Commonwealth Numbered Acts

POSTAL SERVICES ACT 1975 No. 54, 1975 - SECT 85

PART VII-OFFENCES
85. (1) A person shall not-

   (a)  carry or convey a letter for reward; or

   (b)  cause a letter to be carried or conveyed for reward otherwise than by
        the Commission.

Penalty: $1,000.

(2) Sub-section (1) does not apply to-

   (a)  the carriage or conveyance of a letter-

        (i)    that exceeds 500 grams in weight; or

        (ii)   that is concerned only with goods and is carried or conveyed
               with, and delivered with, those goods;

   (b)  the carriage or conveyance of a letter that relates only to the
        affairs of a person and is carried or conveyed by an employee of the
        person;

   (c)  the carriage or conveyance of a letter from the place of business or
        residence of a person for posting at the nearest office of the
        Commission;

   (d)  the carriage or conveyance of a letter from an office of the
        Commission to the place of business or residence of the person to whom
        the letter is addressed; or

   (e)  the carriage or conveyance of a letter for the Commission by an
        officer or employee of the Commission, a contractor to the Commission
        or an officer or employee of such a contractor.