Postal, Telegraphic and Telephone Regulations (Amendment) (Provisional) (Cth)
STATUTORY RULES.
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
Postal Regulations.
should come into immediate operation, and make the amended Regulation to come into operation forthwith as a Provisional Regulation.
Dated this 24th day of September, One thousand nine hundred and ten.
DUDLEY,
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
JOSIAH THOMAS.
Postal Regulations.
The Regulation under this head (Statutory Rules 1910, No. 47) is amended by repealing paragraph (1) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—
“(1) Postal articles containing electoral papers may be sent by post free of charge from or to electoral or police officers if—
(
a ) they contain only electoral papers as defined in this Regulation, and the words ‘Commonwealth Electoral Papers only, Post Free,’ are printed or written on the envelope or wrapper, or upon the papers themselves if they are eligible for transmission without envelopes or wrappers:Provided that such articles when posted by electoral or police officers to persons who are not electoral or police officers shall also bear the signature and address of the sender, which may be printed or written on the envelope or wrapper, or upon the papers themselves; or
(
b ) they consist of ballot-papers sent in covers bearing the following indorsements and address printed thereon, namely:—O. H. M. S.
Electoral Papers Only.
Post Free.
No.
Postal Ballot-Paper,
Not to be opened until scrutiny.
The Returning Officer for the
Commonwealth Electoral
Division of
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Printed and Published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by J. Kemp, Government Printer for the State of Victoria.
C. 14471.—Price 3d.
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