Postal Regulations 1935 (Amendment) (Cth)
REGULATIONS UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901-1950.*
Dated this 29th day of September, 1959.
W. J. SLIM
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
Postmaster-General.
AMENDMENTS OF THE POSTAL REGULATIONS.
“2. These Regulations are divided into Parts, as follows:—
Part I.—Preliminary (Regulations 1-3).
Part II.—Air Mail, Mail Notice and Late Fees, Addressing and Withdrawal of Postal Articles, Grouped Articles (Regulations 4-9).
Part III.—Letters, Letter-cards and Post-cards (Regulations 11-14).
Part IV.—Articles, other than Registered Books, Newspapers and Periodicals (Regulations 16-23).
Part V.—Registered Books, Newspapers and Periodicals (Regulations 26-50).
Part VI.—Packing and Prohibitions (Regulations 51-54).
Part VII.—Postage (Regulations 55-81).
Part VIII.—Delivery and Re-direction of Mail Matter and Treatment of Undelivered Mail Matter (Regulations 82-103).
Part IX.—Postage Stamps (Regulations 114-123B).
Part X.—Private Posting Receptacles (Regulations 124-129).
Part XI.—Private Boxes (Regulations 130-139).
Part XII.—Private Mail Bags (Regulations 140-156).
* Notified in the
Statutory Rules
1935, No 3, as amended to date. For previous amendments of the Postal
Regulations,
7961/59.—PRICE 8D. 9/22.9.1959.
Part XIII.—Registered Post (Regulations 157-176).
Part XIIIA.—Certified Mail (Regulations 176A-176G).
Part XIV.—Cash-on-Delivery Post (Regulations 177-185).
Part XV.—Parcels (Regulations 186-213).
Part XVI.—Insurance of Parcels (Regulations 214-222).
Part XVII.—Money Orders (Regulations 223-243).
Part XVIII.—Postal Notes (Regulations 244-253).
Part XIX.—Miscellaneous (Regulations 255-259).”.
“6.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, where a postal article (other than a parcel) consists of more than one article and where the articles of which the postal article consists would not, if each was posted as a separate postal article, each be transmissible at the same rate of postage, the postal article is transmissible at the higher or the highest, as the case may be, of the respective rates of postage at which the articles of which the postal article consists would, if each was posted as a separate postal article, be transmissible, and, if the postage on the postal article is not prepaid at that higher or highest rate, the postal article shall be dealt with as an insufficiently prepaid postal article.
“(2.) Where a letter and a postal article (other than a letter, a letter-card, a post-card, a book, newspaper or periodical registered at a General Post Office or a parcel) is posted in a dual envelope and complies with the requirements of the Postmaster-General relating to dual envelopes, the postage payable is the sum of the postage that would be payable if the letter and the postal article were posted separately.
“7.—(1.) The late fee on an unregistered postal article (other than a parcel) posted in the Commonwealth is a fee equal to the amount of the postage, calculated at the rate specified in item 1 of the First Schedule to the Rates Act, payable for the transmission of a letter weighing not more than one ounce.
“(2.) Where a postal article (other than a parcel) for transmission by a particular mail closing after nine o’clock in the morning on a day and before five o’clock in the afternoon on that day is tendered for registration less than one hour, but not less than one-half hour, before the ordinary closing time of that mail, the late fee in respect of the article is a fee equal to twice the amount of the late fee payable, in accordance with the last preceding sub-regulation, in respect of an unregistered postal article.
“(3.) The late fee on a parcel posted in the Commonwealth at a post office at which parcels are accepted for transmission by a particular mail after the ordinary closing time of that mail is a fee equal to twice the amount of the late fee payable, in accordance with sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation, in respect of an unregistered postal article.”.
(
a )by omitting sub-regulations (3.), (4.), (5.) and (6.) and inserting in their stead the following sub-regulations:—“(3.) A person making application for the withdrawal of a postal article shall, at the time of making the application—
(
a ) if the application is made before the postal article has been dispatched from the office of posting—
(i) pay a search fee of Two shillings and sixpence; and
(ii) pay or undertake to pay an additional fee equal to the sum of the appropriate charges payable for transmitting, by telephone or telegram, a message to the Postmaster-General requesting his direction under the last preceding sub-regulation and the decision of the Postmaster-General in respect of that request; or
(
b )if the application is made after the postal article has been dispatched from the office of posting—(i) pay a search fee of Five shillings; and
(ii) pay or undertake to pay an additional fee equal to the sum of the appropriate charges payable for transmitting, by telephone or telegram, a message to the Postmaster-General requesting such a direction and the decision of the Postmaster-General in respect of that request and, if such a direction is given, the appropriate charges payable for so transmitting a message to the office of destination of the postal article requesting the withdrawal of the postal article before delivery to the addressee and a message from that office advising whether or not the postal article has been so withdrawn.
