Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00040:section:90q
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00040
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 90Q
Character Range: 112897–114430

90Q  Undeliverable articles
 (1) This section applies to the article if it:
 (a) cannot be delivered to the intended recipient because it is not addressed, or it is inadequately or incorrectly addressed; and
 (b) cannot be returned to the sender because it does not bear the sender's address, or because the sender's address is not shown, or is inadequately or incorrectly shown.
 (2) An employee of Australia Post may open the article and an employee of Australia Post may examine the article or its contents for the purpose of obtaining sufficient information to:
 (a) deliver the article to the intended recipient; or
 (b) return the article to the sender.
 (3) Subject to subsection (4) and section 90X, after the examination referred to in subsection (2) of this section, an employee of Australia Post must:
 (a) if sufficient information is found to deliver the article to the intended recipient—close up the article and return it to the normal course of carriage; or
 (b) if paragraph (a) does not apply but sufficient information is found to return the article to the sender—close up the article and return it to the sender; or
 (c) otherwise—deal with the article in accordance with the applicable provisions of the terms and conditions determined under section 32.
 (4) Subject to section 90X, if the article is found to consist of or contain any thing covered by paragraph 90S(1)(b), or any quarantine material, then subsection 90S(5) or 90U(7), as the case requires, applies in relation to the article and its contents.