Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00040:section:30:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00040
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 30 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 30416–32986

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)); or
 (iv) from a service centre of the service to a member of the service (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,