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

STATUTORY RULES.

1907. No. 120.

 

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.

Delivery of Correspondence addressed to Minors,

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

Dated this twenty-second day of November, One thousand nine hundred and seven.

NORTHCOTE,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

SAMUEL MAUGER.

 

General Postal Regulations.

The Regulations under this head (Gazette No. 26, 5th June, 1902) are amended by the insertion of the following new Regulation on page 244, after the Regulations under the heading “Re-direction”:—

Delivery of Correspondence addressed to Minors.

(1) Where directions in writing have been given to a postmaster by the parent or guardian of a minor having the custody of the minor, the postmaster may deliver or cause to be delivered all postal articles addressed to the minor in accordance with the directions so given. In the absence of such directions postal articles addressed to minors shall be delivered in the same manner as other postal articles.

(2) Notwithstanding any directions having been received under this Regulation, the Postmaster-General may direct that postal articles addressed to a minor shall be delivered to such minor.

(3) This Regulation only applies to minors under the age of eighteen years.

 

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

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