the carriage of a letter by the sender or an officer or employee of the sender;

(ga) the carriage of a letter from an office of the individual or organisation sending the letter to another office of that individual or organisation;

(h) the carriage of a letter to or from:

(i) the nearest office of Australia Post; or

(ii) another office of Australia Post authorised by it;

(ha) the carriage of a letter to an office of Australia Post where it is then lodged for delivery under a bulk interconnection service (within the meaning of section 32A);

(hb) the carriage of a letter to the provider of an aggregation service, for the purposes of aggregation in order to use a bulk interconnection service (within the meaning of section 32A);

(j) the carriage of a letter on behalf of Australia Post under an agreement with it;

(k) the carriage of a letter that, under the terms and conditions on which Australia Post supplies postal services, is not a postal article;

(m) the carriage of writs, warrants or other documents required or permitted to be served, given or sent under the practice and procedure of any court or tribunal;

(ma) the carriage of a letter, in the course of a document exchange service:

(i) from one service centre of the service to another service centre of the service; or

(ii) within a service centre of the service; or

(iii) from a member of the service to a service centre of the service (subject to subsection (1C