Postal Regulations 1935 (Amendment)

STATUTORY RULES.

1960. No. 75

REGULATIONS UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901-1950.*

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 1901-1950.

Dated this 24th day of September, 1960.

DUNROSSIL

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Postmaster-General.

AMENDMENTS OF THE POSTAL REGULATIONS. †

Commencement.

1. These Regulations shall come into operation on the first day of October, 1960.

Postal articles may be transmitted as certified mail.

2. Regulations 176A, 176B and 176C of the Postal Regulations are repealed and the following regulations inserted in their stead:—

“176A.—(1.) Subject to this Part, a postal article, to the upper left-hand corner of the address side of the envelope or wrapper of which is attached an adhesive label supplied by the Department for the purpose and bearing the words ‘Certified Mail’ and a certified mail number, shall, upon payment of a fee of Sixpence in addition to the postage and any other fees payable in respect of the transmission of the article, be transmitted for delivery to a place within Australia as certified mail.

Receipt for certified mail.

“(2.) Except where the postage on a postal article is paid in cash in accordance with regulation 59 of these Regulations, the fee specified in the last preceding sub-regulation shall be pre-paid in postage stamps affixed to the postal article or by means of franking machine impressions.

“176B. Where the sender of a postal article that is to be transmitted as certified mail requires a receipt for the article to be given to him, a receipt for the article shall be given to the sender if the article is handed in at a post office together with a form provided by the Department for the purpose completed and attached to the article in accordance with the directions contained on the form.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 29 September 1960.

† Statutory Rules 1935, No. 3, as amended by Statutory Rules 1935, Nos. 53, 70, 80 and 95; 1936, Nos. 50 and 113; 1937, Nos. 13, 35, 37 and 48; 1938, Nos. 2, 55, 94 and 100; 1939, Nos. 44, 57 and 66; 1940, Nos. 1 and 232; 1942, Nos. 5, 313, 439 and 554; 1943. Nos. 57, 94, 122, 237 and 286; 1949, No. 145; 1945, No. 194; 1946, Nos. 131 and 149; 1947, Nos. 91 and 114; 1948, No. 62; 1949, Nos. 23, 30, and 106; 1950, Nos. 49 and 93; 1951, Nos. 22 and 72; 1952, No. 38; 1953, No. 81; 1954, No. 52; 1955, No. 28; 1956, Nos. 31 and 67: 1957, No. 38; and 1959, Nos. 7, 21, 26, 63 and 85.

7418/60.—PRICE 3D. 10/14.9.1960.

Record of delivery of certified mail.

“176C. Where a postal article is transmitted as certified mail, a record of the delivery of the postal article shall be kept at the post office from which delivery is effected for a period of twelve months after delivery has been effected.”.

Inquiry as to delivery of certified mail.

3. Regulation 176G of the Postal Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(1.) The sender of a postal article transmitted as certified mail shall—

(a) upon application within twelve months after the date of posting of the article made in writing and setting out sufficient information relating to the article and its posting to enable it to be identified; and

(b) upon payment of a fee of Ninepence,

be furnished with information relating to the delivery of the article or, if the article has not been delivered, shall be informed accordingly.”.

Definitions.

4. Regulation 177 of the Postal Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

“177. In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears—

‘cash-on-delivery article’ means a postal article upon the delivery of which a sum of money specified by the sender is collected from the addressee and remitted to the sender;

‘cash-on-delivery office’ means a post office in the Commonwealth at which cash-on-delivery articles may be posted and are delivered.”.

Extent of, cash-on-delivery service.

5. Regulation 178 of the Postal Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (1.) the words “by Parcels Post”; and

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the word “parcel” (wherever occurring) and inserting in its stead the word “article”.

Conditions of transmission.

6. Regulation 179 of the Postal Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting the word “parcel” and inserting in its stead the word “article”; and

(b) by omitting from paragraph (b) the words “for parcels, or, where the article is a letter, at the rate prescribed for parcels or letters whichever is the greater” and inserting in their stead the words “for the article”.

Commission.

7. Regulation 180 of the Postal Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting the word “parcel” and inserting in its stead the word “article”; and

(b) by omitting from the heading to the first column of the table the word “Parcel” and inserting in its stead the word “Article”.

Delivery free of charges.

8. Regulation 181 of the Postal Regulations is amended by omitting the word “parcel” (wherever occurring) and inserting in its stead the word “article”.

Offices from which delivery made.

9. Regulation 182 of the Postal Regulations is amended by omitting the word “parcel” (wherever occurring) and inserting in its stead the word “article”.

Undelivered cash-on-delivery articles.

10. Regulation 183 of the Postal Regulations is amended by omitting the word “parcel” (wherever occurring) and inserting in its stead the word “article”.

Return to sender previous to despatch.

11. Regulation 184 of the Postal Regulations is amended by omitting the word “parcel” (wherever occurring) and inserting in its stead the word “article”.

Statements furnished to senders.

12. Regulation 185 of the Postal Regulations is amended by omitting the words “parcel” (wherever occurring) and “parcels” (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the words “article” and “articles”, respectively.

Weight and dimensions.

13. Regulation 186 of the Postal Regulations is amended by omitting the figures “11” and inserting in their stead the figures “22”.

Rates of postage.

14. Regulation 213 of the Postal Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following table:—

By Authority: A. J. ARTHUR, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.