Postal Regulations (Cth)
STATUTORY RULES.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901-1934.*
I,
THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the
advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations
under the
Dated this twenty third day of January, 1935.
(Sgd.) ISAAC A. ISAACS.
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
Postmaster-General.
POSTAL REGULATIONS.
Part I.—Preliminary.
Part I.—Preliminary.
Part II.—Air Mail, Mail Notice and Late Fees, Addressing and Withdrawal of Postal Articles, Grouped Articles.
Part III.—First Class Mail Matter.
Part IV.—Second Class Mail Matter.
Part V.—Third Class Mail Matter.
Part VI.—Packing and Prohibitions.
Part VII.—Postage.
Part VIII.—Delivery and Re-direction of Mail Matter and Treatment of Undelivered Mail Matter.
Part IX.—Postage Stamps.
Part X.—Private Posting Receptacles.
Part XI.—Private Boxes.
Part XII.—Private Mail Bags.
Part XIII.—Registered Post.
Part XIV.—Cash on Delivery Post.
Part XV.—Parcels (Fourth Class Mail Matter).
Part XVI.—Insurance of Parcels.
Part XVII.—Money Orders.
Part XVIII.—Postal Notes.
Part XIX.—Miscellaneous.
*
Notified in the
5736.—6/9.1.1935. —Price 2s. 6d.
“The Act” means the
Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1934 as amended from time to time.“The Rates Act” means the
Post and Telegraph Rates Act 1902-1931 as amended from time to time.
Part II.—Air Mail, Mail Notice and Late Fees, Addressing and Withdrawal of Postal Articles, Grouped Articles.
(2.) Nothing shall be written, printed, or placed on the address side of a postal article which is likely to impede its treatment by postal officials. A postal article may be deemed to contravene this regulation if matter such as advertisements, pictorial representations, ornamentations, and such like additions (other than headings which leave sufficient space for the postage stamps and postmarks) extends beyond the left half of the envelope cover or wrapper.
(3.) An article shall not be accepted for transmission by post if it is enclosed in an envelope, wrapper or cover bearing cancelled postage stamps, postmarks or other evidence of previous transmission through the post.
Provided that this regulation shall not apply to an article which has been re-directed in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations relating to re-direction.
Provided that on a letter and article of the second class posted in a dual envelope in accordance with the requirements of the Postmaster-General, the postage charged shall be that applicable respectively to the letter and the second class article.
(2.) The late fee on all registered articles, except parcels, for any destination, registered between one hour and half-an-hour prior to the time of closing ordinary mails, which close after 9 a.m. and before 6 p.m., shall be Twopence for each article.
(3.) The late fee on registered, cash on delivery, and insured parcels, for any destination, posted at any post office at which “late fee” parcels are accepted shall be Twopence for each parcel. The late fee system does not apply to ordinary parcels.
(2.) In cases where the sender applies for the withdrawal of a postal article before delivery to the addressee, the Postmaster-General may give the necessary direction in writing if he considers the reasons for withdrawal are satisfactory.
(3.) The applicant for withdrawal of a postal article, in accordance with this regulation, shall pay a fee of One shilling, and, in addition, the cost of any necessary telegrams.
(
a ) If placed in the subscriber’s privatebox or called for at the General
Post Office .............................................. 5s. per annum.
(
b ) If delivered by postman ................................ 10s. per annum.
(2.) Subscribers shall pay in advance the subscription, calculated at the annual rate from the first day of the month in which the supply will commence to the end of December following. Thereafter the annual renewal subscription shall fall due on the first day of January in each year, and shall be paid within fourteen days from that date.
Part III.—First Class Mail Matter.
(
a ) It shall be posted without envelope or wrapper;(
b ) The name and address of the addressee shall appear on the front;(
c ) Nothing beyond the name and address of the addressee shall appear on the right half of the front;(
d ) Any attachment shall consist of paper or other very thin substance, and adhere completely to the card. Stamps (other than those in prepayment of postage) liable to be mistaken for postage stamps, may be affixed only to the back.(
e ) Nothing in the nature of samples of merchandise or similar articles shall be affixed or attached;(
f ) It shall be made of cardboard or paper stout enough to be easily handled in the post;(
g ) Its dimensions shall be not less than 4 inches long and 2¾ inches wide, and not more than 5½ inches long and inches wide; and(
h ) A reply post card shall not be closed up in any manner whatsoever.
(2.) A post card not fulfilling the prescribed conditions shall be treated as a letter.
Part IV.—Second Class Mail Matter.
(2.) In the case of an article exceeding two ounces in weight, which has been surcharged as an insufficiently prepaid letter owing to its being closed against inspection, if the addressee opens it in the presence of the Postmaster and it is found to contain nothing of the nature of actual or personal correspondence, the surcharge imposed on account of its being closed against inspection may be remitted.
(
a ) Except when enclosed in bankers’ packets—cheques, money orders, postal notes, bank drafts, bills of exchange, acceptances, promissory notes payable to order, bank notes, interest coupons, revenue stamps, and negotiable instruments representing a monetary value;(
b )Treasury bonds payable to bearer except when sent from one bank to another within the Commonwealth, or when sent from the Commonwealth Treasury or a bank to a Registrar of Inscribed Stock or vice versa;(
c ) unobliterated adhesive postage stamps, except when affixed to an enclosed post card, letter card, or envelope;(
d ) notices or information relating to lotteries (not including art unions) and schemes of chance.
(2.) Perishable substances, such as game, fish, flesh, fruit, and vegetables are not eligible for transmission as Second Class Mail Matter. The rates and conditions prescribed for parcels shall apply.
(A) routine communications or formal documents, for which a printed form is used;
(B) formal documents (not in the form of correspondence) wholly prepared by hand;
and shall be eligible for transmission at the rate of postage stipulated for Commercial Papers, subject to compliance with the relative conditions.
(2.) Postal articles transmissible at the rate of postage prescribed for Commercial Papers shall not exceed 5 lb. in weight.
(2.) The limit of weight of any article transmissible as Printed Matter shall be 5 lb.
(2.) In addition to the prescribed postage a fee of One halfpenny shall be paid in respect of each postal article posted under the provisions of this regulation.
(3.) The envelope of each article so posted shall bear on the address side, in print, as a symbol of the permit issued, the letters P.M.G.—P., together with a letter indicating the capital city in which the permit is issued and the number of the permit, e.g., P.M.G.—PS.246.
(4.) In common with other Second Class Mail Matter, the articles shall be subject to the right of the Postmaster-General to open for the purpose of inspecting the contents.
(5.) A permit to post printed circular letters under the provisions of this regulation shall continue in force for a period of one year from the date of issue, and shall be renewable on application at the discretion of the Postmaster-General. The permit shall, nevertheless, remain in force only during the pleasure of the Postmaster-General, and shall be subject to immediate cancellation in the event of the holder failing to strictly observe the conditions laid down in regard to the posting of mail matter under this regulation, and such cancellation shall be without prejudice to any action taken under the provisions of the Post and Telegraph Act or under sub-regulation (6.) of this regulation.
