Postal, Telegraphic and Telephone Regulations (Amendment) (Provisional) (Cth)
STATUTORY RULES.
PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901-1910.
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 Regulations under the
Telegraphic Regulations.
Telephone Regulations.
should come into immediate operation, and make the amended Regulations to come into operation forthwith as Provisional Regulations.
Dated this 6th day of September, One thousand nine hundred and eleven.
DEMMAN,
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
JOSIAH THOMAS.
Telegraphic Regulations.
Transaction of Business after usual Office Hours.
The Regulation under this head (
1. Arrangements may be made to keep any official or semi-official office open for the transmission of telegrams after the ordinary business hours, upon notice being given to the officer in charge at least one hour before the ordinary time of closing, and upon payment of a deposit of 2s. 6d. for the first hour, or portion thereof, and 1s. 6d. for every subsequent hour, or portion thereof, during which it is desired the office shall be kept open. If more than one office is so kept open, these fees shall be payable in respect of each office. All telegrams transmitted must be paid for at the usual rates.
2. In cases of a specially urgent nature, where it is not possible to give the notice stipulated in Regulation 1, telegrams may be transmitted after the ordinary business hours, provided the attention of the officer in charge of the office with which it is desired to transact business can be obtained. The charges for this service will be the same as indicated in Regulation 1.
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3. Only the person who pays for keeping an office open after the ordinary business hours is entitled to transact business during such special attendance. Should any other person desire to transact business at such times, he may do so on payment of the above-mentioned charges.
4. Similar arrangements may be made at allowance post-offices, in cases where the postmasters are willing to give the necessary attendance, on payment of a fee not exceeding 1s for each thirty minutes, or portion thereof, during which it is desired the office shall be kept open, in addition to the ordinary Departmental charges for the transmission of telegrams.
Telephone Regulations.
Transaction of Business after usual Office Hours.
Regulation 126 under this head (Statutory Rules 1906, No. 114, as amended by Statutory Rules 1907, No. 103, and 1911, No. 64), is repealed, and the following Regulation substituted in lieu thereof:—
126. (1) Arrangements may be made to keep any official or semi-official office open for the transmission of telephone messages after the ordinary business hours, upon notice being given to the officer in charge at least one hour before the ordinary time of closing, and upon payment of a deposit of 2s. 6d. for the first hour, or portion thereof, and 1s. 6d. for every subsequent hour, or portion thereof, during which it is desired the office shall be kept open. If more than one office is so kept open, these fees shall be payable in respect of each office. All telephone messages transmitted must be paid for at the usual rates.
(2) In cases of a specially urgent nature, where it is not possible to give the notice stipulated in the preceding paragraph, telephone messages may be transmitted after the ordinary business hours, provided the attention of the officer in charge of the office with which it is desired to transact business can be obtained. The charges for this service will be the same as indicated in paragraph (1).
(3) Only the person who pays for keeping an office open after the ordinary business hours is entitled to transact business during such special attendance. Should any other person desire to transact business at such times, he may do so on payment of the above-mentioned charges.
(4) Similar arrangements may be made at allowance post-offices, in cases where the postmasters are willing to give the necessary attendance, on payment of a fee not exceeding 1s. for each thirty minutes, or portion thereof, during which it is desired the office shall be kept open, in addition to the ordinary Departmental charges for the transmission of telephone messages.
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