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

STATUTORY RULES.

1909. No. 42.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901.

(Issued provisionally as Statutory Rules, 1909, No. 21.)

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 :—

Postal Regulations.

Registration.

General Postal Regulations.

Miscellaneous.

to come into operation on the 15th day of May, 1909.

Dated this twenty‑third day of April, One thousand nine hundred and nine.

DUDLEY,

Governor‑General.

By His Excellency's Command,

JOSIAH THOMAS.

Postal Regulations.

Registration.

Regulation (4) under this head (Statutory Rules 1908, No. 107) is repealed, and the following substituted in lieu thereof :—

4. (1) When no direction in writing to the contrary has been received, correspondence for a husband may be delivered to his wife and correspondence for a wife may be delivered to her husband, and correspondence addressed to members of the same family living in the same house may be delivered to any responsible member of the family living in the house (except young children), or to any messenger authorized in writing to receive it.

(2)Except as set forth in paragraph (1) of this Regulation, no registered postal article shall be delivered to any person other than—

(a) the addressee in person ; or

(b)a person authorized by a written order from the addressee to receive delivery of registered postal articles on his behalf ; or

(c)in the case of business establishments, public institutions, hotels, and lodging‑houses, the proprietor, or manager, or some person authorized in writing by the proprietor or manager to receive delivery of the correspondence at such places.

(3) An order under paragraph 2 (b)of this Regulation must bear the date on which it was made, and the addressee's address, and must be witnessed by some person other than the person in whose favour it is made, and must be delivered to the Postmaster or other proper officer.

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(4) Provided that in all cases where the sender is entitled under section 38 (2) of the Act to a receipt for the article, delivery shall be made only to the addressee or to some person authorized by him to receive delivery of it.

General Postal Regulations.

Miscellaneous.

The Regulations under this head (Gazette No. 26, of 5th June, 1902) are amended by the addition of the following new Regulation after Regulation 8 : —

(8a)Except when directions in writing to the contrary have been received, correspondence for a husband may be delivered to his wife and correspondence for a wife may be delivered to her husband, and correspondence addressed to members of the same family or household living in the same house may be delivered to any member of the family or household living in the house, or to any messenger authorized in writing to receive it.

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