Telephone Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1964, No. 123. (e)

Commencement.

1. These Regulations shall come into operation on the first day of October, 1964.

Definitions.

2. Regulation 4 of the Telephone Regulations is amended—

(a)by inserting after the definition of “Authorized officer” the following definition:—

“ ‘Classified section’, in relation to a Telephone Directory, means an issue or part of the Telephone Directory that consists of a list of entries relating to subscribers arranged according to the professions, businesses or ades of the subscribers;”;

(b)by omitting the definition of “Local-call line” and inserting in its stead the following definition:—

“ ‘Local-call line’, in relation to an exchange, means a subscriber’s line, including a party line but not including an extension, connected to—

(a) the exchange;

(b)any other exchange in the same charging zone as the exchange; or

(c) any exchange in a charging zone adjoining that charging zone;”; and

(c) by omitting the definition of “Residence service”.

(d) Made under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901–1961 on 7 August, 1964; notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 13 August, 1964.

(e) Made under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901–1961 on 17 September, 1964; notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 21 September, 1964.

3. Regulations 29 and 29a of the Telephone Regulations are repealed and the following regulations inserted in their stead:—

Rate of rental.

“29.—(1.) In this Regulation—

‘ class I. telephone service’ means a telephone service connected to an exchange in the Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Hobart or Newcastle charging zone or in any charging zone adjoining any of those charging zones, being an exchange at which a continuous telephone service is provided;

‘ class II. telephone service’ means a telephone service (not being a class I. telephone service) that is connected to an exchange—

(a)in relation to which the number of local-call lines—

(i) exceeds two thousand and has exceeded two thousand at all times during the preceding twelve months or during the period of operation of the exchange, whichever is the shorter period; or

(ii) does not exceed two thousand but has exceeded two thousand at some time during the preceding twelve months or during the period of operation of the exchange, whichever is the shorter period; and

(b)at which a continuous telephone service is provided;

‘class III. telephone service’ means a telephone service that is not a class I. telephone service or a class II. telephone service.

“ (2.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, the rental payable by a subscriber for a telephone service shall be at an annual rate ascertained for that service by reference to the following table:—

Class of telephone service.	Annual rate.
	Exclusive service.			Each telephone forming part of a party service connecting two subscribers.			Each telephone forming part of a party service connecting more than two subscribers.
£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
Class I. telephone service.....................................................................................	20	0	0	18	0	0	17	0	0
Class II. telephone service.....................................................................................	12	0	0	10	0	0	9	0	0
Class III. telephone service.....................................................................................	8	0	0	6	0	0	5	0	0

“ (3.) Where—

(a)a class III. telephone service becomes a class I. telephone service or a class II. telephone service by reason of the provision at the exchange to which it is connected of a continuous telephone service; or

(b)a class I. telephone service or a class II. telephone service becomes a class III. telephone service by reason of the cessation of the provision at the exchange to which it is connected of a continuous telephone service,

the Director-General may direct that the telephone service shall, for the purposes of this regulation, be deemed to continue to be a class III. telephone service or a class I. telephone service or class II. telephone service, as the case may be, until a date fixed by the Director-General.

Service connexion fee.

“ 29a.—(1.) Subject to this regulation, a service connexion fee of Fifteen pounds is payable by a person who applies—

(a) for permission to rent or use a telephone service; or

(b)for the removal, under regulation 69 of these Regulations, of a telephone service or other apparatus to other premises.

“ (2.) The service connexion fee otherwise payable in respect of a telephone service is reduced to One pound if the provision of the service—

(a)can be effected by making use of lines, equipment or other

apparatus (including telephones) already provided by the Department in relation to another telephone service; and

(b)does not require the substitution or removal of any such lines, equipment or apparatus or the addition of any new lines, equipment or apparatus (including telephones).

“ (3.) A service connexion fee is not payable in respect of a temporary exchange service provided under regulation 88 of these Regulations.”.

Services provided in return for rental.

4. Regulation 30 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by omitting paragraph (c) of sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

“ (c) subject to Division 2 of this Part, provide and maintain the telephone for the service.”.

Services to distant exchanges.

