POST
AND TELEGRAPH RATES.
No. 20 of 1930.
An
Act to amend the Post and Telegraph Rates
Act 1902-1924.
[Assented
to 30th July, 1930.]
BE
it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of
Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—
Short
title and citation.
1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Post and Telegraph Rates Act 1930
(2.) The Post
and Telegraph Rates Act 1902-1924 is in this Act referred to as the
Principal Act.
(3.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may
be cited as the Post and Telegraph Rates
Act 1902-1930.
Commencement.
2. This Act shall commence on a date to be fixed by Proclamation.
Definitions.
3. Section four of the Principal Act is repealed and the following
Section inserted in its stead:—
“4.
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—
‘Rates
for telegrams’ means the charges for transmission of telegrams within the Commonwealth,
exclusive of additional fees prescribed under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1923 for special services;
‘Rates
of postage’ means the charges for transmission of postal articles posted in the
Commonwealth for delivery therein, exclusive of additional fees prescribed
under the Post andTelegraph Act 1901-1923 for special
services;
‘Periodicals’
means magazines, reviews and other similar publications, as prescribed, wholly
set up and printed in the Commonwealth, and published for sale in numbers at intervals
as prescribed;
‘Bona fide subscriber’ means a person who
has ordered that a copy of a newspaper or periodical be sent to him regularly by
post.”.
Rates
to be paid on Government correspondence.
4. Section five of the Principal Act is amended—
(a) by omitting the word “,letters,”; and
(b)by omitting the words “postal and telegraphic rates” and inserting in their
stead the words “rates for telegrams and the rates of postage”.
5. Section six of the Principal Act is repealed and the following
section inserted in its stead:—
Rates
of postage.
“6. The rates of postage shall be as set out in
the First Schedule to this Act.”.
Telegraphic
rates.
6.Section seven of the Principal Act is amended by
omitting the words “the transmission of” and the words “within the Commonwealth”.
Limits
of town and Suburban telegraph rates.
7. Section nine of the Principal Act is amended by omitting the words “the
limits within which the rates for town and suburban telegrams shall have
effect, and for prescribing charges for the porterage of telegrams.” and
inserting in their stead the following paragraphs:—
“—(a)the limits within which the rates for town and suburban telegrams shall
have effect;
(b)the fees for accelerated transmission or delivery of telegrams and other
special services;
(c) the fees for accelerated transmission
or delivery of postal articles and other special services; and
(d)any other matters which by this Act are required or permitted to be
prescribed, or which are necessary or convenient to be prescribed, for giving
effect to this Act.”.
8. The First Schedule to the Principal Act is repealed and the
following Schedule inserted in its stead:—
“FIRST
SCHEDULE.
Part I.
Newspapers registered at a General Post Office
posted (without condition as to the number contained in each addressed
wrapper) by— (a) the
proprietors thereof to bona fide sub-scribers
and to newsvendors and agents for the purpose of sale; and (b) newsvendors and agents to bona fide subscribers and to other
newsvendors and agents for the purpose of sale
| One penny and a half-penny per twenty ounces or part
of twenty ounces on the aggregate weight of newspapers posted by any one person
at any one time.
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Periodicals registered at a General Post Office
posted (without condition as to the number contained in each addressed
wrapper) by— (a) the
proprietors thereof to bona fide subscribers
and to newsvendors and agents for the purpose of sale; and (b)
newsvendors and agents to bona fide sub-scribers
and to other newsvendors and agents for the purpose of sale
| Twopence per sixteen ounces or part of sixteen
ounces on the aggregate weight of periodicals posted by any one. person at
any one time
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Part II.
Letters and Letter
Cards..................................................
| Two pence per ounce or part of an ounce |
Post Cards......................................................................
| One penny and a half-penny each |
Second Class Mail Matter (comprising printed papers
(including books, periodicals and newspapers not registered at a General Post
Office), commercial papers, catalogues, patterns, samples and merchandise) as
prescribed
| One penny per two ounces or part of two ounces |
Third Class Mail Matter (comprising books,
periodicals and newspapers registered at a General Post Office posted
otherwise than as specified in Part I. of this Schedule) as prescribed
| One penny per six ounces or part of six ounces |
Hansard, that is, reports of Parliamentary debates
printed and published by the authority of the Commonwealth or of a State
| One penny per twelve ounces or part of twelve
ounces.”.
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