atw: Re: Australian Standards for Letters

Ah Daryl, now we are getting somewhere.  I seem to remember someone saying
something about Australia Post having something to do with the standard - as
vague as that.  This one is very thorough for envelopes, so maybe they have
something for letters too - although I can't see for the life of me why.
Who are they to be setting letter writing standards, after all?

Thanks, Christine

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>Question 1 - Does anyone know where I can find Australian Standards for the

>layout and presentation of letters (correspondence).

Interestingly enough, the German standard relating to this very thing was 
for several decades DIN's (German Institute for Standardization) 
best-seller. (I learned this by looking at the display at the DIN's 
headquarters; I can't find a web reference.) So naturally I thought 
Australia would have one. However, enquiries of SAI Global, including a 
phone call, suggest that there is no such standard. I suggest that you trawl

their website yourself and ring them, to double-check.

I note Brian's sad comments (quaintly phrased in terms of an obsolete unit 
of measure). Still, if want to have a go as browbeating fossilesque 
colleagues, you could refer to Australia Post. They don't make standards but

they are explicit on at least how to set out the address; see 
http://www.auspost.com.au/BCP/0,1467,CH2092~MO19,00.html.



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