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Old 10-03-2010, 05:35 PM
gary
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Hi Mark,

Thanks for the post.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Nesti
I think sending these things by air isn’t such a good idea. Road freight takes only a few days more and is a little cheaper.
You may not be aware that sending them by air was illegal.

The danger of them catching alight and bringing down an entire 747 somewhere
is specifically the reason why Australia Post has them on the Dangerous Goods
list. Lithium batteries and equipment containing lithium batteries will not be accepted
by Australia Post unless they meet very specific packaging requirements
and then only can be sent by road transport.

See page 44 -
http://www.auspost.com.au/Pdfs/DangerousGoodsGuide.pdf

As stated on page 45, "Australia Post cannot accept lithium batteries or devices
containing lithium batteries for international carriage of domestic air carriage
".

IATA also have a guidance document on the transport of lithium batteries -
http://www.iata.org/nr/rdonlyres/480...tt_2009v21.pdf

The onus is on the individual who posts them to declare them to Australia
Post at the counter. They must be marked for "Road Transport Only", in red next to the address label.

The bottom line is that they should not have been put on board an aircraft.

It might be a message you might want to put out to others that share the same hobby.
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