(6.) Any person who—
(
a ) avails or attempts to avail himself of the provisions of this regulation without having first obtained the authority of the Postmaster-General; or(
b ) posts in an envelope bearing the symbol of a permit issued under this regulation an article other than that covered by such a permit; or(
c ) having been authorized to post mail matter under the provisions of this regulation fails to comply with the conditions set out in the permit; or(
d ) posts an article in an envelope bearing the symbol of a permit issued under this regulation when such permit has been cancelled or having expired has not been renewed within the time determined by the Postmaster-General
shall be guilty of an offence. Penalty £50.
Part V.—Third Class Mail Matter.
(2.) If on receiving an article which has been surcharged as an insufficiently prepaid letter owing to its being closed against inspection the addressee opens it in the presence of the postmaster, and it is found to contain nothing of a nature of actual or personal correspondence, the surcharge imposed on account of its being closed against inspection may be remitted.
(2.) To be eligible for transmission at the rate of postage prescribed for Third Class Mail Matter, packages of books shall not exceed 5 lb. in weight.
(3.) A publication which is not in book form nor of the character specified in the conditions governing the classification of books, or is published for the purpose of advertisement, shall not be eligible for transmission at the rate of postage prescribed for Third Class Mail Matter.
(2.) To be eligible for transmission at the rate of postage prescribed for Third Class Matter packages of periodicals shall not exceed 5 lb. in weight.
(3.) To be eligible for transmission at the rate of postage prescribed for periodicals posted by the proprietors thereof or by news-vendors or agents, packages of periodicals shall not exceed 28 lb. in weight.
(
a ) consists in substantial part of reading matter other than advertisements, or of engravings, prints or lithographs, and is enclosed in each copy of the relevant issue of the periodical;
(
b ) is enclosed in each posted copy of the periodical with which it is issued;(
c ) has the date of publication and title of the periodical with which it is issued printed at the top of each page, or when in the form of an engraving, print or lithograph at the top of each sheet; and(
d ) does not exceed the periodical itself in size or weight.
shall be deemed to be a supplement and to be a part of that periodical.
(2.) A publication designed primarily for advertising purposes shall not be deemed to be a supplement to a periodical within the meaning of this regulation.
(2.) To be eligible for transmission at the rate of postage prescribed for Third Class Matter packages of newspapers shall not exceed 5 lb. in weight.
(3.) To be eligible for transmission at the rate of postage prescribed for newspapers posted by the proprietors thereof or by news-vendors or agents, packages of newspapers shall not exceed 28 lb. in weight.
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a ) Application for registration must be made by the printer or publisher of the book before it is issued to the public or to booksellers for sale or distribution.(
b ) The application for registration shall be made in the form required by the Department to a Deputy Director, and shall be accompanied by a copy of the relative publication in proof or complete form, bearing the imprint referred to in paragraph (c ) of this regulation.(
c ) The publication shall bear an imprint on the title leaf showing that the publication was wholly set up and printed in Australia, the year of publication, and the name and address of the printer.
(2.) When registration is granted, the words “Registered at the General Post Office,...................., for transmission, through the post as a book” shall be printed or stamped on the title leaf of the publication.
(
a ) is originated and published for the dissemination of information of public interest, or is devoted to literature, the sciences, arts, or religious, technical, or practical subjects;(
b ) is regularly published in numbers at intervals not exceeding three calendar months;(
c ) has the full title and date of publication printed on the cover and at the top of each page, and has each page consecutively numbered; and(
d ) is formed of printed paper sheets without board, cloth, leather, or other substantial binding.
(2.)
The provisions of this regulation in regard to sale, and the provisions of paragraphs
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(3.) A publication designed primarily for advertising purposes, or for free circulation, or for circulation at nominal rates, shall not be deemed to be a periodical within the meaning of this regulation.
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a ) The application for registration shall be made in writing, and shall contain a description of the periodical to be registered, and show at what interval the periodical is published.(
b ) Three copies of the latest issue of the periodical, and one copy of the last preceding issue, shall accompany the application.(
c ) A statutory declaration by the applicant declaring—(i) that the periodical is printed and published within the Commonwealth for bona fide sale at the advertised price, and is not designed primarily for advertising purposes or for free circulation, or circulation at nominal rates;
(ii) that at least 75 per centum of the copies issued are sold to bona fide purchasers, or to bona fide subscribers; and
(iii) whether or not any previous application has been made for registration of the periodical under the same or any other title;
shall accompany the application.
Provided that no publication which contains profane, blasphemous, indecent, obscene, immoral or seditious matter shall be registered in accordance with this regulation.
(2.) The application for registration shall be made in writing, and shall contain a description of the newspaper to be registered, and show at what intervals the newspaper is published.
(3.) Three copies of the latest issue of the newspaper and one copy of each of the two last preceding issues shall be forwarded with the application, together with a fee of Five shillings.
(4.) The following statutory declarations shall be forwarded with the application:—
(
a ) A statutory declaration by the applicant declaring—(i) that the publication is printed and published within the Commonwealth for sale, and not for free distribution to any great extent;
(ii) that at least 75 per centum of the copies issued are sold to bona fide purchasers or to bona fide subscribers who have ordered the paper; and
(iii) whether or not any previous application has been made for registration of the publication under the same or any other title; and
(
b ) two statutory declarations by independent persons in the trade (such as publishers or newsagents) who are not in any way interested in the proprietorship or printing of, and are not subscribers to, the publication, declaring—(i) that the declarant personally knows and recognizes the publication as a newspaper in the generally accepted sense;
(ii) that to the best of his knowledge and belief the publication is known and recognized by purchasers thereof as a newspaper in the generally accepted sense;
(iii) that the publication is not, to the best of his knowledge and belief, recognized as a magazine, review, or other similar publication; and
(iv) that he is neither the proprietor nor the printer of, nor a subscriber to, the said publication, and is not in any way interested in the proprietorship or printing thereof.
Part VI.—Packing and Prohibitions.
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a ) damage to the article arising from the handling and pressure it may receive, and from climatic and other conditions to which it may be subjected, in the course of transmission; and(
b ) injury to any person; and(
c ) damage to other postal articles.
Part VII.—Postage.
Provided that if a postmaster has not sufficient stamps on hand he may receive the amount of postage and fees in cash, in which case he shall acknowledge its receipt by endorsement on the address side of the article.
(2.) The amount of postage and registration fee (if any) on such postal articles, posted at one time, shall not be less than One pound.
(3.) The articles shall be posted at a General Post Office or at any office at which the acceptance of postal articles under this regulation is permitted.
(4.) Postmasters other than those at the offices referred to in the last preceding sub-regulation shall not receive cash in prepayment of postage under this regulation unless the authority of the Deputy Director has first been obtained.
(5.) Postal articles shall be handed in at the post office between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., but if handed in after 3 p.m. they shall be subject to detention if their despatch interferes with the despatch of other postal matter.
