Radio-telephone Exchange Service Regulations 1956 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1960. No. 30.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901-1950 AND THE WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY ACT 1905-1950.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1950 and the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1905-1950.

Dated this 29th day of April, 1960.

DUNROSSIL

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Postmaster-General.

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Amendments of the Radio-telephone Exchange Service Regulations. 

Commencement.

1. These Regulations shall come into operation on the first day of May, 1960.

Interpretation.

2. Regulation 4 of the Radio-telephone Exchange Service Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting after the definition of “base station” the following definition:—

“‘charging zone’ means a charging zone for the purposes of the Telephone Regulations;” and

(b) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—

“(2.) A charging zone that is deemed to be adjoining another charging zone for the purposes of the Telephone Regulations shall be deemed to be adjoining that other charging zone for the purposes of these Regulations.”.

3. Regulation 16 of the Radio-telephone Exchange Service Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Mobile services—charges for local calls.

“16. A call charge of Sixpence for each period of three minutes or part of three minutes occupied by a call shall be paid by the person originating the call for each effective call made—

(a) between a telephone subscriber, or a public telephone, and a subscriber to a mobile radio-telephone exchange service operating through a base station connected to—

(i) the exchange to which the telephone of the telephone subscriber or the public telephone, as the case may be, is connected; or

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 29th April, 1960.

  Statutory Rules 1956, No. 105.

2466/60.—Price 3d. 29/20.4.1960.

 

(ii) any other exchange in the charging zone in which is included the exchange or office to which the telephone of the telephone subscriber or the public telephone, as the case may be, is connected, or in a charging zone adjoining that charging zone;

(b)between two subscribers to mobile radio-telephone exchange services, both operating through the same base station;

(c) between two subscribers to mobile radio-telephone exchange services, one operating through one base station and the other operating through another base station connected to—

(i) the exchange to which the first-mentioned base station is connected; or

(ii) any other exchange in the same charging zone as the exchange to which the first-mentioned base station is connected, or in a charging zone adjoining that charging zone; or

(d)to or by a subscriber to a mobile radio-telephone exchange service, being a call connected over a telephone line provided under regulation 13 of these Regulations.”.

Mobile services— charges for trunk calls.

4. Regulation 17 of the Radio-telephone Exchange Service Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (2.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(2.) For the purpose of ascertaining the charges referred to in paragraph (d)of the last preceding sub-regulation, a subscriber to a mobile radio-telephone exchange service operating through a base station shall be deemed to be a telephone subscriber whose telephone is connected to the exchange to which the base station is connected.”.

5. Regulation 33 of the Radio-telephone Exchange Service Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Fixed services— charges for local calls.

“33. A call charge of One shilling for each period of three minutes or part of three minutes occupied by a call shall be paid by the person originating the call for each effective call made—

(a)between a telephone subscriber, or a public telephone, and a subscriber to a fixed radio-telephone exchange service operating through a control station connected to—

(i) the exchange to which the telephone of the telephone subscriber or the public telephone, as the case may be, is connected; or

(ii) any other exchange in the charging zone in which is included the exchange or office to which the telephone of the telephone subscriber or the public telephone, as the case may be, is connected, or in a charging zone adjoining that charging zone;

(b)between two subscribers to fixed radio-telephone exchange services, both operating through the same control station; or

 

(c) between two subscribers to fixed radio-telephone exchange services, one operating through one control station and the other operating through another control station connected to—

(i) the exchange to which the first-mentioned control station is connected; or

(ii) any other exchange in the same charging zone as the exchange to which the first-mentioned control station is connected, or in a charging zone adjoining that charging zone.”.

Fixed services— charges for trunk calls.

6. Regulation 34 of the Radio-telephone Exchange Service Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (2.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(2.) For the purpose of ascertaining the charges referred to in paragraph (d)of the last preceding sub-regulation, a subscriber to a fixed radio-telephone exchange service operating through a control station shall be deemed to be a telephone subscriber whose telephone is connected to the exchange to which the control station is connected.”.

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By Authority: A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.