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

STATUTORY RULES.

1909. No. 24.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901.

(Issued provisionally as Statutory Rules 1908, No. 124 and No. 133.)

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:—

Telegraphic Regulations.

Telegrams within the Commonwealth.

Transmission of Shipping Intelligence by Telephone.

General Postal Regulations.

Miscellaneous.

Parcels Post.

Re-direction.

Telephone Regulations.

Part I.—Telephone Exchanges,

to came into operation on the 27th day of March, 1909,

Dated this fifth day of March, One thousand nine hundred and nine.

DUDLEY,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

JOSIAH THOMAS.

 

TELEGRAPHIC REGULATIONS.

Telegrams within the Commonwealth.

Transmission of Shipping Intelligence by Telephone.

The Regulation under this head (Statutory Rules 1907, No. 91) is amended by adding thereto at the end thereof the following proviso:—

Provided that no charge need be made for supplying shipping intelligence from a telegraph office at which telegrams are not received from the public for transmission.

GENERAL POSTAL REGULATIONS.

Miscellaneous.

The Regulations under this hand (Gazette No. 26 of 6th June, 1902) are amended by the addition of the following new Regulations after Regulation 16:—

17. (1) No Officer shall, without lawful authority, destroy or injure any postal article or other property of the Postmaster-General.

(2) Every Officer whose duty it is to deliver any postal article shall do so forthwith after he receives the postal article for delivery.

PARCELS POST.

Re-direction.

Clause (d) of the Regulation under this head (Gazette No, 26 of 5th June, 1902) is repealed, and the following substituted in lieu thereof :—

(d)If, after delivery, a parcel be re-directed it shall be subject to additional postage at the fully prepaid rate.

(e)Dutiable parcels re-directed to any place within a State where a Customs Officer competent to deal with assessments for duty is not stationed must be accompanied by a debit note showing the assessments for duty made at the office where the parcel has been valued for duty.

TELEPHONE REGULATIONS.

Part I—Telephone Exchange.

Regulation 28 under this head (Statutory Rules 1906, No, 114) is amended by adding the following clause at the end thereof :—

Extension lines will not be provided in connexion with party line services.

 

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