(6.) Articles of the same weight shall be tied in bundles of ten or any multiple thereof up to 100, with the addresses in the same direction; but this requirement may be waived in cases where the articles are posted arranged in groups to facilitate sorting or despatch by mail.
(7.) This regulation shall not apply to—
(
a ) registered newspapers or registered periodicals posted by proprietors or publishers thereof or newsvendors, who may post such newspapers or periodicals at hours other than those prescribed, and may post at one time a quantity of newspapers or periodicals on which the amount of postage payable is less than One pound;(
b ) mail matter posted by authorized users of franking machines under the regulations relating to franking machines.
(8.) Sub-regulation (2.) of this regulation shall not apply to any Commonwealth or State Government Department which posts on an average postal articles bearing postage to the total amount of not less than One pound per day.
(2.) A charge equal to 20 per cent. of the amount of postage shall be paid by the addressee to cover the extra services of accounting and collection.
Provided that in the case of Business Reply Cards and postal articles contained in Business Reply Envelopes, the charge payable shall be one half-penny in respect of each card or article.
(3.) Any person who posts or aids, abets, counsels or procures the posting of any article bearing an inscription to the effect that postage will be paid by the addressee, shall, unless the Postmaster-General has, in pursuance of this regulation, allowed payment by that addressee, instead of by the sender, of the postage payable on the article, be guilty of an offence. Penalty: Five pounds.
(
a ) they contain only electoral papers as defined in this regulation, and the words “Commonwealth Electoral Papers only, Post Free,” are printed or written on the envelope or wrapper, or upon the papers themselves if they are eligible for transmission without envelopes or wrappers.Provided that such articles when posted by electoral or police officers to persons who are not electoral or police officers shall also bear the signature and address of the sender, which may be printed or written on the envelope or wrapper, or upon the papers themselves; or
(
b ) they consist of ballot papers sent in covers bearing the following endorsements and address printed thereon, namely:—“O. H. M. S.
Electoral Papers Only.
Post Free.
No.
Postal Ballot-paper,
Not to be opened until scrutiny.
The Returning Officer for the
Commonwealth Electoral
Division of
………………………………….”
(2.) This Regulation shall apply only to the following electoral papers:—
(
a ) Electoral papers (including rolls) provided for by the Commonwealth Electoral Acts and Regulations thereunder.(
b ) Commonwealth and joint forms (including rolls) provided for in any joint regulations made in pursuance of an arrangement entered into by the Commonwealth and any State for the preparation, alteration, and revision of electoral rolls: Provided that the forms (including rolls) are used wholly or partly for Commonwealth purposes.(
c ) Referendum papers provided for by theReferendum (Constitution Alteration) Act 1906-1926 or by regulations made thereunder.
(3.) This regulation shall not be deemed to exempt from postage any of the following articles:—
(
a ) Joint and other forms not provided for in the Commonwealth Electoral Acts and Regulations, or in the joint regulations, which are used in connexion with the Electoral Acts of the Commonwealth and those of a State or States; and(
b ) Forms (including rolls) provided for in the joint regulations which are used solely for State purposes.
(4.) The privilege of free postage shall not apply to registers of voters, interleaved for correction, addressed to electoral registrars, or to packages of obsolete electoral material, such as obsolete forms and similar matter.
(5.) The sender of articles which, under this regulation, are entitled to transmission by post free of charge, shall pay the prescribed registration fee on all such articles when sent by registered post.
(
a ) they contain only Braille and Moon articles, or either of them, and are posted in envelopes or wrappers open at one end or side or otherwise made up so as to admit of the contents being easily withdrawn for examination; and(
b ) the words “Braille (or Moon, or Braille or Moon) articles only”, together with the signature and address of the sender, are printed or written on the outside of the envelope or wrapper.
(2.) If a person who has received a notice in pursuance of the last preceding sub-regulation knowingly and without reasonable excuse posts any wholly unpaid or insufficienly prepaid postal article he shall be guilty of an offence.
Penalty: Five pounds.
(3.) For the purposes of this regulation—
(
a ) wholly unpaid or insufficiently prepaid postal articles mean a postal article in respect of which no postage or insufficient postage has been paid; and(
b ) the person from whom the postal article purports to have come shall be deemed to be the sender of the article.
(4.) Wholly unpaid postal articles, except newspapers, and postal articles bearing postage at a rate lower than that prescribed for the class to which they belong by reason of their nature or the nature of any enclosure or endorsement they contain or bear, posted in the Commonwealth for delivery therein or transmission to Papua, Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, New Guinea (formerly German New Guinea), and Nauru, shall, except in the cases where the Postmaster-General has allowed payment of the postage payable to be made by the addressee instead of by the sender, or where there is an evident attempt to defraud, be surcharged double the deficiency and transmitted to the office of destination. Wholly unpaid newspapers shall be forwarded to the Dead Letter Office.
(5.) The postage on all postal articles other than letters, letter cards, and single post cards posted in Australia for places beyond the Commonwealth other than the places mentioned in sub-regulation (4.) of this regulation shall be fully prepaid. If the postage be not fully prepaid the article shall be forwarded to the Dead Letter Office.
(6.) The amount of the surcharge to be made on wholly unpaid or insufficiently prepaid letters, letter cards, and single post cards, transmitted to places beyond the Commonwealth, shall be double the deficiency in postage and such surcharge shall be indicated in francs and centimes calculated as follows:—
(
a ) In the case of articles addressed to places in the British Empire, New Hebrides, Banks and Torres Islands, 1d. = 10 centimes; and(
b ) In the case of articles addressed to other places beyond the Commonwealth, by application of such formula as is approved by the Postmaster-General.
(7.) The amount to be collected on postal articles surcharged in French currency received from places beyond the Commonwealth shall be calculated as follows:—
(
a ) In the case of articles from places within the British Empire, New Hebrides, Banks and Torres Islands, at the rate of 10 centimes = 1d.; and(
b ) in the case of articles from other places beyond the Commonwealth—by application of such formula as is approved by the Postmaster-General.
“Franking machine” means a machine for making impressions indicating the value of the postage prepaid on postal articles or for postmarking postal articles;
“Person” includes a firm and company;
“User” means a person to whom a licence is granted under these Regulations to use a franking machine;
“Authorized officer” means an officer of the Postmaster-General’s Department authorized by the Postmaster-General.
(
a ) a meter capable of being set at a figure indicating the value of the impressions paid for in advance at the time of the setting and which will accurately record the value of the impressions made by the machine;(
b ) a device which will automatically operate so as to effectually prevent the use of the machine being continued after impressions to the total value paid for have been made; and
shall be of such dimensions and weight as to enable it to be conveniently conveyed to the post office by the user for the purpose of having the meter reset from time to time.
