Telephone Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1916. No. 94.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901–1913.

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 Regulations under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901–1913, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this eighteenth day of May, One thousand nine hundred and sixteen.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

WILLIAM WEBSTER,

Postmaster-General.

 

‘Amendment of the Telephone Regulations, 1913.

(Statutory Rules 1913, No. 349, as amended by Statutory Rules 1915, No. 242, and Statutory Rules 1914, No. 139.)

1. Sub-regulation (1) of Regulation 11 is repealed, and the following sub-regulation is inserted in its stead:—

11. (1) Except in the cases, referred to in Regulation 12, where spare or idle complete lines already exist from the premises of an intending subscriber to the Exchange, and cases where temporary telephonic communication is required, as provided by Regulation 113, telephone lines must be rented for a period certain of one year at least, or for such longer time as the Deputy Postmaster-General decides, and thereafter the renting shall continue unless and until determined by notice in accordance with this Regulation.

2. Regulation 113 is repealed, and the following Regulation is inserted in its stead:—

Temporary Telephonic Communication.

113. (1) In cases where temporary telephonic communication is required, such communication will be provided by the Postmaster-General for a period not exceeding six months under the following conditions:—The cost of connecting and dismantling the telephone service to be paid for by the associations or persons requiring the

C.2740.—Price 3d.

same, which cost shall include only labour, perishable material, and any special line construction, but shall not include the cost of instruments.

In addition to which the following charges shall be payable:—

(a) If the telephones are used without Exchange service, 10s. per month or portion thereof up to six months for each set of telephones used:

(b) If the telephones are connected with any public Telephone Exchange, the rates prescribed by Part IV. or Part VI. of these Regulations.

Provided, however, that the charge mentioned in (a) shall not be made in the case of temporary telephonic communication required by Rifle Clubs.

(2) In cases where temporary telephonic communication is required for a period exceeding six months, the charges shall be those prescribed in Part I. of these Regulations, in addition to the cost of connecting and dismantling the telephone service, which cost shall include only labour, perishable material, and any special line construction, but shall not include the cost of instruments.

 

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