Telephone Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1922. No. 77.

 

REGULATION UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901-1916.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth, of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the undermentioned amended Regulation under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1916, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this thirty-first day of May, 1922.

FORSTER,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

J. EARLE,

for Postmaster-General.

 

Amendment of the Telephone Regulations 1913.

(Statutory Rules 1913, No. 349, as amended to this date.)

Regulation 15b is repealed and the following regulation is inserted in its stead:—

15b. If the Deputy Postmaster-General is satisfied that any service is being obtained by a person, either in his own or any other name, which person is, in the opinion of the Deputy Postmaster-General, a defaulter in connexion with any other service, the Deputy Postmaster-General may, without notice, cancel the agreement, disconnect the telephone from the exchange, remove the name of the subscriber from the Telephone List, remove all wires, instruments and fittings, and apply any surplus rent paid in connexion with the service in reduction of the liability of that person to the Department.

  

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