“(4.) Any fees paid, in accordance with the last preceding sub-regulation, in connexion with the withdrawal of a postal article before delivery to the addressee shall not be returned to the applicant if the postal article is not so withdrawn.”;
(
b )by omitting from sub-regulation (8.) the words “express messenger service” and inserting in their stead the words “special delivery service”; and(
c ) by omitting sub-regulation (9.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—“(9.) In this regulation—
‘office of destination’, in relation to a postal article, means the post office to which the article would, in the ordinary course, be conveyed for delivery to the addressee;
‘office of posting’, in relation to a postal article, means the post office at which the article was posted or, if it was posted at a street letter receiver or other receptacle, means the post office to which it was conveyed, or would, in the ordinary course, have been conveyed, for the purpose of postmarking and despatch.”.
“PART III.—LETTERS, LETTER-CARDS AND POST-CARDS.”.
(
a ) by omitting the words “under the conditions relating to the several classes of mail matter” and inserting in their stead the words “by Part IV. or Part XV. of these Regulations”; and(
b )by omitting the words “first class mail matter” and inserting in their stead the words “a letter”.
“PART IV.—ARTICLES, OTHER THAN REGISTERED BOOKS, NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS.”.
(
a ) by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “under the conditions relating to Second Class Mail Matter” and inserting in their stead the words “by regulation 22 of these Regulations”;(
b )by omitting from that sub-regulation the words “as Second Class Mail Matter” and inserting in their stead the words “otherwise than as a letter”; and(
c ) by omitting from that sub-regulation the words “First Class Mail Matter” and inserting in their stead the words “a letter”.
"20. A postal article is not eligible for transmission at the rate of postage specified in item 4 of the First Schedule to the Rates Act if—
(
a )in the case of an article consisting of a single volume of printed matter—the weight of the article exceeds eleven pounds;(
b )in the case of an article consisting of patterns, samples or merchandise—the weight of the article exceeds one pound; or(
c ) in the case of any other article—the weight of the article exceeds six and one-half pounds.”.
(
a ) by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “at printed matter rate of postage or at the rate of postage prescribed for patterns, samples and merchandise, as the case requires, according to the nature of the article” and inserting in their stead the words “at the rate of postage specified in item 4 of the First Schedule to the Rates Act”;(
b )by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the words “One halfpenny” and inserting in their stead the words “One penny”; and(
c )by omitting from sub-regulation (4.) the words “In common with other Second Class Mail Matter, the articles” and inserting in their stead the words “The articles”.
“PART V.—REGISTERED BOOKS, NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS.”.
(
a )by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “as Third Class Mail Matter” and inserting in their stead the words “at the rate of postage specified in item 3 of the First Schedule to the Rates Act”; and(
b )by omitting from sub-regulations (2.) and (3.) the words “prescribed for Third Class Mail Matter” (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the words “applicable to books registered at a General Post Office”.
(
a )by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “as Third Class Mail Matter” and inserting in their stead the words “at a rate of postage specified in item 2 or 3 of the First Schedule to the Rates Act”; and(
b )by omitting from sub-regulation (2.)the words “prescribed for Third Class Matter” and inserting in their stead the words “applicable to periodicals registered at a General Post Office”.
(
a ) by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “as Third Class Mail Matter” and inserting in their stead the words “at a rate of postage specified in item 2 or 3 of the First Schedule to the Rates Act”; and(
b ) by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the words “prescribed for Third Class Matter” and inserting in their stead the words “applicable to newspapers registered at a General Post Office”.
“91B. The sender of a postal article that is addressed for delivery in a country outside the Commonwealth, being a country which makes provision for the express delivery of postal articles of the like kind as that postal article posted in the Commonwealth, may, upon payment of a fee of One shilling and threepence, obtain the express delivery of that postal article.”.
“(3.) Where the inquiry relates to a parcel addressed to, or posted in, a place beyond the Commonwealth, the person requesting the inquiry shall lodge with his request a fee of Ninepence.
