Telephone Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1933. No. 13

REGULATIONS UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901-1923.

I, THE DEPUTY OF THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealthof Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1923, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this First day of February 1933.

(Sgd.) W.H. Irvine

Deputy of the Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Postmaster-General.

 

Amendment of the Telephone Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1927, No. 145, as amended to this date.)

1. Regulation 64 of the Telephone Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

“Extensiontelephones.

64. Extension lines, either within or beyond the building or premises to which the exchange line from which they are extended connects, may, at the discretion of the Department, be provided by the Department, subject to payment by the subscriber of the following charges:—

(a) In the case of extension lines within the building or upon the premises to which the exchange line connects—such amount as is fixed by the Department to cover the installation of the wires;

(b) In the case of extension lines beyond the building or premises to which the exchange line connects—

(i) the rental charges prescribed by regulation 147 for private lines, subject to the reduction of such charges by one-third where a single wire circuit is supplied; and

(ii) such amount as is fixed by the Department to cover the installation of the wires within the buildings or upon the premises to which the extension line connects.”.

2. Regulation 147 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by omitting the second proviso thereto and inserting in its stead the following proviso:—

“Provided further that a charge of such amount as is fixed by the Department shall be made to cover the installation of the wires within the buildings or upon the premises to which the line connects.”.

 

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

11.—Price 3d.