Telephone Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1971 No. 57

 

REGULATION UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901-1970.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make, the following Regulation under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1970.

Dated this thirtieth day of April, 1971.

Paul Hasluck

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Sgd. Alan S. Hulme

Postmaster-General.

 

Amendments of the Telephone Regulations 

Rate of rental.

Regulation 29 of the Telephone Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (b) of the definition of “pensioner” in sub-regulation (1.) the word “or” (last occurring);

(b) by inserting after paragraph (b) of the definition of “pensioner” in sub-regulation (1.) the following paragraph:—

“(ba) a service pension under the provisions of Division 5 of Part III. of the Repatriation Act 1920-1970 in their application, by virtue of sub-section (2.) of section 7 of the Repatriation (Special Overseas Service) Act 1962-1968, to a member of the Forces within the meaning of that last-mentioned Act; or”;

(c) by omitting from paragraph (a) of the definition of “war widow pensioner” in sub-regulation (1.) the word “or” (last occurring);

(d) by adding at the end of the definition of “war widow pensioner” in sub-regulation (1.) the following word and paragraph:—

“;or (c) a pension under the Seamen’s War Pensions and Allowances Act 1940-1969 by reason of the person—

(i) being the widow of a person who was an Australian mariner within the meaning of that Act; or

(ii) having been, immediately prior to the death of an Australian mariner within the meaning of that Act, his de facto wife within the meaning of that Act.”; and

(e) by inserting after sub-regulation (1.) the following sub-regulation:—

“(1a.) For the purpose of this regulation, an Australian mariner, within the meaning of the Seamen’s War Pensions and Allowances Act 1910-1969, who is in receipt of, or is entitled to, a pension under that Act in respect of total incapacity shall be deemed to be a pensioner.”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 6 May 1971.

  Statutory Rules 1927, No. 145, as amended by Statutory Rules 1928, No. 99; 1929, Nos. 122, and 133; 1930, Nos. 2, 7, 15, 54 and 112; 1931, Nos. 86 and 137; 1932, No. 16; 1933, Nos. 13, 14, 56, 64, 84 and 135; 1934, Nos. 30 and 114; 1935, Nos. 25, 21, 93, 96 and 121; 1936, No. 121; 1937, Nos. 14, 36 and 86; 1938, No. 4; 1939, Nos. 34 and 130; 1940, Nos. 14, 28 and 230; 1941, Nos. 15, 126, 236 and 261; 1942, No. 504; 1943, No. 144; 1946, No. 118; 1948, No. 113, 1949, No. 39; 1950, No. 92; 1951, No. 74; 1954, No. 29; 1955, Nos. 27, 59 and 73; 1956, Nos. 68 and 76; 1957, Nos. 21 and 46; 1958, No. 14; 1959, No. 83; 1960, Nos. 26, 71, 79, 88, 95, 100, and 101; 1961, Nos. 8, 9, 17, 26, 41, 47, 56, 66, 70, 75, 80, 85, 94, 106, 109, 113, 115, 119, 124, 135 and 148; 1962, Nos. 5, 9, 13, 25, 35, 52, 54, 65, 78 and 104; 1963, Nos. 7, 30, 49, 68, 96 and 132; 1965, Nos. 4, 85, 102, 123 and 137; 1965, Nos. 11, 14, 21 and 34; 1966, Nos. 22 and 147; 1967, Nos. 88 and 157; 1968, Nos. 18 and 145; 1969, Nos. 19 and 172; 1970, No. 67; and Acts No. 63, 1967 and No. 63, 1970.

 

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20172/70—Price 5c 9/29.3.1971