Post and Telegraph Regulations 1913 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1918. No. 176.

 

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 undermentioned Regulation under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1916 to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this third day of July, 1918.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

WILLIAM WEBSTER,

Postmaster-General.

 

Amendment of the Post and Telegraph Regulations 1913.

(Statutory Rules 1913, No. 348.)

The following regulation is inserted after regulation 278:—

278a. (1) Any person who—

(a) without lawful authority (proof whereof shall lie upon him) receives or retains in his possession any money order to which he is not entitled; or

(b) personates any other person for the purpose of obtaining any money order or for the purpose of obtaining payment of any money order; or

(c) without lawful authority (proof whereof shall lie upon him) produces to an officer for the purpose of obtaining payment thereof any money order to which he is not entitled; or

(d) makes any untrue statement to an officer for the purpose of obtaining payment of any money order; or

(e) without lawful authority (proof whereof shall lie upon him) obtains payment of any money order to which he is not entitled; or

(f) without lawful authority (proof whereof shall lie upon him) signs the name of any other person on any money order or to any receipt for the money payable in respect of any money order,

shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding £50.

(2) This regulation shall not affect the liability of any person to be proceeded against for any other offence either against Commonwealth law or State law but so that such person shall not be liable to be punished twice in respect of the same offence.

(3) In this regulation “Money Order” means any money order or postal note issued under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1916 and includes any telegram or document by means of which money may be transmitted and paid through the Post Office.

  

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