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Evidence Act 2011
162Lettergrams and telegrams
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162 Lettergrams and telegrams (1) If a document purports to contain a record of a message transmitted by means of a lettergram or telegram, it is presumed (unless evidence sufficient to raise doubt about the presumption is presented) that the message was received by the person to whom it was addressed 24 hours after the message was delivered to a post office for transmission as a lettergram or telegram. Note The Commonwealth Act, s 182 gives the Commonwealth Act, s 162 a