Telegraph Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1952. No. 78.

 

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

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.

Dated this third day of September, 1952.

W. J. McKell

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Postmaster-General.

 

Amendments of the Telegraph Regulations.

Lettergrams (Letter telegrams).

1. Regulation 62 of the Telegraph Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (7.).

Telegrams available for inspection— certified copies obtainable.

2. Regulation 68 of the Telegraph Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (6.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulations:—

“(6.) At the request of the sender, addressee or representative of the sender or addressee, a copy of or extract from a telegram may be sent by telegram to the person making the request on payment by him of—

(a) the search fee prescribed in sub-regulation (4.) of this regulation; and

(b)an amount equal to one-half of the charge payable for the transmission, between the telegraph offices concerned, of an ordinary telegram, other than an ordinary telegram for the transmission of which double rates are chargeable, of the same length as the copy or extract.

“(7.) A copy of or extract from a telegram transmitted by telegram shall be treated as a paid service advice.”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1952.

Statutory Rules 1927, No. 142 as amended to date. For previous amendments of the Telegraph Regulations see footnote  to Statutory Rules 1952, No. 6, and see also Statutory Rules 1952, No. 35.

 

By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.

3296.—Price 3d. 10/1.8.1952.