(2.) The applicant shall—
(
a ) submit for inspection by the Postmaster-General a sample of the franking machine in respect of which approval is sought; and(
b ) give an undertaking in the form required by the Postmaster-General that he will sell or let on hire only franking machines conforming in all respects with the sample approved by the Postmaster-General and that he will sell or let on hire such machines only in accordance with these Regulations and the conditions set out in the undertaking; and(
c ) give security by bond with two sureties, or alternatively with an approved guarantee company as surety, to the satisfaction of the Postmaster-General, in regard to the faithful observance of the provisions of these Regulations and the terms of the undertaking referred to in the last preceding paragraph.
(3.) If at any time the Postmaster-General be not satisfied with the sufficiency of any security he may require a fresh security, and a fresh security shall be given accordingly.
(
a ) state the name, address, and occupation of the person to whom it is proposed to sell or hire the machine; and(
b ) contain a description of the machine in such detail as may be required by the Postmaster-General.
(2.) The person to whom a franking machine or meter is delivered by the user shall not return it to the user unless and until he has obtained the authority of an authorized officer.
(2.) Upon an application under this regulation being accepted, the applicant shall give security by bond with two sureties, or alternatively with an approved guarantee company as surety, to the satisfaction of the Postmaster-General, that he will make good to the Postmaster-General any loss to the revenue of the Commonwealth arising from the improper use of any franking machine or meter used by him or the failure of the postage meter to accurately record the value of the impressions made by the machine.
(3.) If at any time the Postmaster-General be not satisfied with the sufficiency of any security he may require a fresh security, and a fresh security shall be given accordingly.
(2.) A licence granted under this regulation shall be signed on behalf of the Postmaster-General by an authorized officer.
(
a ) the licensee commits any breach of these Regulations or of the conditions of the licence;(
b ) the franking machine in respect of which the licence is granted proves to be mechanically unsatisfactory; or(
c ) the franking machine is improperly used.
(2.) The Postmaster-General may determine the licence, after giving the licensee fourteen days’ notice of his intention to do so, if, in the opinion of the Postmaster-General, any alteration of the conditions governing the use of franking machines or any other circumstance renders the determination necessary.
(2.) The application for refund shall be made at or before the time of the first setting of the meter after the date of the impression, and the envelopes, covers, wrappers, or labels bearing the impressions in respect of which refund is claimed shall accompany the application.
(3.) Refund shall be made only when the entire envelopes, covers, wrappers, or labels are produced and only when they bear evidence of the franking impression having been made thereon. In cases where the denomination of the franking impression is illegible, refund shall be made only in respect of the amount of the lowest denomination of impression which the applicant’s machine is capable of making.
(
a ) making impressions indicating the value of the postage prepaid on all postal articles (except parcels) posted in the Commonwealth for delivery within or beyond the Commonwealth,(
b ) postmarking postal articles upon which the value of the postage is impressed by the machine; and(
c ) impressing upon postal articles such additional matter as the Postmaster-General approves.
Penalty: Fifty pounds.
(
a ) uses a franking machine to which a meter set and sealed by an authorized officer is not attached or connected; or(
b ) uses a franking machine the meter attached to or connected with which is not set and sealed by an authorized officer,
shall be guilty of an offence.
Penalty: Fifty pounds.
Part VIII.—Delivery and Re-direction of Mail Matter and Treatment of Undelivered Mail Matter.
Provided—
(
a ) That, in the case of a postal article, delivered by postman, delivery shall be made by depositing the article in a suitable receptacle or letter-box provided at the address for the purpose;(
b ) that a postal article addressed to a person at an institution hotel, club, lodging-house, or any house at which lodgers are received, or to the care of a firm, company, or other body shall be delivered to the manager or proprietor thereof or to his representative;(
c ) that a postal article addressed to one person in care of another shall, in the absence of written instructions to the contrary from the addressee, be delivered to either of the persons named who calls for it or at the address of the person in whose care it is directed; or(
d ) that, in the case of a postal article addressed to a person, firm, company, institution, or other body renting a private box at a post office, or directed to a private box, the depositing of the article in the private box shall be deemed delivery to the addressee.
(
a ) visitors and tourists;(
b ) private box holders;(
c ) persons who do not reside within the area of a delivery by postmen; and(
d ) others who in the opinion of the postmaster cannot for good and sufficient reasons conveniently receive their correspondence by postman or through a private box.
(2.) The persons referred to in the last preceding sub-regulation other than private box holders or persons who reside beyond the limits of a delivery by postman shall not, except as provided in the next succeeding sub-regulation, be entitled for a longer period than six months to have correspondence delivered at a post office or addressed to a post office to be called for.
(3.) Where an addressee has, for a period of six months, had his correspondence addressed to a post office to be called for, he may, upon making application to that effect, have his correspondence redirected to one address for a further period of six months, but, upon the expiration of such further period, a further application for redirection shall not be granted, and the correspondence shall be deemed to be insufficiently addressed and shall be forwarded to the Dead Letter Office.
(4.) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-regulations (2.) and (3.) of this regulation, in cases where any visitor or tourist satisfies the Deputy Director as to his bona fides, the Deputy Director may make such arrangements as will meet the necessities of the particular case.
(2.) If fully prepaid and for delivery before a post office is reached, the mailman shall cancel the stamps, by crossing them with ink, or in some other effective manner.
(3.) If the correspondence be unpaid or insufficiently prepaid, it shall not be delivered, but posted at the next post office on the line of route, whence it shall be despatched to destination charged with double deficiency, to be collected on delivery.
(4.) All correspondence so received shall bear an endorsement by the mailman, indicating the particular point on the road at which it was received.
(2.) In the absence of any such direction, postal articles addressed to minors shall be delivered in the same manner as other postal articles.
(3.) Notwithstanding any directions having been received under this regulation, the Postmaster-General may direct that postal articles addressed to a minor shall be delivered to such minor.
(4.) In this regulation “minor” means a person under the age of eighteen years.
Provided that registered postal articles posted within the Commonwealth addressed to a deceased person and in connexion with which the sender has paid the fee for an acknowledgment of receipt shall be returned to the sender.
(2.) In default of any such agreement, the postmaster shall mark the postal articles “In Dispute,” and shall send them to the Dead Letter Office unless they bear requests for their return if not delivered within a certain time, in which case they shall, at the expiration of the time named on the postal article, be returned to the sender.
(3.) A postal article shall not be sent to the Dead Letter Office in accordance with this regulation until the expiration of 30 days from the date of the receipt of the above-mentioned notice.
(2.) On arrival at the office of destination, one of such postal articles shall (so far as the number posted will permit) be delivered by postman at each house within the limits of delivery.
(3.) Such postal articles shall be posted in bulk, and all articles for the same towns shall be tied by the sender in separate bundles. The postage may, subject to regulation 59, be prepaid in cash.
(
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.
(4.) Any letter received from a place beyond the Commonwealth bearing on its cover a label affixed by the sender indicating that the letter contains an enclosure which is or may be subject to Customs duty, and also that the letter may be officially opened, shall be opened by a postal official for examination by an officer of the Customs, and the duty thereon as assessed by the officer of the Customs shall be paid before the letter is delivered to the addressee.
