Commonwealth Numbered Regulations Commonwealth Numbered Regulations
Australian Postal Corporation (Performance Standards) Regulations 2019
1 Section 5 (definition of areas classification )
Repeal the definition.
2 Section 5
Insert:
"in major cities" means located in a Statistical Area Level 1 that is, under Edition 3 of the Australian Statistical Geography Standard, published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, as existing at the time this definition commences:
(a) categorised as RA0 (Major Cities of Australia); or
(b) in the Urban Centre and Locality of Hobart; or
(c) in the Urban Centre and Locality of Darwin.
Note: The Australian Statistical Geography Standard could in 2024 be viewed on the website of the Australian Bureau of Statistics (www.abs.gov.au).
3 Section 5 (definitions of priority letter and regular letter )
Repeal the definitions.
4 Paragraph 7(1)(a)
Omit "daily (except on", substitute "at least every second day (disregarding".
5 After paragraph 8(2)(c)
Insert:
(ca) a letter for which an additional fee is paid for priority delivery;
6 Subsection 8(6) (table)
Repeal the table, substitute:
Delivery time for reserved services letters | |||
Item | Column 1 If the mail lodgement point is... | Column 2 and the delivery address is... | Column 3 then the delivery time for a reserved services letter is... |
Part 1--Delivery within a State | |||
1 | in the capital city of a State | within that capital city | 4 business days after day of posting |
2 | in another city, or a town, in a State | within: (a) that city or town; or (b) an adjacent city or town in that State | 4 business days after day of posting |
3 | in the capital city of a State | in a place within that State other than that capital city | 5 business days after day of posting |
4 | in another city, or a town, in a State | in a place within that State other than: (a) that city or town; or (b) an adjacent city or town in that State | 5 business days after day of posting |
5 | in a place in a State other than a place mentioned in column 1 of item 1 or 2 of this table | within that State | 5 business days after day of posting |
Part 2--Delivery between States | |||
6 | in the capital city of a State | within the capital city of another State | 6 business days after day of posting |
7 | outside the capital city of a State | within the capital city of another State | 7 business days after day of posting |
8 | in the capital city of a State | outside the capital city of another State | 7 business days after day of posting |
9 | outside the capital city of a State | outside the capital city of another State | 8 business days after day of posting |
7 Subsection 11(2)
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
(2) At any time, there must be at least 2,500 retail outlets that are not in major cities, and such outlets must be at least 50% of all the retail outlets.
8 Subsection 11(3)
Omit "A retail outlet", substitute "Retail outlets".
9 Paragraph 11(3)(a)
Omit "a metropolitan area (within the meaning of the areas classification)", substitute "major cities".
10 Paragraph 11(3)(b)
Omit "in the area comprising the non - metropolitan zones (within the meaning of the areas classification)", substitute "not in major cities".