Telephone Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1950. No.92.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901-1949.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1949.

Dated this twenty third day of November, 1950

W.J. McKELL

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

H. L. Anthony

Postmaster General.

AMENDMENTS OF THE TELEPHONE REGULATIONS. 

Commencement.

1. These Regulations shall come into operation on the first day of December, 1950.

Unauthorized connexion telephone system &c.

2. Regulation 16A of the Telephone Regulations is amended-

(a) by inserting in paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (1.), after the words " or to use ", the words ", directly or indirectly," ;

(b) by inserting in that paragraph, after the words " listening to ", the words " or recording ";

(c) by inserting in that paragraph, after the word " passing ", the words " or being received ";

(d) by inserting in paragraph (c) of sub-regulation (1.), after the words " listening to ", the words " or recording ";

(e) by inserting in that paragraph, after the word " passing ", the words " or being received ";

(f) by inserting in sub-regulation (2.), after the words " or to use ", the words ", directly or indirectly," ;

(g) by inserting in that sub-regulation, after the words " listening to ", the words " or recording " ; and

(h) by inserting in that sub-regulation, after the word " passing ", the words " or being received ".

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on  , 1950.

 Statutory Rules 1927, No. 145, as amended by Statutory Rules 1928, No. 99 ;1929, Nos. 122 and 123 ; 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, 26, 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. 141 ; 1946, No. 118 ; 1948, No. 113 ; 1949, No. 39.

5332.—PRICE 3D . 10/20.11.1950,

 

Rentalwithin two-mile radius.

3. Regulation 29 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation :—

" (1.) The charge payable by a subscriber for a service specified in the following table shall be the rate specified in that table in relation to the service :—

Subscribers connected to exchanges having access to the following number of subscribers' lines at the unit fee.	Radius of network or unit fee area.	Annual rental within a two-mile radius of the exchange—
		For all exclusive service.						For each subscriber or instrument on a two- party service.			For each subscriber or instrument on a three or more party service.
		Business.			Residence.
														Miles	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
From 1 to 300 ................	5	3	5	0	3	5	0	2	10	0	2	0	0
From 301 to 1,000 .......	5	3	15	0	3	15	0	2	15	0	2	5	0
From 1,001 to 2,000 ....	5	4	10	0	4	10	0	3	7	6	2	15	0
From 2,001 to 5,000 ....	5	5	5	0	5	5	0	3	17	6	3	2	6
From 5,001 to 10,000	5	6	5	0	5	5	0	4	15	0	4	0	0
From 5,001 to 10,000	10	7	7	6	5	15	0	5	0	0	4	5	0
From 10,001 and upwards	10	8	12	6	7	0	0	6	5	0	5	5	0
From 10,001 and upwards	15	9	5	0	7	10	0	6	15	0	5	12	6
".

Unit calls— capital cities and Newcastle.

4. Regulation 35 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by inserting, after the word "Hobart", the words " or the Hamilton automatic exchange at Newcastle,".

Unit calls— other places.

5. Regulation 36 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by omitting the proviso thereto.

6. Regulation 37 of the Telephone Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead :—

Unit fee.

" 37. A unit fee of two pence shall be payable by the subscriber for each effective unit call originating from his telephone.".

Party-line services

7. Regulation 59 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following words:— ", or where, notwithstanding any agreement between the Department and a subscriber for an exclusive service, the Department considers it necessary or expedient to convert an exclusive service to a party-line service.".

Objectionable or fictitious messages.

8. Regulation 63 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words " Not exceeding Ten pounds " and inserting in their stead the words " fifty pounds ".

Public telephones specified.

9. Regulation 120 of the Telephone Regulations is amended—

(a) by adding at the end of paragraph (a) the word " and ";

(b) by omitting from paragraph (b)the word " ; and " and inserting in its stead the words " or the Hamilton automatic exchange at Newcastle :"; and

(c) by omitting paragraph (c).

10. Regulation 138 of the Telephone Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead :—

Charges for trunk line calls.