(
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, may be opened for examination, and if it is found to contain any such article, the duty thereon as assessed by an officer of Customs shall be paid before the postal article is delivered to the addressee.
(2.) An application for the redirection of any postal article addressed to an address at which the applicant has not previously resided or carried on business shall not be complied with. Unless delivery of such postal article can be made to the addressee or his agent at the address to which it is directed, it shall be forwarded to the Dead Letter Office for return to the sender.
(2
Not to be re-addressed.
If the addressee has left the address hereon return to................................................
In the absence of the request for return to the sender the instruction shall not be complied with.
(3.) A charge shall not be made for the redirection of a prepaid postal article (other than a parcel), whether redirected by a postal official or by an agent of the addressee after delivery, if—
(
a ) the postage originally paid would have been sufficient if the postal article had originally been addressed to its new destination;(
b ) the article redirected by an agent of the addressee is reposted not later than the day (any Sunday or public holiday excepted) after being left at the original address, and does not appear to have been opened or tampered with.
(4.) If the postage originally prepaid on the redirected article is not sufficient for its transmission from the place of origin to the new destination, the deficient postage shall be collected on delivery at the new destination.
(5.) Fresh postage shall be charged for the redirection of an article when—
(
a ) the article has not been reposted within the prescribed period; or(
b ) the article has the appearance of having been opened or tampered with; or(
c ) the article is redirected to a person other than the original addressee.
(2.) Additional postage or registration fee shall not be charged upon such articles if they are presented for re-registration not later than the day (Sunday and public holidays not being counted) after being left at the original address; but if presented after that time they shall be treated as freshly posted, and fresh postage and registration fees shall be payable in respect of them.
(3.) If any registered article when redirected, instead of being given back to the post office to be dealt with as registered, is dropped into a letter-box as an ordinary article (the word “registered” not having been erased or having been erased in pencil only), it becomes liable on delivery to a surcharge of a single rate of postage and single registration fee.
Provided that an order from the head of a household shall be accepted for the redirection of the correspondence of all the members of such household unless separate instructions are given by other members.
(2.) Unless renewed, redirection orders shall be acted on for a term of six months only.
(2.) The person requesting that the inquiry be made shall enter on the form provided for the purpose the particulars required in connexion with the article.
(3.) Where the inquiry relates to a registered postal article or parcel addressed to or posted in a place beyond the Commonwealth, the person requesting that the inquiry be made shall affix to the form referred to in sub-regulation (2) of this regulation a postage stamp in payment of a fee of 3d. If it is found that delay in delivery is attributable to the Department, the inquiry fee shall be refunded:
Provided that, if the inquiry relate to a registered postal article or parcel upon which a fee has been paid for acknowledgment of delivery, an inquiry fee shall not be chargeable under this regulation.
(2.) The request for return shall specify a number of days not fewer than seven nor more than 30. The endorsement shall contain the sender’s name and address unless he be a private box holder, in which case the private box number should be given instead of the sender’s street address.
(3.) If a postal article bearing such endorsement be undelivered at the expiration of the time specified or at the expiration of the time prescribed in the next succeeding regulation, whichever is the lesser, it shall thereupon be returned direct to the sender.
(
a ) if posted within the Commonwealth for delivery therein, be retained at the office of destination, as follows:—(i) if addressed to a fixed address, i.e., to a street, road, institution, farm, station, &c.—eight days; Provided that the article shall be retained for one calendar month when the postmaster knows that the addressee is residing in the locality served by his office, or has good reason to believe that the article will be called for during that period;
(ii) if addressed only to a post town, i.e., when only the name of the addressee and that of the post town appear in the address—fourteen days;
Provided that the article shall be retained for one calendar month when the Postmaster knows that the addressee is residing in the locality served by his office, or has good reason to believe that the article will be called for during that period:
Provided further that when the article is addressed to a person who previously resided in the locality and the Postmaster knows that such person has permanently left the district, the period of retention of the article shall be eight days;
(iii) if addressed to a post office, i.e., when the name of the addressee, the words “Post Office” and the name of the post town appear in the address—one calendar month;
Provided that when the article is addressed to a person who previously resided in the locality and the Postmaster knows that such person has permanently left the district the period of detention of the article shall be eight days;
(iv) if addressed to a person on board a ship—one calendar month.
(
b ) if received from a place outside the Commonwealth, be retained at the office of destination for one calendar month.
and if still undelivered at the expiration of such period shall be transmitted to the Dead Letter Office unless the article bears an endorsement on the cover as prescribed in regulation 102, in which case it shall be returned direct to the sender.
(2.) A postal article which—
(
a ) bears no address;(
b ) bears an illegible address;(
c ) is for any reason refused by the addressee;(
d ) is addressed to a deceased person and the provisions of regulation 88 do not apply;(
e ) is returned to the post office as undeliverable by the proprietor of an hotel, lodging house, &c., or by a consul;
shall not be retained at the office of destination, but shall without delay be transmitted to the Dead Letter Office unless the article bears an endorsement on the cover, as prescribed in regulation 102, in which case it shall be immediately returned to the sender.
(3.) Undeliverable postal articles, other than newspapers, transmitted to the Dead Letter Office in accordance with the last preceding sub-regulation shall—
(
a ) if they were posted in the Commonwealth, be returned to the sender if such be practicable;(
b ) if they were posted in another country, be dealt with in accordance with the arrangement made with the country of origin.
(4.) Except as provided in the next succeeding sub-regulation, undelivered newspapers shall not be returned to the senders.
(5.) Provided the cover or wrapper bears in print the inscription required by the Postmaster-General, an undelivered newspaper posted by the proprietor, publisher, or vendor thereof, shall be returned to the sender on payment of postage at the ordinary rate for newspapers.
(2.) Post offices from which express delivery is effected shall be hereinafter referred to as “Express Delivery Offices”.
(3.) Express delivery of postal articles may be obtained—
(
a ) by messenger all the way;(
b ) by messenger immediately upon arrival of the mail at the post office of destination—at the request of the sender;(
c ) by messenger immediately upon arrival of the mail at the post office of destination—at the request of the addressee; or(
d ) from travelling post office vans at railway stations.
(
a ) be restricted to postal articles of the First and Second Classes not exceeding 8 oz. in weight;(
b ) be effected only from post offices at which telegraph messengers are employed and from travelling post office vans at railway stations where the trains to which such vans are attached are scheduled to stop;(
c ) be limited to 2 miles from a General Post Office and 1½ miles from a suburban or country post office;(
d ) be made only during the hours the office is open to the public for transaction of telegraph business and messengers are on duty:Provided that express delivery shall not be effected on Sundays or holidays; and
(
e ) be effected by messengers on foot or otherwise at the discretion of the Postmaster-General. If the sender or addressee desires a cab or other special conveyance to be used, the actual fare shall be paid in addition to the express delivery fee and postage.
Fee: For the first mile or part of a mile from the office of delivery to the address—4d. per article in addition to postage.
For each additional half-mile or part of a half-mile—2d. per article in addition to postage.
