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

STATUTORY RULES.

1906. No. 63.

 

PROVISIONAL REGULATION UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby certify that, on account of urgency, the undermentioned amended Regulation under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901, namely :—

Telephone Regulations—

Telephone Exchanges—

18. Telephone Junction Lines,

should come into immediate operation, and make the amended Regulation to come into operation forthwith as a Provisional Regulation.

Dated this eighth day of August, One thousand nine hundred and six.

NORTHCOTE,

Governor-General.

AUSTIN CHAPMAN,

By His Excellency’s Command.

 

Telephone Regulations.

Telephone Exchanges.

18. Telephone Junction Lines.—Junction lines are those lines which join one telephone exchange with another, and which junction lines do not extend beyond ten (10) miles radially from the Central Telephone Exchange in the case of telephone networks of cities or towns having a population of more than 10,000 resident within ten (10) miles radially from the Central Telephone Exchange, nor five (5) miles in the case of other networks or exchanges.

Those lines may be used by subscribers without extra charge, but no subscriber shall be allowed to use any junction line for more than five minutes at one time. Any person exceeding this limit may be disconnected if there be other applicants waiting to use the line. Subscribers shall be connected, as far as possible, in order of application.

 

By Authority: J. Kemp, Acting Government Printer, Melbourne.

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