Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00040:section:3:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00040
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Provision Reference: s 3 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 10632–13568

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;
 (c) a direction to pay an amount of money;
 (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.
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.
Finance Minister means the Minister administering the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.
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
 (c) any unenclosed written communication that is directed to a particular person or address.
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,