Conditions: The article shall be handed in at the counter of an express delivery office:
Provided that during such time as the office is closed the article may be posted at the office in the ordinary manner, and any article so posted shall be delivered the following morning.
Fee: if the reply is to be delivered to an address on the messenger’s homeward route—3d. in addition to postage.
If the reply is to be delivered to an address not on the messenger’s homeward route—the fee prescribed by the last preceding regulation.
Conditions:
(
a ) The sender shall endorse on the front of the cover of the article, in addition to the words” Express Delivery,” the words “Await Reply” in prominent characters, and affix to the article postage stamps in payment of the fee and postage on the reply, in addition to the fee and postage on the article itself;(
b ) The messenger shall wait not longer than ten minutes for the reply; and(
c ) The reply shall be delivered after the messenger has delivered all the express delivery articles entrusted to him when setting out from the express delivery office.
Fee: For each mile or part of a mile from the office of delivery to the address, 4d. for one article, and ½d. for each additional article delivered at the same time.
Conditions:
(
a ) The addressee shall make written application for the service to the officer in charge of the post office from which the addressee’s postal articles are ordinarily delivered, and such application shall reach the office at least one hour before the time of delivery by postman commences:Provided that where a regular express delivery is required, one application to that effect shall be sufficient.
(
b ) The aggregate weight of the articles shall not exceed 4 lb.(
c ) The express delivery fee on at least one article shall, except where a regular service is desired, be prepaid in postage stamps affixed to the application, and any additional fee shall be paid to the messenger on delivery. In the case of a regular service, all fees shall be paid to the messenger on delivery.(
d ) If no postal articles for the address given are received, a messenger shall, except where a regular service has been applied for, be sent to inform the applicant to that effect, and the express fee shall be retained as payment for this service.
(2.) In the case of a parcel from a place beyond the Commonwealth, the contents shall be subject to examination by Customs officials, and, where duty is payable, such duty shall be paid before the parcel is delivered.
(2.) A receipt in the form required by the Postmaster-General shall be given by the addressee or his agent upon delivery of a parcel.
(
a ) on the contents of which Customs duty is payable; or(
b ) having contents imported through the post for commercial purposes (whether liable to Customs duty or not)
which remains undelivered at the Chief Parcels Office or any post office at which duty is assessed by an officer of Customs for more than 72 hours (exclusive of Sundays and holidays) after the posting to the addressee of a notification of its arrival shall be subject to demurrage at the rate of Twopence for every 24 hours or portion thereof during which it remains undelivered after such 72 hours:
Provided that, if in the ordinary course of the circulation of mail matter the notification cannot reach the addressee within 24 hours, for each additional 24 hours that elapse before the notification can reach the addressee a corresponding period of 24 hours shall be allowed without any charge of demurrage:
Provided further that demurrage shall not be chargeable for any period in respect of which it can be shown that the detention of a parcel or other postal article was not due to the fault or negligence of the sender or the addressee or any person acting on behalf of the sender or the addressee; but this proviso shall not relieve the addressee from payment of demurrage in the event of delay in producing invoices, descriptions, or contents, or any similar information required by the Department of Trade and Customs.
(2.) The date from which demurrage shall be charged shall be indicated in the notification.
(3.) No parcel or other postal article on which demurrage is chargeable shall be delivered until all demurrage due thereon has been paid.
(4.) No demurrage shall be charged on parcels or other postal articles addressed to persons on board ship.
(5.) In the case of parcels or other postal articles returned to the country of origin as undeliverable, the charge for demurrage shall be cancelled.
(2.) If the sender of a parcel which has been posted for delivery within the Commonwealth applies for its return after it has been despatched from the office at which it was posted, but before it has been delivered to the addressee, the request shall, if possible, be compiled with, subject to payment by the sender of the charges prescribed by this regulation.
(3.) If the sender of a parcel which has been posted for delivery beyond the Commonwealth applies for its return after it has been despatched from the office at which it was posted, but before it has been despatched from the State in which it was posted, the request shall, if possible, be complied with, subject to payment by the sender of the charges prescribed by this regulation.
(4.) At the time of making application for the return of a parcel in accordance with sub-regulations (2.) and (3.) of this regulation, the sender shall pay the cost of any telegram or telegrams which it is necessary to send in order to secure the return of the parcel, and before the parcel is handed back the sender shall also pay a fee amounting to half the original postage on the parcel at the fully prepaid rate, but not less than Sixpence, together with any other charges due on the parcel.
(
a ) If the redirection be to an address within the same delivery as the original address, no charge shall be made for redirection;(
b ) if the redirection be to another delivery or post town within the Commonwealth, the charge for redirection shall be a half the original postage on the parcel at the fully prepaid rate, but not less than Sixpence. A fresh charge shall be made for each such redirection;(
c ) if the redirection be to a country beyond the Commonwealth, the parcel shall be subject to additional postage at the fully prepaid rate; and(
d ) if after delivery a parcel be redirected, it shall be subject to additional postage at the fully prepaid rate.
(2.) The sender or addressee, or the person presenting a parcel for redirection, shall either prepay the additional redirection charges or give a written guarantee that payment of those charges (if any) will be made by the addressee on delivery. A guarantee will be accepted only from a person who is known to the officer in charge. In cases where it is not practicable for a guarantee to be given, the parcel may be redirected to another address within the Commonwealth, provided the
contents thereof would, in the opinion of the officer in charge, if sold by public auction, return an amount sufficient to defray the fees and charges due.
(
a ) A parcel refused by the addressee shall, if possible, be at once returned to the sender;(
b ) a parcel bearing a request for return to the sender if not delivered after the expiration of seven or more days (but not exceeding one month) shall be so returned; and(
c ) parcels other than those referred to in the last preceding paragraph shall be retained at the office of address for one calendar month from the date of receipt, after which they shall be forwarded to the Chief Parcels Office for return to the sender.
(2.) Half the original postage on the parcel at the fully prepaid rate, but not less than Sixpence, shall be paid by the sender in respect of each parcel returned in accordance with the provisions of this regulation.
(3.) Parcels which cannot be delivered to the addressees or returned to the senders shall be retained at the Chief Parcels Office of the State of origin for a period of three months, after which they shall be sold by public auction or destroyed, as determined by the Deputy Director.
(2.) In cases where the Parcels Post Agreement does not provide for undeliverable parcels to be returned to the country of origin, the contents of the parcel shall be sold by public auction or destroyed, as determined by the Deputy Director.
(2.) Upon the return of a parcel in pursuance of the last preceding sub-regulation or in pursuance of instructions given by the sender, the sender shall pay to the Postmaster-General any charges which shall have accrued in respect of the return of the parcel from the place to which it was addressed, and, upon refusal to do so, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding Forty shillings.
(2.) Parcels shall be subject to detention at the office of posting or retransmission for later despatch if their transmission by the first outgoing mail would involve delay in the despatch or delivery of letters.
