PROHIBITED AND DANGEROUS GOODS
62.1 The following prohibited goods shall not be lodged for carriage by post and are prohibited from carriage by post:
62.1.1 any article whose possession or carriage by post is prohibited by a law of the Commonwealth, a State or Territory;
62.1.2 any poison, drug or medicine except as permitted by clause 63;
62.1.3 any dangerous goods except as permitted by clause 64;
62.1.4 a liquid which has not been properly packed in accordance with Appendix 3 or, if the liquid is a permitted dangerous good, which has not been properly packed in accordance with the requirements of clause 64;
62.1.5 a paste, powder or tablet which has not been properly packed in accordance with Appendix 3 or, if the paste, powder or tablet is a permitted dangerous good, has not been properly packed in accordance with the requirements of clause 64;
62.1.6 an article containing any object with a sharp edge or point not equipped with a securely fitted sheath or guard, which is capable of cutting or penetrating the cover of the article containing it or the cover of an article with which it may come in contact during carriage and which has not been properly packed in accordance with Appendix 3;
62.1.7 an article which in the reasonable opinion of Australia Post is, or is likely to become, physically offensive;
62.1.8 a perishable food which has not been properly packed in accordance with Appendix 3;
62.1.9 any live creature except as permitted by clause 66;
62.1.10 bullion;
62.1.11 bank notes, except bank notes up to a limit not exceeding the face value of $A200, lodged under the registered post service for delivery within Australia; or
62.1.12 bank notes lodged for delivery in the international post.
62.1.13 coins, except coins up to a limit not exceeding the face value of $A200, lodged in the registered post service for delivery within Australia; or
62.1.14 any article in the international post:
| (i) | containing or suspected of containing, weapons or items of weaponry, | |
| 1 | including grenades, mortar shells or canisters, or parts thereof – even if rendered inert; but | |
| 2 | not including firearms or firearm parts; | |
| (ii) | resembling or which may reasonably be taken for any item excluded in 62.1.14 (i), including replicas or stage props; and | |
| (iii) | whether deleterious or not, that may reasonably be construed by its appearance or make up to constitute a potential security risk to persons or property. | |
62.2 If Australia Post believes on reasonable grounds that an article lodged for carriage by post consists of or contains prohibited goods, then Australia Post is not obliged to either deliver the article to the addressee nor return the article to the sender, but shall deal with the article as follows:
62.2.1 where the article is, or is reasonably suspected of, containing something that is explosive, dangerous, prohibited or deleterious, it shall be either:
(i) rendered safe or destroyed by Australia Post or by others acting with the authority of Australia Post; or
(ii) delivered up to the police, defence or emergency services,
and the cost of rendering safe or the cost of destruction shall be claimable from the sender; or
62.2.2 if clause 62.2.1 does not apply and the article is physically offensive, it may be destroyed immediately by Australia Post in accordance with the Act; or
62.2.3 if clause 62.2.1 and 62.2.2 do not apply and the article constitutes, or is reasonably suspected of constituting, evidence of a criminal offence, it may be provided to the appropriate police force, customs service or prosecuting authority, as the case may be; or
62.2.4 if clauses 62.2.1, 62.2.2 or 62.2.3 do not apply and the article and its contents have been forfeited to the Commonwealth under the Act and the article contains:
(i) coins or banknotes - these shall be paid into the Consolidated Revenue Fund; or
(ii) any item of value likely to be greater than the cost of disposal - the item may be sold by public auction or otherwise and the proceeds shall be used to pay to Australia Post the cost of disposal and any balance shall be paid into the Consolidated Revenue Fund; or
(iii) any other item - the item shall be destroyed or otherwise disposed of as Australia Post deems fit, and Australia Post shall be entitled to claim any costs of disposal from the sender; or
62.2.5 if it is subsequently found that the article does not consist of or contain prohibited goods, the article shall be further carried by post in accordance with these terms and conditions.
62.2.6 Any costs incurred by Australia Post in relation to rendering safe or destroying an article pursuant to this clause shall be recoverable from the sender.
63.1 A poison, drug or medicine which is a narcotic substance shall not be lodged for carriage by post nor carried by post.
63.2 If the article is one to which section 90T of the Act applies being an article reasonably believed to consist of, or contain, certain drugs or other chemical compounds, then the article will be dealt according to that section.
63.3 A poison, drug or medicine which is also an infectious perishable or a non-infectious perishable biological substance may be lodged for carriage by post in accordance with clause 64 provided however that an infectious perishable biological substance may not be lodged for international carriage.
63.4 A poison, drug or medicine which is not an infectious perishable biological substance may be carried by international carriage in accordance with clause 64 provided however that if carriage of the article is prohibited in a country of transit or destination the article will not be carried.
63.5 A poison, drug or medicine which is, or is to be, lawfully prescribed for therapeutic purposes by a qualified medical practitioner, dentist or veterinary surgeon, may be lodged and carried by post providing:
63.5.1 it is addressed for delivery to a qualified medical practitioner, dentist, veterinary surgeon, pharmacist, regulatory body, hospital or clinic, or to a person for whose therapeutic benefit the substance has been lawfully prescribed by a qualified medical practitioner, dentist or veterinary surgeon;
63.5.2 it does not contain a quantity of any poison, drug or medicine which exceeds the maximum quantity which may be dispensed at any one time; and
63.5.3 it is packaged and presented in the manner prescribed in the current Technical Instructions of the Civil Aviation Organisation as reflected in the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations.