"(4.) Where the inquiry relates to a registered postal article, whether posted in the Commonwealth for delivery in the Commonwealth or posted in, or addressed to, a place beyond the Commonwealth, an inquiry concerning the postal article shall not be undertaken unless—
(
a ) the request is made within a period of twelve months after the date on which the article was posted;(
b )the official receipt issued to the sender in respect of the postal article is furnished with the request; and(
c ) a fee of Ninepence is lodged with the request.
“(5.) The last two preceding sub-regulations do not apply so as to require the lodging of a fee with a request for an inquiry concerning the alleged non-delivery of a parcel or a registered postal article if the sender of the parcel or article requested, and paid the appropriate fee for, an acknowledgment of the due receipt of the parcel or article by the person to whom it was addressed.
“(6.) Where a person has lodged the fee required by sub-regulation (3.) or (4.) of this regulation and the parcel or article has, through the fault of the Department, not been delivered, the fee so lodged shall be refunded to the person.”.
“116.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, postage stamps to the face value of not less than Two pounds ten shillings made and sold in pursuance of section 30 of the Act, being stamps that are not perforated, have not been impressed with an official postmark and are in good order and condition, may be repurchased by the Commonwealth at a General Post Office upon the following conditions:—
(
a ) the stamps shall be affixed to a sheet or to sheets of paper, not less than two, and not more than sixty, stamps being affixed to a particular sheet of paper;(
b )all the stamps affixed to a particular sheet of paper shall be stamps of the like value; and(
c ) the amount payable for stamps tendered for repurchase is an amount equal to the face value of the stamps so tendered less a discount of—(i) if the face value of the stamps does not exceed Ten pounds—an amount equal to ten per centum of the face value;
(ii) if the face value of the stamps exceeds Ten pounds but does not exceed Twenty pounds—an amount equal to seven and one-half per centum of the face value; or
(iii) if the face value of the stamps exceeds Twenty pounds —an amount equal to five per centum of the face value.
“(2.) A stamp having a face value in excess of Five shillings shall notwithstanding the last preceding sub-regulation, be repurchased only with the consent of a Director.”.
(
a )by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the words “One shilling and sixpence” and inserting in their stead the words “Two shillings and sixpence”; and(
b )by omitting from sub-regulation (4.) the words “Five shillings” and inserting in their stead the words “Ten shillings”.
“(
b )if a private box provided by the Department only for postal articles other than letters, letter-cards, post-cards and parcels is available—rent, at a fee of Three pounds per annum, such a private box.”.
“(1.) Where a private mail-bag service obtained under regulation 140 of these Regulations is given at a place on a mail route starting from a post office in the Commonwealth, the service may, upon payment of a fee of Two shillings and sixpence, be given at a place on another mail route starting from that post office or at a place on another mail route starting from another post office in the Commonwealth, as the case may be.”.
(
a )by omitting from sub-regulation (3.) the words “an article of the Second, Third, or Fourth Class (parcels)” and inserting in their stead the words “a postal article, not being a letter, letter-card or post-card,”; and(
b )by omitting from sub-regulation (4.) the words “An article of the Second, Third, or Fourth Class (parcels) on which a registration fee in excess of One shilling and threepence” and inserting in their stead the words “A postal article, not being a letter, letter-card or post-card, on which a registration fee in excess of the minimum registration fee”.
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a )by omitting from the table the figures “1 3”, “1 6”, “1 9”, “2 0”, “2 3” and “2 6” and inserting in their stead the figures “2 0”, “2 3”, “2 6”, “2 9”, “3 0” and “3 3”, respectively; and(
b )by omitting the words “One shilling and threepence” and inserting in their stead the words “Two shillings”.
(
a ) by omitting the words “One shilling and threepence” and inserting in their stead the words “Two shillings”; and
(b) by omitting from the table the figures “2 0”, “2 3”, “2 6” and “2 9” and inserting in their stead the figures “2 9”, “3 0”, “3 3” and “3 6”, respectively.
“PART XV.—PARCELS.”.
(
a )by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “as Second Class Mail Matter” (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the words “at the rate of postage specified in item 4 of the First Schedule to the Rates Act”;(
b ) by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the words “upon payment of a fee of Two shillings and sixpence”; and(
c ) by omitting sub-regulation (3.).