(2.) Parcels upon which Customs and other charges are paid under the provisions of this regulation shall be handed in at an official post office or at a post office (which is also a money order office) conducted at a railway station.
On a Parcel Weighing. | Rates. | ||||||||
Over— | Up to - | Scale 1. | Scale 2. | Scale 3. | Scale 4. | ||||
lb. | lb. | ||||||||
.. | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
5 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
8 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
Scale 1.—Applies to parcels addressed to places within a radius of thirty (30) miles of the office of posting, irrespective of whether the office of address is in the same State or Territory as the office of posting.
Scale 2.—Applies to parcels, other than those to which Scale 1 applies, addressed to places within the same State or Territory as the office of posting.
Scale 3.—Applies to interstate parcels, other than those to which Scale 1 applies, as set out hereunder—
From places in New South Wales within the area lying between the South Australian border and a line running from the junction of the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers northwards to the Queensland border at a point 170 miles from the South Australian border to—
South Australia.
From New South Wales to—
Queensland.
Victoria.
Tasmania.
From Victoria to—
New South Wales.
Federal Capital Territory,
South Australia.
Tasmania.
From Queensland to—
New South Wales.
Federal Capital Territory.
North and Central Australia.
From Birdsville, Queensland, to South Australia.
From South Australia to places in New South Wales within the area lying between the South Australian border and a line running from the junction of the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers northwards to the Queensland border at a point 170 miles from the South Australian border.
From South Australia to—
Victoria.
Western Australia.
North and Central Australia.
Birdsville, Queensland.
From Western Australia to—
South Australia.
North and Central Australia.
From Tasmania to—
New South Wales.
Federal Capital Territory.
Victoria.
From North and Central Australia to—
Queensland.
South Australia.
Western Australia.
From Federal Capital Territory to—
Queensland.
Victoria.
Tasmania.
Scale 4.—Applies to other interstate parcels as set out hereunder—
From places in New South Wales (other than those to which Scale 1 or Scale 3 applies) to—
South Australia.
From New South Wales to—
Western Australia.
North and Central Australia.
From Victoria to—
North and Central Australia.
Queensland.
Western Australia.
From Queensland to—
Western Australia.
Victoria.
Tasmania.
From Queensland (except Birdsville) to South Australia.
From South Australia to places in New South Wales (other than those to which Scale 1 or Scale 3 applies).
From South Australia to—
Federal Capital Territory.
Queensland (except Birdsville, to which Scale 3 applies).
Tasmania.
From Western Australia to
Victoria.
Tasmania.
New South Wales.
Federal Capital Territory.
Queensland.
From Tasmania to—
Western Australia.
South Australia.
Queensland.
North and Central Australia.
From North and Central Australia to—
New South Wales.
Federal Capital Territory.
Victoria.
Tasmania.
From Federal Capital Territory to—
South Australia.
Western Australia.
North and Central Australia.
(2.) In respect, of parcels posted in or addressed to the Federal Capital Territory, Norfolk Island, and Lord Howe Island, the postage chargeable shall be the same as that applicable to a parcel posted at or addressed to a place in New South Wales.
(3.) In respect of parcels addressed to Papua and the Territory of New Guinea, the rates set out in Scale 4 in sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation shall be charged.
(4.) Double the prescribed rates shall be charged on a parcel which the sender requires to be specially protected in transit through the post.
Part XVI.—Insurance of Parcels.
(
a ) a country with the proper authorities of which the Postmaster-General has entered into an arrangement for the exchange of insured parcels; or(
b ) a country to which parcels are ordinarily sent through the intermediary of one of the countries referred to in the last preceding paragraph,
may be insured against loss or damage whilst in transmission through the post.
(2.) The fee for insurance shall be that provided for in the relative Parcels Post Agreement, and shall be prepaid in postage stamps which the sender of the parcel shall, in addition to the stamps in prepayment of postage, affix to the parcel.
(3.) A certificate of insurance, the necessary particulars in which shall, as far as practicable, be inserted by the sender or his representative, shall be issued to the sender of an insured parcel.
(2.) Jewellery and other valuable articles shall be enclosed in a strong box or case which must be covered in an efficient manner with a wrapper of linen, canvas, strong paper, or other substantial material and be securely fastened with a strong adhesive. Coin shall be packed so that it cannot move about. The address shall be written on the cover of the parcel.
(3.) If a parcel tendered for insurance does not, in the opinion of the officer to whom it is presented, fulfil the conditions prescribed by this regulation, the officer shall refuse to insure it.
Provided that compensation shall not be payable—
(
a ) where, in the opinion of the Postmaster-General, the loss or damage arose wholly or in part from an act of God, or the King’s enemies, or from causes beyond control (e.g., tempest, shipwreck, earthquake, &c), or from any defect in the packing or fastening (and in this regard the acceptance of a parcel for insurance shall not be construed as an admission by the Postmaster-General that such parcel was properly packed at the time of acceptance);(
b ) where the parcel was insured for an amount in excess of the value of its contents;(
c ) unless application for compensation be made within twelve months after the date of posting of the insured parcel;(
d ) in respect of an insured parcel containing anything prohibited from transmission through the post; or(
e ) in respect of an insured parcel which has been delivered without external trace of injury or which has been accepted by the addressee without remark or complaint as to its condition.
(2.) Notwithstanding anything contained in this regulation, compensation in respect of insured parcels containing liquids or semi-liquids, perishable articles such as eggs, butter, fruit, flowers, or confectionery, and fragile articles such as glassware, phonograph records, or millinery shall be payable only in the event of the loss of the entire parcel.
(3.) The application for compensation may be made to the Postal Administration of either the country of origin or delivery.
(4.) An applicant for compensation shall, when required, produce the certificate of insurance of the parcel in respect of which compensation is applied for.
(2.) When an insured parcel is redirected from one country to another, a fresh insurance fee shall be payable in respect of each fresh transmission.
Part XVII.—Money Orders.
“the remitter” means the person who remits money by means of a money order or a telegraph money order;
“the payee” means the person to whom a money order or money remitted by means of a telegraph money order is payable.
(
a ) For orders payable in—The Commonwealth: 6d. for each £5 or fraction of £5 Papua, Rabaul (New Guinea), Nauru, New Zealand, New Caledonia: 3d. for each £1 or fraction of £1 with minimum of 6d.
(
b ) For orders payable in or through Fiji: 3d. for each £1 or fraction of £1 with minimum of 6d.(
c ) For orders payable in or through Gilbert and Ellice Islands, North Borneo, Solomon Islands, Tonga: 4d. for each £1 or fraction of £1 for the first £6, and 3d. for each additional £1 or fraction of £1 with minimum of 9d.(
d ) For orders payable in or through Canada, Ceylon, Dutch East Indies, Egypt, Federated Malay States, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Irish Free State, Italy, Malta, Mauritius, Norway, Straits Settlements, Union of South Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America (including Hawaii and Pago Pago), Philippine Islands: 4d. for each £1 or fraction of £1 for the first £6, and 3d. for each additional £1 or fraction of £1 with minimum of 9d.(
e ) For Maternity Allowance Money Orders: 2d. for each order.