“138.(1.) Subject to this regulation, the charges payable for trunk line calls shall be in accordance with the following table :—

Radial Distance between Exchanges or Offices.			Each Three Minutes or Part Thereof.
							Between 9a.m. and 6 p.m.		Between 6 p.m. and 9 a.m.
			s.	d.	s.	d.
Exceeding	5 but not exceeding	10 miles .........	0	4	0	4
Exceeding	10 but not exceeding	15 miles .........	0	6	0	6
Exceeding	15 but not exceeding	20 miles .........	0	8	0	8
Exceeding	20 but not exceeding	25 miles..........	0	10	0	8
Exceeding	25 but not exceeding	30 miles .........	1	0	0	10
Exceeding	30 but not exceeding	35 miles .........	1	2	0	10
Exceeding	35 but not exceeding	40 miles .........	1	4	1	0
Exceeding	40 but not exceeding	50 miles .........	1	8	1	2
Exceeding	50 but not exceeding	60 miles .........	2	0	1	6
Exceeding	60 but not exceeding	80 miles .........	2	4	1	8
Exceeding	80 but not exceeding	100 miles .........	2	8	2	0
Exceeding	100 but not exceeding	150 miles .........	3	6	2	8
Exceeding	150 but not exceeding	200 miles .........	4	4	3	4
Exceeding	200 but not exceeding	250 miles .........	5	2	3	10
Exceeding	250 but not exceeding	300 miles .........	6	0	4	6
Exceeding	300 but not exceeding	350 miles .........	6	10	5	2
Exceeding	350 but not exceeding	400 miles .........	7	8	5	10
Exceeding	400 but not exceeding	500 miles .........	9	0	6	10
Exceeding	500 but not exceeding	600 miles .........	10	4	7	10
Exceeding	600 but not exceeding	700 miles .........	11	8	8	10
Exceeding	700 but not exceeding	800 miles .........	13	0	9	10
Exceeding	800 but not exceeding	900 miles .........	14	4	10	10
Exceeding	900 but not exceeding	1,000 miles ........	15	8	11	10
Exceeding	1,000 but not exceeding	1,150 miles ........	17	0	12	10
Exceeding	1,150 but not exceeding	1,300 miles..........	18	4	13	10
Exceeding	1,300 miles .............................................................		19	8	14	10

" (2.) For trunk line calls between exchanges or offices situated outside the boundaries of a State Capital City network but within thirty miles of the General Post Office, Sydney, or Melbourne, or within twenty-five miles of the General Post Office, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth or Hobart, and exchanges or offices situated within a radius of ten miles of the General Post Office in each such Capital City, the charges prescribed by the last preceding sub-regulation shall be reduced in accordance with the following table :—

Calls to and from Exchanges or Offices within a ten-mile radius of the General Post-Office—	Radial Distance between Exchanges or Offices—	Amount of Reduction for each Three Minutes or Part Thereof.
			d.
Sydney or Melbourne	Exceeding 15 but not exceeding 30 miles	2
Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth or Hobart	Exceeding 10 but not exceeding 25 miles	2

 

" (3.) A trunk line may, subject to such conditions as the Director-General from time to time determines, be set apart for the exclusive use of a subscriber during regular periods and the charges payable by a subscriber for the use of that trunk line shall be such as the Director-General determines.".

Calls to particular persons.

11. Regulation 141 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (2.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation :—

" (2.) The charge payable for the service specified in the last preceding sub-regulation shall, irrespective of the success or failure of the attempt to obtain the particular person required, be in accordance with the following table :—

Radial Distance between Exchanges or Offices.			Charge
s.	d.
Not exceeding	15 miles ...........................................................................................		0	4
Exceeding	15 but not exceeding	25 miles ................................	0	6
Exceeding	25 but not exceeding	35 miles ................................	0	8
Exceeding	35 but not exceeding	50 miles.................................	0	10
Exceeding	50 but not exceeding	60 miles ................................	1	0
Exceeding	60 but not exceeding	80 miles .................................	1	2
Exceeding	80 but not exceeding	100 miles ................................	1	4
Exceeding	100 but not exceeding	150 miles..................................	1	6
Exceeding	150 but not exceeding	200 miles ................................	1	8
Exceeding	200 but not exceeding	250 miles ................................	1	10
Exceeding	250 but not exceeding	300 miles ................................	2	0
Exceeding	300 but not exceeding	350 miles ................................	2	4
Exceeding	350 but not exceeding	400 miles..................................	2	8
Exceeding	400 but not exceeding	700 miles ................................	3	0
Exceeding	700 but not exceeding	1,000 miles ................................	3	6
Exceeding	1,000 miles...........................................................................................		4	0

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