Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00040:section:30:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00040
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 30 (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 32749–35416

(subject to subsections (1C) and (1D));
 (n) the carriage of a letter solely by any electromagnetic or other non‑physical means;
 (p) the carriage of letters by or on behalf of a foreign country under a convention;
 (q) any service that, under the regulations, is not reserved to Australia Post.
 (1A) For the purpose of paragraph (1)(ga):
 (a) the reference to an office of an individual or organisation includes a reference to any place where the individual or organisation carries on business or conducts operations; and
 (b) a place where a business is conducted under a franchise agreement or arrangement is an office of the franchisee but is not, merely because that business is conducted there, an office of the franchisor; and
 (c) subject to paragraph (d), the reference to an organisation is a reference to:
 (i) a body corporate; or
 (ii) a partnership; or
 (iii) a Department of State of the Commonwealth or of a State; or
 (iv) a Department or administrative unit of the Public Service of a Territory; or
 (v) a body, authority, agency or service, whether incorporated or not, established by the Commonwealth or a State or Territory, or by or under a law of the Commonwealth or a State or Territory; or
 (vi) any other unincorporated body; and
 (d) if a body, authority, agency or service covered by subparagraph (c)(v) is also part of a Department or administrative unit covered by subparagraph (c)(iii) or (iv), the body, authority, agency or service is taken to be an organisation that is separate from the organisation constituted by that Department or administrative unit.
 (1AA) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(hb), an aggregation service is a service:
 (a) that aggregates letters from different senders; and
 (b) that is offered in order to allow the senders to use a bulk interconnection service (within the meaning of section 32A).
 (1B) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(ma), a service centre of a document exchange service is a place conducted by, or under the control of, the provider of the service where, under the terms of the service, all persons who, under those terms, are entitled to use the service may:
 (a) deposit documents for carriage by the service; and
 (b) collect documents carried by the service.
 (1C) Carriage of a letter between a service centre of a document exchange service and a person who is a member of the service is only covered by subparagraph (1)(ma)(iii) or (iv) if, at the time of the carriage, all of the following apply:
 (a) the person chose to become a member of the service by applying directly to the provider of the service;
 (b) the terms and conditions on which the service is provided require the