Post and Telegraph Regulations 1913 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1914. No. 124.

REGULATION UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901-1913.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1913, namely—

Post and Telegraph Regulations, 1913

(Statutory Rules 1913, No. 348).

Regulation 6a—Production of Documents in Legal Proceedings, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this 31st day of August, One thousand nine hundred and fourteen.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

AGAR WYNNE.

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After Regulation 6 the following heading and regulation are inserted:—

“Production of Documents in Legal Proceedings.

6a. (1) If any person who is a party in any legal proceedings between private litigants or the solicitor of such person desires the production of an official document as evidence in the proceedings, the person or his solicitor may make application on Form A or Form B set out hereunder, whichever is appropriate to the circumstances, to the Deputy Postmaster-General in whose custody the document is, for the production of the document—

Form A.

In the Court

at 

19No.

Plaintiff,

and

Defendant.

Whereas an action is now pending in the  Court of  at  in the State of  in which  is plaintiff and  is defendant. And whereas it is necessary for the purposes of justice and for the due determination of the matters in dispute between (a) and (b) that the documents more particularly described in the Schedule

(a) Plaintiff, (b) Defendant.

 

hereunder written should be produced and shown forth on the hearing of the above action.

NOW therefore I as (c)  have the honour to request, and do hereby request, that for the reasons aforesaid and for the assistance of the said Court, you, as the Deputy Postmaster-General of the State of will be pleased to cause the said documents to be produced and shown forth on my behalf at the sittings of the said Court to be holden at on the day of  19 at the hour of o’clock in the noon, and so from day to day until the above action is tried.

Dated the day of 19

Plaintiff or

Defendant.

To the Deputy Postmaster-General of

the State of

SCHEDULE.

Full Particulars of Documents required. Date.

(e) Plaintiff or Defendant.

Form B.

In the Court

at 

19No.

Plaintiff,

and

Defendant.

Whereas an action is now pending in the Court of at in the State of  in which  is plaintiff and is defendant. And whereas it has been represented to me as Solicitor for the above-named (a) that it is necessary for the purposes of justice and for the due determination of the matters in dispute between the parties that the documents more particularly described in the Schedule hereunder written should be produced and shown forth on the hearing of the above action.

NOW therefore I as such Solicitor as aforesaid have the honour to request, and do hereby request, that for the reasons aforesaid and for the assistance of the said Court, you, as the Deputy Postmaster-General of the State of will be pleased to cause the said documents to be produced and shown forth on behalf of (a)  at the sittings of the said Court to be holden at on the day of 19 ,

(a) Plaintiff or Defendant.

 

at the hour of o’clock in the noon, and so from day to day until the above action is tried.

Dated the day of 19 .

Solicitor

and Solicitor for the (a)

To the Deputy Postmaster-General

of the State of

SCHEDULE.

Full Particulars of the Documents required. Date.

(a)Plaintiff or Defendant.

(2) If there be no objection on the part of the Department to comply with the application, a notice to that effect shall be forwarded to the person making the application, who shall thereupon pay to the Deputy Postmaster-General—

(a) a fee of one guinea;

(b) a sum sufficient to meet any travelling expenses necessary for the officer searching for or producing the document."

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C.7527.—Price 3d.