Australia Post Rates Determination Section H -Domestic Bulk Mail Presort Rates for Barcoded Letters

Section H - Domestic PreSort Letter Rates

Item 10 PreSort Letter Rates - Regular Delivery

(1) The rate, per small letter, in Table 15

(2) The rate, per small plus letter in Table 16

(3) The rate, per medium letter, in Table 17

(4) The rate, per large letter, in Table 18

(5) In Tables 15 to 18, "intrastate delivery" is the delivery of an article within the State or Territory in which it is lodged and includes -

(a) a carriage described in subitem 10(6) and

(b) a carriage in accordance with the postcodes defined in the Sort Plan, published by Australia Post from time to time.

(6) For the purpose of determining the rate in Tables 15 to 18 -

(a) an article addressed to Norfolk Island shall be deemed to have been addressed to a place in NSW; or

(b) an article lodged in, or addressed to, a place in (A) in Table 19 shall be deemed to have been lodged in, or addressed to, a place in (B) of that table.

(7) Where an article, if carried as a large letter under subitem 2(4) would be carried at a lower rate than the appropriate rate in Tables 16 to 18, the rate for the carriage of the article as a PreSort letter for regular delivery shall be that lower rate.


Table 15 - PreSort Letter Rates - Regular Delivery - Small Letter
Weight	Barcode Direct Tray lodged for:		Residue $	Unbarcoded Residue $
Weight	Intrastate Delivery $	Interstate Delivery $	Residue $	Unbarcoded Residue $
Up to 125g	0.399	0.410	0.449	0.480


Table 16 - PreSort Letter Rates - Regular Delivery - Small Plus Letter
Weight	Barcode Direct Tray lodged for:		Residue $	Unbarcoded Residue $
Weight	Intrastate Delivery $	Interstate Delivery $	Residue $	Unbarcoded Residue $
Up to 125g	0.509	0.531	0.619	0.750


Table 17 - PreSort Letter Rates - Regular Delivery - Medium Letter
Weight	Barcode Direct Tray lodged for:		Residue $	Unbarcoded Residue $
Weight	Intrastate Delivery $	Interstate Delivery $	Residue $	Unbarcoded Residue $
Up to 125g	0.630	0.674	0.768	0.905
Over 125g up to 250g	0.823	0.911	1.015	1.158


Table 18 - PreSort Letter Rates - Regular Delivery - Large Letter
Weight	Barcode Direct Tray lodged for:		Residue $	Unbarcoded Residue $
Weight	Intrastate Delivery $	Interstate Delivery $	Residue $	Unbarcoded Residue $
Up to 125g	0.773	0.817	0.938	0.982
Over 125g up to 250g	1.103	1.191	1.323	1.433
Over 250g up to 500g	1.543	1.675	1.763	1.983


Table 19 - Deemed Substitute Places
(A)	(B)
Australian Capital Territory	NSW
Territory of Christmas Island	WA
Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands	WA
Australian Antarctic Territory	TAS
Territory of Heard and McDonald Islands	TAS

Item 11 PreSort Letter Rates - Off Peak Delivery

(1) The rate, per small letter, in Table 20

(2) The rate, per small plus letter in Table 21

(3) The rate, per medium letter, in Table 22

(4) The rate, per large letter, in Table 23

(5) In Tables 20 to 23 "intrastate delivery" has the same meaning as subitem 10(5)

(6) For the purpose of determining the rates in Tables 20 to 23, subitem 10(6) is applicable.

(7) Where an article, if carried as a large letter under subitem 2(4) would be carried at a lower rate than the appropriate rate in Tables 20 to 23, the rate for the carriage of the article as a Presort letter for off-peak delivery shall be that lower rate.


Table 20 - PreSort Letter Rates - Off Peak Delivery - Small Letter
Weight	Barcode Direct Tray lodged for:		Residue $	Unbarcoded Residue $
Weight	Intrastate Delivery $	Interstate Delivery $	Residue $	Unbarcoded Residue $
Up to 125g	0.388	0.399	0.432	0.465


Table 21 - PreSort Letter Rates - Off Peak Delivery - Small Plus Letter
Weight	Barcode Direct Tray lodged for:		Residue $	Unbarcoded Residue $
Weight	Intrastate Delivery $	Interstate Delivery $	Residue $	Unbarcoded Residue $
Up to125g	0.498	0.520	0.608	0.720


Table 22 - PreSort Letter Rates - Off Peak delivery - Medium Letter
Weight	Barcode Direct Tray lodged for:		Residue $	Unbarcoded Residue $
Weight	Intrastate Delivery $	Interstate Delivery $	Residue $	Unbarcoded Residue $
Up to 125g	0.597	0.630	0.729	0.850
Over 125g up to 250g	0.757	0.801	0.949	1.059


Table 23 - PreSort Rates - Off Peak Delivery - Large Letter
Weight	Barcode Direct Tray lodged for:		Residue $	Unbarcoded Residue $
Weight	Intrastate Delivery $	Interstate Delivery $	Residue $	Unbarcoded Residue $
Up to 125g	0.751	0.784	0.905	0.960
Over 125g up to 250g	1.026	1.092	1.235	1.334
Over 250g up to 500g	1.301	1.389	1.521	1.741