Postal, Telegraphic and Telephone Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1909. No. 70.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901.

(Issued provisionally as Statutory Rules, 1909, No. 36.)

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the undermentioned amended Regulations under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901, namely:—

General Postal Regulations.

Commonwealth Electoral Papers;

to come into operation on the 10th day of July, 1909.

Dated this 21st day of June, One thousand nine hundred and nine.

DUDLEY,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

JOHN QUICK.

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General Postal Regulations.

Commonwealth Electoral Papers.

The regulation under this head (Statutory Rules 1906, No. 107) is repealed, and the following substituted in lieu thereof:—

Electoral Papers.

3. (I) Postal articles containing electoral papers may be sent by post free of charge from or to electoral officers if—

(a)they contain only electoral papers as defined in this regulation, and the words “Electoral papers only,” together with the signature and address of the sender, are indorsed thereon or on the envelope or wrapper; or

(b)they consist of ballot papers sent in covers bearing the following indorsements and address printed thereon, namely :—

No.............. O.H.M.S.

Electoral papers only.

Post free.

Postal Ballot Paper.

Not to be opened until scrutiny.

The Returning Officer for the

Commonwealth Electoral Division

of...................................................

C.7190.—Price 3d.

(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.

(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.

Printed and Published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by J. Kemp, Government Printer for the State of Victoria.