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

STATUTORY RULES.

1908. No. 133.

 

PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS 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 Regulations under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901, namely:—

General Postal Regulations,

Miscellaneous;

Parcels Post,

Re-direction;

Telephone Regulations.

Part I.—Telephone Exchanges;

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

Dated this fifteenth day of December, One thousand nine hundred and eight.

DUDLEY,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

JOSIAH THOMAS.

 

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Clause (d)of the Regulation under this head (Gazette No. 26 of 5th June, 1902) is repealed, and the following substituted in lieu thereof:—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

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.

 

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

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