5. Regulation 32 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by omitting paragraphs (a) and (b)of sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in their stead the following paragraphs: —

“ (a) Exclusive service—an annual rental of One pound ten shillings for each quarter of a mile or portion of a quarter of a mile of the length of the circuit measured along the route followed by the line; and

(b)Party service—an annual rental equal to the aggregate of—

(i) the amount of annual rental that would, if the service were an exclusive service, be payable in respect of the service under the last preceding paragraph; and

(ii) an amount of Three pounds ten shillings for each telephone in excess of one forming part of the service “.

Increased charges for certain types of telephone.

6. Regulation 33b of the Telephone Regulations is repealed.

Subscribers telephone with coin attachment.

7. Regulation 36 of the Telephone Regulations is repealed.

8. Regulation 43 of the Telephone Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead;—

Restoration of service disconnected for non-payment of charges.

“ 43. Where the telephone service of a subscriber has been disconnected because of non-payment of rental or other charges, the service may be reconnected on payment by the subscriber of the amount due and payable in respect of the disconnected service together with—

(a)where the reconnexion of the service can be effected by making use of the service that had previously been provided by the Department and does not require the addition, substitution or removal of any line, equipment or other apparatus (including telephones)—an amount of One pound; or

(b) in any other case—an amount of Fifteen pounds.”.

Diversion of calls.

9. Regulation 56 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by omitting the words “Six shillings” and inserting in their stead the words “Ten shillings”.

Joint use of telephone.

10. Regulation 57 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “One pound ten shillings” (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the words “Two pounds”,

Extension line.

11. Regulation 64 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-paragraph (iii) of paragraph (b)the words “Ten pounds” and inserting in their stead the words “Fifteen pounds”.

Transfer.

12. Regulation 72 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the words “Ten shillings” and inserting in their stead the words “One pound”.

Free entries.

13. Regulation 75 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—

“(3.) This regulation does not apply in relation to the classified section of a Telephone Directory.”.

14. After Regulation 75 of the Telephone Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Classified section of the Telephone Directory.

“75a.—(1.) The Department may arrange for the issue of a classified section of, or for the inclusion of a classified section in, a Telephone Directory.

“(2.) The classified section of a Telephone Directory shall, if the Department so determines, include one entry approved by the Department in respect of each subscriber whose telephone service is connected to an exchange in the area to which the Telephone Directory relates, being a subscriber who practises a profession or carries on a business or trade,

“(3.) An entry referred to in the last preceding sun-regulation shall be included without charge to the subscriber.

“(4.) An entry in the classified section of a Telephone Directory, other than an entry referred to in sub-regulation (2.) of this regulation, shall be charged for at such rates as the Director-General considers reasonable.”.

Block type entries.

15.—(1.) Regulation 77 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following table:—

Telephone directory in which entry is to be made.	Each word.		Each initial or the sign “&”.
s.	d.	s	d.
Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, South Australia, Western Australia or Tasmania Telephone Directory..................................................................................................................	15	0	2	6
Any other Telephone Directory..................................................................................................................	7	6	1	6

(2.) Regulation 77 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—

“(3.) This regulation does not apply in relation to the classified section of a Telephone Directory.”.

16. Regulations 79 and 80 of the Telephone Regulations are repealed and the following regulation is inserted in their stead:—

Charges for extra words and entries.

“79.—(1.) In addition to the particulars specified in regulation 75 of these Regulations, the Department may include additional words in an entry, or include additional entries or notices, in any issue of a Telephone Directory upon payment of a charge ascertained in accordance with the following table:—

Telephone directory in which entry is to be made.	Additional words.		Additional entries or notices, whether inserted under the main entry or otherwise.
s.	d.	£	s.	d.
Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, South Australia, Western Australia or Tasmania Telephone Directory......................................................................................................	10	0	1	0	0
Any other Telephone Directory......................................................................................................	10	0	0	10	0

“(2.) Where the period of currency of an issue of a Telephone Directory is in excess of six months, the charges specified in the last preceding sub-regulation may, if the Director-General so directs, be increased by one-sixth for each month or part of a month of the excess.

“(3.) This regulation does not apply in relation to the classified section of a Telephone Directory.”.

Alteration fee.

17. Regulation 83 of the Telephone Regulations is amended—

(a)by omitting the words “Five shillings” and inserting in their stead the words “Ten shillings”; and

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

“(2.) This regulation does not apply in relation to the classified section of a Telephone Directory.”.

