Commonwealth Numbered Acts

POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1974

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.      Short title.  
   2.      Commencement.  
   3.      Definitions.  
   4.      Department.  
   5.      Every parcel sent by post if not a packet, parcel or newspaper to be deemed a letter.  
   6.      Packets may be defined.  
   7.      Postal articles from places outside Australia.  
   8.      Arrangements for postage to be other than prepaid.  
   9.      Postal articles insufficiently prepaid.  
   10.     Prepayment of postage unnecessary on postal articles containing certain returns of births, deaths, &c.  
   11.     Prepayment of postage unnecessary on postal articles containing electoral matter.  
   12.     Registration of newspapers.  
   13.     Prepayment of postage.  
   14.     Registration.  
   15.     Declaration to be made where missing postal article contained valuable enclosure.  
   16.     Power to examine registered publications.  
   17.     Undelivered postal articles.  
   18.     Opening of unclaimed postal articles.  
   19.     Manner of dealing with opened postal articles containing items of value.  
   20.     Postal articles not to be returned except in certain cases.  
   21.     Despatch and delivery of packets, &c., may be delayed.  
   22.     Power to destroy books, documents, telegrams, &c.  
   23.      
   24.     Interpretation.  
   25.     Regulations.  
   26.     Penalty for falsely sending certain articles.  
   27.     Schedule 2.  
   28.     Amendment of Regulations.  
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2
           SCHEDULE 3
           SCHEDULE 4
           SCHEDULE 5