Post and Telegraph Regulations 1913 (Amendment) (Provisional) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1916. No. 79.

 

PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901–1913.

I, SIR ARTHUR STANLEY, Governor of the State of Victoria and its Dependencies, in the Commonwealth of Australia, actingas the Deputy of the Governor-General, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby certify that, on account of urgency, the undermentioned Regulations under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901–1913 should come into immediate operation, and make the Regulations to come into operation forthwith as Provisional Regulations.

Dated this third day of May, One thousand nine hundred and sixteen.

A. L. STANLEY,

Deputy for the Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

WILLIAM WEBSTER,

Postmaster-General.

 

Amendment of Post and Telegraph Regulations 1913 (Statutory Rules 1913, No. 348).

After Regulation 60 the following Regulation is inserted:—

“60a.—(1) Articles having thereon or therein or on the envelope or cover thereof any words, marks or designs of an indecent, obscene, blasphemous, libellous or grossly offensive character, shall not be transmissible by packet post within the Commonwealth and if posted for transmission by packet post may, by order of the Postmaster-General or a Deputy Postmaster-General, be destroyed.

“ (2) No action shall be brought against the Postmaster-General or any officer of the Department for anything done under the provisions of this Regulation, but any person aggrieved by anything done by the Postmaster-General or an officer of the Department under this Regulation may appeal to a Justice of the High Court or to a Judge of a Supreme Court of a State by summons or petition in a summary manner.”

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2. Before Regulation 79 and after the heading “ General “ the fol­lowing Regulation is inserted:—

“78a.—(1) Articles having thereon or therein or on the envelope or cover thereof any words, marks or designs of an indecent, obscene, blasphemous, libellous, or grossly offensive character shall not be transmissible by packet post beyond the Commonwealth and may, by order of the Postmaster-General or a Deputy Postmaster-General, be destroyed.

“(2) No action shall be brought against the Postmaster-General or any officer of the Department for anything done under the provisions of this Regulation, but any person aggrieved by anything done by the Postmaster-General or an officer of the Department under this Regulation may appeal to a Justice of the High Court or to a Judge of a Supreme Court of a State by summons or petition in a summary manner.”

 

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