Time signals.

18. Regulation 86 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “One pound six shillings” and inserting in their stead the words “One pound ten shillings”.

Temporary exchange services.

19. Regulation 88 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by omitting paragraph (a)and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

“(a) a service charge of Six pounds;”.

20. After Regulation 89 of the Telephone Regulations the following Regulation is inserted:—

Charges in exceptional cases.

“89a. Where the exceptional circumstances of a case preclude the provision of a temporary exchange service for a person under regulation 88 of these Regulations, the Department may, nevertheless, provide a temporary exchange service for the person on such conditions, and on the payment of such amount, as the Director-General considers reasonable.”.

Provision of services partly by the Department and partly by the subscriber.

21. Regulation 91 of the Telephone Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (e) the words “, subject to paragraph (fa)of this regulation,”;

(b) by omitting paragraphs (f) and (fa)and inserting in their stead the following paragraph:—

“(f) Where the privately constructed portion of the line is extended so as to create additional points at which the exchange may be communicated with—

(i) an annual fee of Three pounds ten shillings shall be charged for each additional point; and

(ii) in return for that fee, the Department shall provide a telephone, complete with batteries, for each additional point for installation by the applicant at his own cost;”; and

(c) by omitting from paragraph (h)the words “Ten pounds” and inserting in their stead the words “Fifteen pounds”.

Charges for trunk calls.

22. Regulation 138 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulations (1.) and (2.) and inserting in their stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(1.) Subject to this Part, the fee payable for an effective trunk call is the fee ascertained for that call by reference to the following table:—

Trunk distance In relation to the trunk call.	Each three minutes or part of three minutes.
	Between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.		Between 6 p.m. and 9 a.m.
s.	d.	s.	d.
Not exceeding 30 miles......................................................................	1	6	1	0
Exceeding 30 but not exceeding 50 miles.............................................	2	0	1	6
Exceeding 50 but not exceeding 100 miles...........................................	4	0	3	0
Exceeding 100 but not exceeding 200 miles.........................................	6	0	4	0
Exceeding 200 but not exceeding 300 miles.........................................	10	0	7	0
Exceeding 300 but not exceeding 400 miles.........................................	12	0	10	0
Exceeding 400 miles..........................................................................	15	0	12	0

Interpretation.

23. Regulation 144b of the Telephone Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (2.) and inserting in its stead the following table:—

Trunk distance in relation to the trunk call	Chargeable period.
	Between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.	Between 6 p.m. and 9 a.m.
Seconds.	Seconds.
Not exceeding 30 miles...................................................................	45	60
Exceeding 30 but not exceeding 50 miles..........................................	30	45
Exceeding 50 but not exceeding 100 miles........................................	15	20
Exceeding 100 but not exceeding 200 miles......................................	10	15
Exceeding 200 but not exceeding 300 miles......................................	6	9
Exceeding 300 but not exceeding 400 miles......................................	5	6
Exceeding 400 miles.......................................................................	4	5

24. Regulation 147 of the Telephone Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Charges for private line.

“147.—(1.) In this Regulation, ‘chargeable distance’, in relation to a private line, means—

(a)where the line does not pass through an exchange—the shortest distance between the point where the line begins and the point where the line ends;

(b)where the line passes through one exchange or more and the shortest distance between the point where the line begins and the point where the line ends does not exceed two miles— that shortest distance;

(c) where the line passes through one exchange only and the shortest distance between the point where the line begins and the point where the line ends exceeds two miles—the aggregate of—

(i) the shortest distance between the point where the line begins and the exchange; and

(ii) the shortest distance between the exchange and the point where the line ends; or

(d)where the line passes through two or more exchanges and the shortest distance between the point where the line begins and the point where the line ends exceeds two miles—the aggregate of—

(i) the shortest distance between the point where the line begins and the first exchange through which the line passes;

(ii) the shortest distance between the first exchange through which the line passes and the other exchange or the last exchange, as the case may be, through which the line passes; and

(iii) the shortest distance between the other exchange or the last exchange, as the case may be, through which the line passes and the point where the line ends.