63.6 A poison, drug or medicine which is an analytical reference standard sample for the use of a laboratory involved in research or maintenance of public health may be lodged outside Australia for delivery within Australia providing:
63.6.1 it is addressed to a recognised laboratory;
63.6.2 it does not contain more than 100 milligrams of that substance; and
63.6.3 it is packaged and presented in the manner prescribed in the current Technical Instructions of the Civil Aviation Organisation as reflected in the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations.
64.1 Dangerous goods specified in clauses 64.2 to 64.3 inclusive, may be lodged and carried by post providing they are properly packed and comply with such terms and conditions governing their carriage.
64.2 Infectious perishable biological substanceInfectious perishable biological substances which are dangerous goods may be lodged and carried by post within Australia providing:
64.2.1 an article containing such a substance is:
(i) addressed to a recognised laboratory, hospital, clinic or regulatory body;
1 a qualified medical practitioner or veterinary surgeon;
2 hospital, clinic, regulatory body or recognised laboratory;
3 a member of a Commonwealth, State or Territory police force; or
4 a person who has the authority of the agencies in clause (ii) above;
(iii) sent at the perishable infectious biological substances rates determined by Australia Post; and
(iv) packaged and presented in the manner prescribed in the current Technical Instructions of the Civil Aviation Organisation as reflected in the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations;
64.3 Non-infectious perishable biological substances and solid carbon dioxide (dry ice), when used as a refrigerant, may be lodged and carried by post within Australia providing:
64.3.1 an article containing such a substance is:
(i) addressed to a recognised laboratory, hospital, clinic or regulatory body;
1 a qualified medical practitioner or veterinary surgeon;
2 hospital, clinic, regulatory body or recognised laboratory;
3 a member of a Commonwealth, State or Territory police force; or
4 a person who has the authority of the agencies in clause (ii) above; and
(iii) packaged and presented in the manner prescribed in the current Technical Instructions of the Civil Aviation Organisation as reflected in the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations.
64.4 Articles permitted to be carried within Australia under clause 64.3.1 may be carried outside Australia where the air mail service is available and where carriage of the article is to a destination which is known by Australia Post to permit carriage of the article.
64.5 Poisons, drugs and medicine which are dangerous goods and which have been properly lodged in accordance with clause 65, may be carried by post.
65.1 Subject to subclause 65.2:
65.1.1 an express post container or an express post parcel;
65.1.2 an express post international envelope or an express post international container;
65.1.3 a parcel lodged for international carriage; or
65.1.4 a parcel lodged for domestic carriage where parcels may be carried by air,
shall have affixed to it a declaration (in the form and manner specified by Australia Post) from the sender certifying that the article does not contain any dangerous or prohibited goods.
65.2 Where an article contains a dangerous good which is permitted to be carried by post under clause 66, then the article shall have affixed to it the appropriate label and Shipper's Declaration for Dangerous Goods, in the form and manner specified by Australia Post, duly completed by the sender.
66.1 Live creatures shall not be lodged for carriage by post except as permitted by clause 66.2.
66.2 Live bees, silkworms, leeches and harmless insects may be carried by post for delivery within Australia providing:
66.2.1 their carriage across state or territory borders is not restricted by a law of the Commonwealth, a State or Territory;
66.2.2 the sender makes application to Australia Post for the carriage of an article containing live bees, silkworms, leeches or harmless insects, by the separate bag service;
66.2.3 an article lodged for carriage by the separate bag service shall have the words "Separate Bag" legibly written or printed in the top left-hand corner of the surface on which the article is addressed;
66.2.4 subject to clause 66.2.5, where an article is carried by the separate bag service, a fee as determined by Australia Post for that purpose is paid in addition to the postage otherwise payable for the carriage of the article;
66.2.5 where a person lodges more than one article for carriage by the separate bag service to the same office of delivery, all articles so lodged at the one time shall be carried for a single fee; and
66.2.6 the contents are packed and presented in the manner prescribed in the current Technical Instructions of the Civil Aviation Organisation as reflected in the IATA Live Animal Regulations.
66.3 An article lodged under the separate bag service may be carried by Australia Post without being enclosed in another bag.
66.4 Live bees, silkworms, silkworm eggs, leeches and parasites and destroyers of noxious insects intended for the control of those insects may be carried by post for delivery outside Australia providing, if the article is not insured:
66.4.1 the contents are packed in the manner prescribed in the current Technical Instructions of the Civil Aviation Organisation as reflected in the IATA Live Animal Regulations;
66.4.2 where the article contains silkworm eggs, the contents must first be packed in a cardboard box or plastic or cloth bag, and unless otherwise agreed, packed and presented in the manner prescribed in the IATA Live Animal Regulations;
66.4.3 if the article contains parasites or the destroyers of noxious insects, the article is exchanged between officially recognised institutions of the countries concerned;
66.4.4 the wrapping and documentation shall have the words "Live Animals", legibly written on them; and
66.4.5 the sender has complied with all legislative requirements for the export of the article and its contents.
