Telephone Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1941. No. 15.

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REGULATION UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901-1934.*

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 1901-1934.

Dated this twenty third day of January, 1941.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

 

George McLeay

 

Postmaster-General.

 

Amendment of the Telephone Regulations. 

Half fees chargeable to members of the Forces and representatives of authorized organizations.

Regulation 139a of the Telephone Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(1.) The charge for any trunk line call (not being a call made on behalf of a Commonwealth or State Department) originated—

(a) by a member of the Naval, Military or Air Forces of the Commonwealth from a camp where he is performing naval, military, or air force duties; or

(b) by a representative in any such camp appointed by any organization which has been authorized by the Minister of State for Defence Co-ordination to provide philanthropic, welfare or medical services for members of those Forces,

shall be one-half of the charge calculated in pursuance of regulation 138, 141 or 142 of these Regulations:

Provided that where one-half of such charge includes a fraction of a penny, that fraction shall be disregarded.”.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 30th January, 1941.

  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, 26, 93, 96 and 121; 1936, No. 121; 1937, Nos. 14, 36 and 86, 1938, No. 4; 1939, Nos. 34 and 130; and 1940, Nos. 14, 28 and 230.

 

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