(2.)
In addition to the commission specified in paragraphs (
(
a ) for payment at other post offices in the Commonwealth at which such business is transacted; and(
b ) for payment in countries with the postal administration of which the Postmaster-General has concluded an arrangement for the exchange of telegraph money orders.
(
a ) the commission prescribed by regulation 226 of these Regulations;(
b ) the charge for the official telegram of advice; and(
c ) any delivery, notification, or other fee provided for in an arrangement made between the Postmaster-General and the authorities controlling the issue and payment of money orders in the country or territory in which the telegraph money order is payable.
(2.) Where such telegram is to be delivered at a post office, the delivering officer shall satisfy himself, as far as is practicable, that the person applying for the telegram is the person for whom it is intended.
(3.) The person to whom such telegram is delivered shall give a receipt for the telegram by writing his name and address in a book kept at the post office for the purpose.
(4.) The procedure prescribed by sub-regulations (2.) and (3.) of the regulation shall also be observed in connexion with the departmental notification to the payee of a telegraph money order issued at a place beyond the Commonwealth when such notification is delivered at a post office.
(
a ) the payee; or(
b ) a person presenting the money order signed by the payee: Provided that a money order not so signed may be paid to a person presenting the money order, together with a written authority to receive payment signed by the payee.
(2.) Such written authority shall bear—
(i) the signature and address of a witness to the payee’s signature;
(ii) the name and address of the person authorized to receive payment; and
(iii) the date upon which the authority was given.
(3.) A person receiving payment of a money order shall give a receipt therefor in the form required by the Postmaster-General.
(2.) In the case of a telegraph money order, if the person applying for payment is not known to the paying officer, such officer shall by inquiry satisfy himself as to the identity of such person, and, if necessary, may require the person applying for payment to produce proof that he is the person entitled to receive payment of the money order.
(
a ) personates any other person for the purpose of obtaining any money order or for the purpose of obtaining payment of any money order;(
b ) makes any untrue statement to an officer for the purpose of obtaining payment of a money order; or
who, without lawful authority (proof whereof shall lie upon him)—
(i) receives or retains in his possession any money order to which he is not entitled;
(ii) produces to an officer for the purpose of obtaining payment thereof any money order to which he is not entitled;
(iii) obtains payment of a money order to which he is not entitled;
(iv) 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; or
(v) issues or sells a money order,
shall be guilty of an offence.
Penalty: £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 Act and includes any telegram or document by means of which money may be transmitted and paid through the Postmaster-General’s Department.
Provided, however, that should a bank refuse to accept without charge a crossed money order, such order may, on presentation at the post office on which it has been issued, be paid if signed by the person or firm to whom it is made payable.
(
a ) repayment may be made to the remitter;(
b ) an error in the name of the remitter or payee may be corrected; or(
c ) payment may be transferred to an office other than that upon which the money order was originally drawn.
(2.) The fee, which shall be paid at the time the application is lodged, shall in the case of an alteration or correction of the name of the payee or remitter be Sixpence, and in the case of repayment of the money order or transfer of payment be a sum equivalent to the commission chargeable on a money order for the same amount:
Provided that in the case of alteration of the name of the payee on two or more orders from the same remitter to the same payee, issued at the same time and bearing consecutive numbers, only one fee of Sixpence shall be charged in respect of the whole amount remitted by means of such orders.
(3.) Where the remitter of money by means of a telegraph money order requires an alteration in the name of the remitter or payee to be made by telegraph, he shall either produce the receipt issued by the Department at the time the money was accepted for remittance or be identified as the remitter to the satisfaction of the postmaster. He shall also pay the cost of the necessary telegram in addition to the prescribed fee.
(
a ) Application for the transfer shall be made by the payee in writing and shall contain the names of the payee and the remitter.(
b ) The application shall be accompanied—(i) in the case of a money order, other than a telegraph money order, by the money order correctly receipted by the payee, and by a sum equivalent to commission at the prescribed rate for a money order of the same amount; or
(ii) in the case of a telegraph money order, payment of which it is desired to transfer by telegraph, by the telegram from the remitter to the payee duly endorsed by the payee; the cost of the official telegram of advice; the cost of a telegram to the payee at the new address, and a sum equivalent to the commission at the prescribed rate for a money order of the same amount:
Provided that the charges prescribed by this regulation shall, if not prepaid, be deducted from the amount of the money order at the time of payment:
Provided further that in cases of urgency an application for transfer by telegraph of a telegraph money order may be made by telegraph.
(2.) After a money order has been paid by the Department, the Postmaster-General shall not be liable for any further payment whatsoever.
Provided that when good reason can be given for delay in presenting the order for payment, an application for payment, subject to a reduction at the rate of Sixpence for every Five pounds or fraction of Five pounds, may be granted.
Part XVIII.—Postal Notes.
Denomination. | Poundage. | Denomination. | Poundage. | Denomination. | Poundage. |
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1 0 |
| 4 0 |
| 10 0 |
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1 6 |
| 4 6 |
| 11 0 |
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2 0 |
| 5 0 |
| 15 0 |
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2 6 |
| 5 6 |
| 20 0 |
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3 0 |
| 6 0 |
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3 6 |
| 7 6 |
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(2.) Except as hereinafter provided, a Postal Note shall be paid only at the Post Office and to the person named by the purchaser. The payee shall sign the receipt on the face of the Note before payment is made.
(3.) If a Postal Note be made payable to a firm or company the ordinary business stamp of the firm or company shall, when request to that effect has been made in writing and approved by the Deputy Director, be accepted as a sufficient receipt.
(4.) In the event of the removal of the payee to another district, payment may be made at a Post Office other than that specified by the purchaser, subject to the payee producing satisfactory evidence of change of address to the paying officer.
(5.) When a Postal Note is made payable in a Capital City and the payee is a resident of a suburb thereof, payment may be made at the Suburban Post Office nearest to the residence of the payee.
(6.) If a Postal Note be presented for payment by a person other than the payee, the person presenting the Note shall sign his name on the back thereof. In such case the payee shall, however, have first receipted the Note in the space provided for the purpose.
Provided that, should a bank refuse to accept without charge a crossed Postal Note, the Postal Note shall be paid at the office named by the purchaser on presentation by the payee.
(2.) Such fee shall be paid in postage stamps affixed to the face of the Note.
Provided that where the inquiry relates to two or more Notes of the same denomination with consecutive numbers, only one fee shall be payable.
Part XIX.—Miscellaneous.
Provided that a postmaster may give information as to an address if he has no reason to believe that the person whose address it is would disapprove of his doing so.
POST AND TELEGRAPH—
Provided that parcels shall be tested both as to weight and size before being accepted.
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| 8d. per lb. |
| 1s. 4d. per cwt. |
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| 1s. 4d. per lb. |
| 2s. 8d. per cwt. |
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| 2s. per lb. |
| 4s. per cwt. |
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