(
a )by omitting from paragraph (c) of sub-regulation (1.) the word “Fourpence” and inserting in its stead the word “Sixpence”; and(
b )by omitting from paragraph(d) of sub-regulation (1.) the words “Fourpence” and “Sixpence” and inserting in their stead the words “Sixpence” and “Ninepence”, respectively.
(
a )by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “One shilling” and inserting in their stead the words “Two shillings and sixpence”;(
b )by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the words “this regulatio” and inserting in their stead the words “sub-regulation (4.) of this regulation”;(
c ) by omitting from sub-regulation (3.) the words “this regulation” and inserting in their stead the words “the next succeeding sub-regulation”; and(
d )by omitting sub-regulation (4.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulations:—“(4.) The charges prescribed for the purposes of the last two preceding sub-regulations are—
(
a ) a fee of Five shillings;(
b )a fee equal to the sum of the appropriate charges payable for transmitting, by telephone or telegram, as the case requires, a message—(i) in the case of an application for the return of a parcel posted for delivery within the Commonwealth—to the office of destination of the parcel; or
(ii) in the case of an application for the return of a parcel posted for delivery beyond the Commonwealth—to the chief parcel office, or other principal parcel office, in the State in which the parcel was posted,
requesting the return of the parcel to its sender and a message from that office advising whether or not the parcel has been returned; and
(
c ) if the parcel is returned to the sender—a fee equal to the charge, calculated at the appropriate rate of postage specified in regulation 213 of these Regulations, that would be payable if the parcel was posted to the sender from the office from which it is so returned.“(5.) The sender of a parcel who makes application for the return of the parcel shall, at the time of making the application—
(
a ) pay the fee specified in paragraph (a ) of the last preceding sub-regulation;(
b )pay, or undertake to pay, the fee specified in paragraph (b ) of that sub-regulation; and(
c ) undertake to pay the fee specified in paragraph (c ) of that sub-regulation if that fee becomes payable.“(6.) In this regulation, ‘office of destination’, in relation to a percel, means the parcel office to which the parcel would, in the ordinary course, be conveyed for delivery to the addressee.”.
“(
a ) if the parcel is redirected to a new address within the Commonwealth to which it can be delivered from the parcel office from which it would have been delivered to the original address, a fee is not payable in respect of the redirection;“(
b )if the parcel is redirected to a new address within the Commonwealth and, in order to deliver the parcel at that new address, it is necessary to transmit the parcel from one parcel office to another parcel office, a fee is payable in respect of the redirection, being a fee equal to the charge, calculated at the appropriate rate of postage specified in regulation 213 of these Regulations, that would be payable if the parcel was posted from the parcel office from which it has to be so transmitted to the address to which it is redirected;”.
On a parcel weighing— | Rates of postage. | ||||||||
Over. | Up to. | Scale 1. | Scale 2. | Scale 3. | Scale 4. | ||||
lb. | lb. | ||||||||
.. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
7 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
(2.) Regulation 213 of the Postal Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (4.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulations:—
"(3.) The rates of postage on parcels addressed to the Territory of Christmas Island are the rates that would be applicable if that Territory was a part of the State of Western Australia.
“(4.) For the purposes of sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation—
(
a )the rates of postage specified in scale 3 in the table contained in that sub-regulation apply in relation to a parcel posted in the State of Queensland; and(
b )the rates of postage specified in scale 4 in that table apply in relation to a parcel posted in any other State or in the Northern Territory,
for delivery in the Territory of New Guinea or in the Territory of Papua.”.
“(2.) The fees payable for insurance are the fees specified in the first column of the following table and, upon payment of a fee so specified in respect of a parcel, the parcel shall be deemed, subject to the next succeeding regulation, to be insured for an amount not exceeding the amount specified in the second column of that table opposite to that fee:—
First column. | Second column. |
Fee. | Maximum amount of insurance. |
£ | |
0 | 24 |
6 | 48 |
0 | 72 |
“(1.) The rates of commission chargeable for the issue of money orders are—
(
a )in respect of a money order payable in the Commonwealth—One shilling and threepence for the first Five pounds or part of Five pounds and Ninepence for each additional Five pounds or part of Five pounds; and
(
b )in respect of a money order payable otherwise than in the Commonwealth—(i) if the amount for which the money order is issued does not exceed Two pounds—One shilling and threepence; or
(ii) if the amount for which the money order is issued exceeds Two pounds—Sixpence for each One pound or part of One pound.”.
By Authority: A. J. ARTHUR, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.
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