Statutory Rules
1973 No. 191
REGULATIONS UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901-1971.
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1971.
Dated this twenty-fifth day of September, 1973.
PAUL HASLUCK
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
LIONEL BOWEN
Postmaster-General.
Amendments of the Telegraph Lines Protection Regulations†
Commencement.
1. These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 October 1973.
Schedule.
2. The Telegraph Lines Protection Regulations are amended as set out in the Schedule.
SCHEDULE
Amendments of the Telegraph Lines Protection Regulations
Provision | Amendment |
1. Sub-regulation 11 (2)......... | Omit the words “ three feet ”, substitute the figure and word “ 0.09 metre ”. |
2. Paragraph 19 (5) (a).......... | Omit the words “ half a mile ”, substitute the words “ one kilometre ”. |
3. Sub-paragraph 19 (5) (a) (i)..... | Omit the figure and word “ 2 volts ”, substitute the figure and word “ 2.5 volts ”. |
4. Sub-paragraph 19 (5) (a) (ii)..... | Omit the figure and word “ 1 volt ”, substitute the figure and word “ 1.25 volts ”. |
5. Sub-paragraph 19 (5) (b) (i)..... | Omit the figure and words “ by 2 a number equal to the distance in miles and parts of a mile ”, substitute the figure and words “ by 1.25 a number equal to the distance in kilometres and parts of a kilometre ”. |
6. Sub-paragraph 19 (5) (c) (i)..... | Omit the figure and words “ by 4 a number equal to the distance in miles and parts of a mile ”, substitute the figure and words “ by 2.5 a number equal to the distance in kilometres and parts of a kilometre ”. |
* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 27 September 1973.
† Statutory Rules 1934, No. 130, as amended by Statutory Rules 1962, No. 28.
Schedule—continued
Provision | Amendment |
7. Paragraph 19 (5) (d)........... | Omit the figure and word “ 3 yards ”, substitute the figure and word “ 2.7 metres ”. |
8. Sub-paragraph 19 (5) (e) (i)....... | Omit the figure and words “ 1.5 milliohms per yard ”, substitute the figure and words “ 1.6 milliohms per metre ”. |
9. Sub-paragraph 19 (5) (e) (ii)...... | Omit the figure and words “ 6 milliohms per yard ”, substitute the figure and words “ 6.4 milliohms per metre ”. |
10. Sub-paragraph 26 (8) (a) (i)...... | Omit the figure and words “ 15 pounds per square foot ”, substitute the figure and word “ 750 Pascals ”. |
11. Sub-paragraph 26 (8) (a) (ii)..... | Omit the figure and words “ 25 pounds per square foot ”, substitute the figure and word “ 1200 Pascals ”. |
12. Paragraph 26 (9) (a)........... | Omit the figure and words “ 60 degrees Fahrenheit”, substitute the figure and words “ 15 degrees Celsius ”. |
13. Sub-regulation 27 (2).......... | Omit the words “ four twenty-fifths of an inch ”, substitute the figure and word “ 4 millimetres ”. |
14. Sub-regulation 28 (1).......... | Omit the figure and word “ 700 pounds ”, substitute the figure and word “ 3000 Newtons ”. |
15. Sub-regulation 28 (2).......... | Omit the figure and word “ 1250 pounds ”, substitute the figure and word “ 5000 Newtons ”. |
16. Sub-paragraph 29 (4) (a) (i)...... | Omit the figure and words “ 60 degrees Fahrenheit ”, substitute the figure and words “ 15 degrees Celsius ”. |
17. Sub-paragraph 29 (4) (a) (ii)..... | Omit the figures and words “ 7½ pounds per square foot ” and “ 10 pounds per square foot ”, substitute the figures and words “ 375 Pascals ” and “ 500 Pascals ” respectively. |
18. Paragraph 29 (5) (a)........... | Omit the figure and words “ 60 degrees Fahrenheit ”, substitute the figure and words “ 15 degrees Celsius ”. |
19. Sub-regulation 34 (1).......... | Omit the figures and words “ 6 feet ” and “ 3 feet ”, substitute the figures and words “ 2 metres ” and “ 0.9 metre ” respectively. |
20. Paragraph 34 (2) (a)........... | Omit the figure and word “ 8 feet ”, substitute the figure and word “ 2.4 metres ”. |
21. Sub-regulation 34 (4).......... | Omit the figures and words “ 8 feet ” and “ 4 feet ”, substitute the figures and words “ 2.4 metres ” and “ 1.2 metres ” respectively. |
22. Paragraph 34 (6) (b)........... | Omit the figure and word “ 4 feet ”, substitute the figure and word “ 1.2 metres ”. |
23. Sub-regulation 35 (1).......... | Omit the figure and word “ 10 yards ”, substitute the figure and word “ 9 metres ”. |