STATUTORY RULES.
1914. No. 53.
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PROVISIONAL 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 certify that, on account of urgency, the undermentioned amended Regulations under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1913, namely:—
Amendment of the Post and Telegraph Regulations, 1913.
(Statutory Rules 1913, No. 348.)
should come into immediate operation, and make the amended Regulations to come into operation forthwith as Provisional Regulations.
Dated this 19th day of May, One thousand nine hundred and fourteen.
R. M. FERGUSON,
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
AGAR WYNNE.
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Amendment of the Post and Telegraph Regulations, 1913.
(Statutory Rules 1913, No. 348.)
1. Regulation 7 is repealed, and the following regulation is inserted in its stead:—
7. (1) The late fee on all unregistered postal articles, except newspapers and parcels posted in the Commonwealth, for delivery therein, shall be 1d. each; and on such articles posted for transmission to places beyond the Commonwealth—each a single rate of postage.
(2) The late fee on all registered articles, registered between one hour and half an hour prior to the time of closing ordinary mails, which close after 9 a.m. and before 6 p.m., shall be—for each article, an additional single letter rate of postage.
2. Regulation 46 is repealed, and the following regulation is inserted in its stead:—
46. (1) Applications for registration by the Postmaster-General of laboratories to which pathological specimens may be sent for examination must be made on the prescribed form, copies of which may be obtained from the Deputy Postmaster-General of a State.
(2) Pathological specimens addressed to laboratories registered by the Postmaster-General may be accepted for transmission by registered packet post, under the following conditions, viz.:—
(a) On the outside of every such packet there must be written or printed the words “Specimen for Bacteriological Examination.”
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(b) The liquid or substance forwarded for examination must be enclosed in a receptacle hermetically sealed, which receptacle must itself be placed in a strong wooden or metal case, in such a way that it cannot shift about, and with a sufficient quantity of some absorbent material (such as sawdust or cotton wool) so packed about the receptacle as absolutely to prevent any possible leakage from the packet in the event of damage to the receptacle.
(c) The packet must on no account be dropped into a letterbox, or be sent by parcel post. Any packet of the kind found in the parcel post, or any packet of the kind, whether registered or not, found in the post, not packed as directed, shall be deemed to be posted in contravention of the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1913, and dealt with accordingly.
(3) Any person who sends by post pathological specimens, otherwise than as provided by these regulations, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding Fifty pounds.
(4) A packet containing any pathological specimens shall not be accepted for transmission, or, if found in the post, shall not be delivered unless addressed to a laboratory which has been registered by the Postmaster-General in accordance with this regulation.
3. Regulation 86 is repealed, and the following regulation is inserted in its stead:—
86. A newspaper may be sent either with or without a cover, but must be open at both ends, and there shall not be in or upon any such newspaper, or the cover thereof, any communication, character, figure, letter, or number (other than the words “newspaper only”; or a line drawn through any report, article, or paragraph therein; or rates of postage; the printed title of such newspaper, the printed names, occupations, and places of business of the printer, publisher, and vendor thereof, the name, occupation, and address of the person to whom it is sent, and the name of the person who sends the same), nor shall anything other than a supplement be enclosed in, or with, or accompany any such newspaper or cover, otherwise such newspaper shall not be transmitted or delivered:
Provided always that—with the exception of figures indicating the date upon which the subscription will expire, such as “10/12/07,” and figures indicating the number of papers in the package to be transmitted, being allowed to be printed, impressed, or stencilled upon covers of newspapers issued from the publishing office of any newspaper within the Commonwealth—any newspaper hearing on the cover or outside of the fold thereof any printed matter not permitted for newspapers may be transmitted at the rate charged for printed papers.
Printed and Published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by Albert J. Mullett, Government Printer for the State of Victoria.