Postal Services Act 1998

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Version as at 12 April 2022

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Postal Services Act 1998

Public Act
 
1998 No 2
Date of assent
 
18 March 1998
Commencement
 
see section 1(2)
Note

The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.

This Act is administered by the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment.

Contents

Title
1Short title and commencement
Part 1
Preliminary provisions
2Interpretation
3Act to bind the Crown
Part 2
General provisions
Postage stamps
4Postage stamps
Detention and examination of postal articles
5Detention of postal articles
6Postal articles found to be in contravention of this Act
7Postal operator or claimant may apply for order as to disposal
8Disposal following conviction
9No action to lie
10Postal articles believed to be in contravention of other enactments
11Valuable postal articles to be kept safely
12Record of postal articles detained and opened
13Offences
14Offender not relieved from liability
Further provisions relating to opening of postal articles
15Opening of postal articles to effect delivery
Undeliverable postal articles
16Undeliverable postal articles
17Disposal of unclaimed postal articles
18Postal articles required to be dealt with under other provisions
General obligations relating to postal articles
19Obligation to pass on postal articles
20Wrongful divulgence of information
21Posting of objectionable thing
22Posting indecent article, etc
23Unlawfully opening postal article
24Posting of dangerous enclosure
25Recording on postal article incorrect time or place of posting
Part 3
Registration of postal operators
Interpretation
26Definition of business of postal operator
Requirement for postal operators to be registered
27Postal operators must be registered
28Offence
Registration of postal operators
29Applications for registration
30Cancellation of registration
31Offence relating to registration
Register of postal operators
32Register of postal operators
33Requirement to notify Secretary of certain matters
34Inspection of register
35Removal from register
36Certificate of Secretary to be evidence
Appeals
37Right of appeal
38Determination of appeals
Part 4
Postal operators
Postal operators to identify mail
39Postal operator to identify mail accepted by it
Erection of public letterboxes
40Public letterboxes
41Notice of work
42Offence
43Appeals in relation to conditions imposed
44Determination of appeals
Loss or delay of letters
45Loss or delay of letters
Obligations on postal operator ceasing business
46Postal operator must notify Secretary of intention to cease business
47Obligations on postal operator ceasing business
Designated postal operators
48Designation of postal operators as postal administration
49Effect of designation
50Designated postal operators to comply with Government policy directions
51Duration of designation
52Crown not liable
53Revocation of designation
54Revocation, etc, of conditions
Disclosure of information by the corporation
55Information to Secretary
Part 5
Miscellaneous provisions
Offences and penalties
56Failure to comply with information disclosure requirements
57Penalty
58Offences punishable on summary conviction [Repealed]
59Time for bringing prosecution extended [Repealed]
Regulations—General
60Regulations
Regulations—Information disclosure
61Regulations requiring disclosure of information
Consequential amendments and repeals
62Consequential amendments and repeals
Transitional provisions
63NZ Post to be registered postal operator
64Application to postal articles posted in contravention of Postal Services Act 1987
65NZ Post to be sole postal administration for 5 years
Schedule
Enactments amended
Notes

An Act to regulate the provision of postal services