 “(2.) Subject to this regulation, the charge payable by a subscriber for a private line provided by the Department shall be at an annual rate ascertained in accordance with the following table:—

Chargeable distance in relation to the line.	Annual rate of charge.
£	s.	d.
Not exceeding 1 mile....................................................................................................................................	15	0	0
Exceeding I mile but not exceeding 2 miles....................................................................................................................................	25	0	0
Exceeding 2 miles but not exceeding 10 miles:
For the first 2 miles....................................................................................................................................	25	0	0
For each additional mile or portion thereof....................................................................................................................................	10	0	0
Exceeding 10 miles but not exceeding 20 miles:
For the first 10 miles....................................................................................................................................	105	0	0
For each additional mile or portion thereof....................................................................................................................................	25	0	0
Exceeding 20 miles but not exceeding 200 miles:
For the first 20 miles....................................................................................................................................	355	0	0
For each additional mile or portion thereof....................................................................................................................................	25	0	0
Exceeding 200 miles but not exceeding 600 miles:
For the first 20 miles....................................................................................................................................	355	0	0
For each additional mile or portion thereof....................................................................................................................................	23	0	0
Exceeding 600 miles but not exceeding 1,000 miles:
For the first 20 miles....................................................................................................................................	355	0	0
For each additional mile or portion thereof....................................................................................................................................	21	0	0
Exceeding 1,000 miles:
For the first 1,000 miles....................................................................................................................................	21,000	0	0
For each additional mile or portion thereof....................................................................................................................................

2 0 0

“(3.) Where, but for this sub-regulation, the annual rate of charge for a private line in relation to which the chargeable distance exceeds two hundred miles but does not exceed six hundred miles would be less than it would be if the chargeable distance in relation to the line were two hundred miles, the line shall be charged for as if the chargeable distance in relation to it were two hundred miles.

“(4.) Where, but for this sub-regulation, the annual rate of charge for a private line in relation to which the chargeable distance exceeds six hundred miles but does not exceed one thousand miles would be less than it would be if the chargeable distance in relation to the line were six hundred miles, the line shall be charged for as if the chargeable distance in relation to it were six hundred miles.

“(5.) Where the provision of a private line involves the setting apart of a trunk line for the exclusive use of the subscriber, the charge for the private line shall be calculated—

(a)where the line connects the subscriber’s premises to the trunk line at two exchanges only—as if the chargeable distance in relation to the line were equal to the shortest distance between those two exchanges; or

(b)in any other case—

(i) as if the line consisted of as many separate lines as the number of parts into which the trunk line set apart for the exclusive use of the subscriber can be divided if each part begins at an exchange at which the subscriber’s premises are connected to the trunk line and ends at the next such exchange along the trunk line; and

 (ii) as if the chargeable distance in relation to each of those separate lines were equal to the shortest distance between the exchange at the beginning, and the exchange at the end, of the corresponding part of the trunk line.

“(6.) The charge for a private line referred to in the last preceding sub-regulation shall be increased by a further charge calculated at the rate of Fifteen pounds per annum in respect of each part of the private line that connects the subscriber’s premises to the trunk line.

“(7.) In addition to the charge fixed by the preceding provisions of this regulation, the Department may charge such further amount as the Director-General considers reasonable for the installation of wires forming part of the private line within the subscriber’s premises.

“(8.) Where—

(a)the Director-General considers that the provision of a proposed private line would require the making of special arrangements; or

(b)a proposed private line would connect premises that are owned or controlled by different persons,

the preceding provisions of this regulation do not apply in relation to the provision of the private line, and the Department may charge for the provision of the line such amount as the Director-General considers reasonable.”.

Service connexion fee.

25.Regulation 147a of the Telephone Regulations is amended by omitting the words “Ten pounds” and inserting in their stead the words “Fifteen pounds”.

Fire alarms.

26. Regulation 151 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (2.) and inserting in its stead the following table:—

Number of pairs of conductors in one cable.	Charge per annum for each quarter mile or portion thereof in length of circuit for each pair of conductors.
£	s.	d.
1 or 2................................................................................................................................	4	0	0
3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8................................................................................................................................	3	0	0

Temporary private services.

27. Regulation 152 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by omitting paragraph (a)of sub-regulation (2.) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

“(a) a service charge of Six pounds; and”.

Fire brigade lines—non-exchange services.

28. Regulation 168 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “One pound fourteen shillings” and inserting in their stead the words “Two pounds”.

Military lines.

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