Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989
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3 Interpretation—definitions
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
ACCC means the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
article means any matter or thing, and includes, for example:
(a) a letter;
(b) a message or information;
(c) a direction to pay an amount of money;
(d) an envelope, packet, parcel, container or wrapper containing any matter or thing (including a letter, message, information or direction to pay an amount of money); and
(e) a message, information, or direction to pay an amount of money, that is not in written form.
Australia, when used in a geographical sense, includes the external Territories to which this Act extends.
Australia Post means the Australian Postal Corporation.
Board means the Board of Directors of Australia Post.
borrow includes raise money or credit.
carry, in relation to an article, means:
(a) carry the article from one place to another by physical means; or
(b) if the article is an unwritten communication—transmit the article from one place to another by electromagnetic or other non‑physical means;
and includes: (c) in the case of the carriage of an article from one place to another by physical means—collect or receive the article for carriage and deliver the article after carriage; and (d) in the case of the transmission of an unwritten communication from one place to another by electromagnetic or other non‑physical means—collect or receive the communication (whether in written or unwritten form) for transmission and deliver the communication (whether in written or unwritten form) after transmission.
Chairperson means the Chairperson of the Board.
community service obligations means obligations under section 27.
convention means a convention to which Australia is a party or an agreement or arrangement between Australia and a foreign country.
Deputy Chairperson means the Deputy Chairperson of the Board.
director means a director of the Board and includes the Chairperson, the Deputy Chairperson and the Managing Director.
Federal Court means the Federal Court of Australia.