2006-09-20 21:41:49 · 4 answers · asked by stu82_howarth 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Postal Services Act 2000:
s84. – (1) A person commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse, he–
(a) intentionally delays or opens a postal packet in the course of its transmission by post, or
(b) intentionally opens a mail–bag.
(2) Subsections (2) to (5) of section 83 apply to subsection (1) above as they apply to subsection (1) of that section.
(3) A person commits an offence if, intending to act to a person's detriment and without reasonable excuse, he opens a postal packet which he knows or reasonably suspects has been incorrectly delivered to him.
2006-09-20 21:54:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Mails are exclusive properties of a person. Thus, under the law is prohibited for someone to open another person's mail. It is an intrusion into the privacy of others.
2006-09-20 21:44:49 · answer #2 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is illegal unless you have written permission to do so (like a secretary or PA.)
2006-09-20 21:46:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah i think so.
2006-09-20 22:06:11 · answer #4 · answered by qwerty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