Evidence Act 2011
160Postal articles
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160 Postal articles (1) It is presumed (unless evidence sufficient to raise doubt about the presumption is presented) that a postal article sent by prepaid post addressed to a person at a stated address in Australia or in an external territory was received at that address on the 7th working day after the day it was posted. working day means a day that is not— (a) a Saturday or a Sunday; or
Division 4.3.3 Matters relating to post and communications (b) a public holiday or a bank holiday in the place to which the postal article was addressed. Note The Commonwealth Act, s 182 gives the Commonwealth Act, s 160 a wider application in relation to postal articles sent by a Commonwealth agency.