Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00371:reg:9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00371
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9
Character Range: 9987–12070

9                                            outside the capital city of a State                                                          outside the capital city of another State                  8 business days after day of posting

 (7) For the purposes of the table in subsection (6), the day of posting for a reserved services letter lodged with Australia Post at a mail lodgement point is:
 (a) if paragraphs (aa) and (b) do not apply—the day the letter is lodged; or
 (aa) if paragraph (b) does not apply, there are notified clearance days for the mail lodgement point and the letter is lodged:
 (i) on a notified clearance day but after the notified clearance time for that day; or
 (ii) on a day that is not a notified clearance day;
  the first notified clearance day after the day the letter is lodged; or
 (b) if the letter is removed from the normal course of carriage by Australia Post under subsection 90UA(1) or (3) of the Act and subsequently returned to the normal course of carriage under subsection 90UB(3) or 90UC(3) of the Act—the day on which the letter is returned to the normal course of carriage by Australia Post.
Note: Street posting boxes bear a notice setting out the latest time on a day for posting before clearance of the box.
Example: A street posting box bears a notice stating that the latest time for posting before clearance of the box is 2 pm, Monday to Friday. A letter is posted in the box at 6 pm on Friday. The day of posting is the following Monday, if paragraph (b) does not apply.
 (7A) A notified clearance day is a day for which there is a notified clearance time.
 (7B) A notified clearance time, for a day, is a time notified as the latest time for posting at the mail lodgement point on that day.
Note: The mail lodgement point may have notified clearance times for every day or for only some days, or it may have no notified clearance times at all.
 (8) A reference in the table in subsection (6) to a State includes a reference to the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.

Part 3—Accessibility of services