Telegraph Regulations (Amendment)

STATUTORY RULES

1967 No. 76

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901-1966.*

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 1901-1966.

Dated this ninth day of June, 1967.

CASEY

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

(sgd.) Ken Anderson
Minister of State for Customs and Excise
for and on behalf of the Postmaster-General.

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Amendments of the Telegraph Regulations. †

Commencement.

1. These Regulations shall come into operation on the first day of July, 1967.

Registered code addresses.

2. Regulation 21 of the Telegraph Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (11.) the words “Six shillings” and inserting in their stead the words “Sixty cents”; and

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (11.) the words “Twelve shillings” and inserting in their stead the words “One dollar twenty cents and a maximum charge of Ten dollars”.

Weather reports and rainfall information.

3. Regulation 67 of the Telegraph Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (1.).

Registered code addresses—International telegrams.

4. Regulation 72 of the Telegraph Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “One pound ten shillings” and inserting in their stead the words “Five dollars”;

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the words “Six shillings” (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the words “Sixty cents”;

(c) by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the words “One pound ten shillings” and inserting in their stead the words “Five dollars”;

(d) by omitting from sub-regulation (3.) the words “One pound ten shillings” and inserting in their stead the words “Five dollars”; and

(e) by omitting from sub-regulation (8.) the words “Four shillings” (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the words “Forty cents”.

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* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on                         , 1967.

† Statutory Ruler, 1927, No. 142, as amended by Statutory Rules 1928, Nos. 35, 88 and 97; 1929. Nos. 15 and 128; 1930, Nos. 1, 5, 42, 81, 114 and 129; 1931, Nos. 70, 131 and 136; 1933, Nos. 88, 102 and 127; 1934, Nos. 24, 113 and 137; 1935, No. 77; 1938, No. 63; 1939, Nos. 14 and 84; 1940, Nos. 50, 87 and 102; 1942, No. 550; 1943, Nos. 215 and 242; 1944, No. 91; 1945, No. 10; 1946, No. 139; 1948, No. 23; 1949, Nos. 19 and 91; 1950, No. 91; 1951, Nos. 23, 73 and 90; 1952, Nos. 6, 35 and 78; 1954, No. 5; 1955, No. 58; 1956. No. 69; 1957, No. 41; 1958, Nos. 13 and 50; 1959, Nos. 10 and 84; 1960, No. 15; 1961, No. 76; 1962, No. 99; 1964, No. 122; 1965, Nos. 41 and 42; and 1966, No.

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Telephoning of telegrams by subscribers.

5. Regulation 75 of the Telegraph Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting sub-regulation (3.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(3.) Where a message sent by telephone is accepted for transmission as a telegram under the preceding provisions of this regulation, a fee of Ten cents is payable in addition to the prescribed charge for the transmission of the telegram.”;

(b) by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (5.) the word “Sixpence” and inserting in its stead the words “Ten cents”;

(c) by omitting from paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (5.) the words “One shilling and sixpence” and inserting in their stead the words “Fifteen cents”; and

(d) by omitting sub-regulation (6b.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(6b.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, where a message sent by telephone is accepted for transmission as a lettergram under the preceding provisions of this regulation, a fee of Ten cents is payable in addition to the prescribed charge for the transmission of the lettergram.”.

Payment for certain telegrams telephoned by holders of credit cards.

6. Regulation 75a of the Telegraph Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the word “Sixpence” and inserting in its stead the words “Ten cents”; and

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the words “Twenty-five pounds” and inserting in their stead the words “Fifty dollars”.

Telephoning and delivering of telegrams addressed to telephone numbers.

7. Regulation 76 of the Telegraph Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (4.) the words “One shilling and sixpence” and inserting in their stead the words “Twenty cents”.

Amendments in relation to decimal currency.

8. The Telegraph Regulations are amended as set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

THE SCHEDULE Regulation 8

Amendments in Relation to Decimal Currency

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