STATUTORY RULES
1970 No.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901–1968.*
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 1901–1968.
Dated this twentieth day of June, 1970.
Paul Hasluck
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
Postmaster-General.
Amendments of the Postal Regulations†
1. Regulation 17 of the Postal Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—
Packages pre-paid at letter rate to be specially marked.
“17.—(1.) Where a person sends for transmission by post as a letter an unregistered postal article that is made up in such a manner that it might be mistaken for a postal article other than a letter, the article may be transmitted as an article other than a letter unless the word ‘LETTER’ is written on the side of the article on which is written the address to which the article is to be transmitted.
“(2.) For the purpose of the last preceding sub-regulation, the word ‘LETTER’ is to be written immediately above the address, as nearly as practicable to the left hand edge of the article and in such a position that it will not be concealed by the stamps when they are affixed to the article.”.
Maximum weights.
2. Regulation 20 of the Postal Regulations is amended by omitting paragraph (a) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—
“(a) in the case of an article consisting of a book or of books—the weight of the article exceeds 11 pounds;”.
Articles transmissible as registered books.
3. Regulation 29 of the Postal Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (2.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 1970.
† 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; 1944 No. 145; 1945, No. 194; 1946, Nos. 131 and 149; 1947, Nos. 91 and 114; 1948, No. 62; 1949, Nos. 23, 30, 38 and 106; 1950, Nos. 49 and 93; 1951 Nos. 22 and 72; 1952 Nos. 38; 1953, No. 81; 1954, No. 52; 1955, No. 28; 1956. Nos. 31 and 67; 1957, No. 38; 1959 Nos.7, 21, 26, 63 and 85; 1960, Nos. 75 and 103;1962, Nos. 106 and 117; 1963 No 35; 1964 Nos. 124 and 125; 1965, No.100; 1966, Nos. 24 and 89; 1967, Nos. 131 and 148; 1968, No. 113; and 1969, No.26.
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“(2.) A package of books is not eligible for transmission at the rate of postage applicable to books registered at a General Post Office if the package exceeds 11 pounds in weight.”.
Insufficiently prepaid postal articles.
4. Regulation 63 of the Postal Regulations is amended—
(a) by omitting sub-regulation (6.);
(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (7.) the words “surcharged in francs and centimes”; and
(c) by inserting in sub-regulation (7.), after the word “Commonwealth” the words “,being postal articles in respect of which no postage or insufficient postage was prepaid,”.
Posting of parcels.
5. Regulation 192 of the Postal Regulations is amended—
(a) by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (2.) the word “or”; and
(b) by omitting paragraph (b) of that sub-regulation and inserting in its stead the following paragraphs:—
“(b) in the case of a parcel for delivery beyond the Commonwealth, being a parcel in respect of which the declaration required by regulation 194 of these Regulations is in order and the postage is not deficient—the parcel shall be dealt with as if it was not to be regarded as being irregularly posted; or
(c) in the case of any other parcel for delivery beyond the Commonwealth—the parcel shall be detained and—
(i) if the name and address of the sender can be ascertained —a notice shall be sent to the sender informing him of the detention and that, upon receipt of the necessary declaration, of an amount equal to the sum of the deficient postage (if any) and the postage on the notice sent to him or of that declaration and that amount, as the case requires, the parcel will be forwarded to the addressee; or
(ii) if the name and address of the sender cannot be ascertained—the parcel shall be dealt with as an undeliverable parcel.”.
Charges for money orders.
6. Regulation 226 of the Postal Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (2.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—
“(2.) Where—
(a) two or more telegraph money orders are issued to or for a remitter at the one time for payment to the same payee and the sum of the amounts for which those money orders are issued exceeds Five thousand dollars; or
(b) two or more money orders, other than telegraph money orders, are issued to or for a remitter at the one time for payment to the same payee and the sum of the amounts for which those money orders are issued exceeds Two hundred dollars,
the last preceding sub-regulation applies as if—
(c) references in that sub-regulation to a money order were read as references to those money orders; and
(d) references in that sub-regulation to the amount for which the money order is issued were read as references to the sum of the amounts for which those money orders were issued.”.
7. Regulation 227 of the Postal Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—
Maximum amounts for which money orders can be issued.
“227. For the purposes of sub-section (1.) of section 75 of the Act the amount is—
(a) in the case of a telegraph money order—Five thousand dollars; or
(b) in the case of any other money order—Two hundred dollars.”.
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