Australian Postal Corporation Amendment (Dealing with Articles and their Contents) Regulations 2024
I, the Honourable Sam Mostyn AC, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.
Dated 21 November 2024
Sam Mostyn AC
Governor‑General
By Her Excellency’s Command
Michelle Rowland
Minister for Communications
Contents
1 Name
2 Commencement
3 Authority
4 Schedules
Schedule 1—Amendments
Australian Postal Corporation Regulations 2021
This instrument is the Australian Postal Corporation Amendment (Dealing with Articles and their Contents) Regulations 2024.
(1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
Commencement information | ||
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
Provisions | Commencement | Date/Details |
1. The whole of this instrument | At the same time as Schedule 1 to the Australian Postal Corporation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 commences. |
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Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.
(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.
This instrument is made under the Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989.
Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.
Schedule 1—Amendments
Australian Postal Corporation Regulations 2021
1 Section 5 (paragraph (f) of the note)
Repeal the paragraph.
2 Section 5 (definition of authorised examiner)
Repeal the definition.
3 Section 5
Insert:
employee of Australia Post includes a person who performs services for or on behalf of Australia Post and an employee of such a person.
4 Section 5 (definition of Northern Territory Department)
Omit “Biological Control Act 1986 (NT)”, substitute “Plant Health Act 2008 (NT)”.
5 Division 1 of Part 2
Repeal the Division.
6 Paragraphs 13(f) and (g)
Omit “authorised examiner”, substitute “employee of Australia Post”.
7 Section 14 (cell at table item 1, column headed “Place or places”)
Repeal the cell, substitute:
1 Nash Street, East Perth, Western Australia |
8 Section 14 (cell at table item 3, column headed “Place or places”)
Repeal the cell, substitute:
Level 1, John England Building, Berrimah Farm Science Precinct, 29 Makagon Road, Berrimah, Northern Territory |
9 Section 18
Repeal the section.
10 At the end of Part 4
Add:
51 Application and saving provisions
(1) Division 1 of Part 2, as in force immediately before the commencement of this section, continues to apply on and after that commencement in relation to an article that commenced to be in the course of post before that commencement.
(2) The amendment of section 13 made by the Australian Postal Corporation Amendment (Dealing with Articles and their Contents) Regulations 2024 applies in relation to the removal of an article, or the opening of an article, on or after the day on which this section commences.