Post and Telegraph Regulations 1913 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1920. No. 166.

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REGULATION UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901-1916.

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 1901-1916, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this twenty-second day of September, 1920.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

GEO. S. WISE,

Postmaster-General.

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amendment of the post and telegraph regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1913, No. 348, as amended to this date.)

154. (1) Any letter—

(a) received from a place beyond the Commonwealth, or

(b) posted at any post-office within the Commonwealth,

which is suspected to contain any article on which Customs duty is payable, or any article the importation of which is prohibited, shall before delivery be opened by the addressee or his representative for examination by an officer of Customs.

(2) If it is found to contain any article on which Customs duty is payable, the duty thereon as assessed by the officer of Customs shall be paid before the letter is delivered to the addressee.

(3) If it is found to contain an article the importation of which is prohibited, it shall be handed to the officer of Customs to be dealt with according to law.

 

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