Telephone (Charging Zones and Charging Districts) Regulations (Amendment)

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STATUTORY RULES

1969 No.

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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 twenty-seventh day of February, 1969.

CASEY

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

Postmaster-General.

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Amendments of the Telephone (Charging Zones and Charging Districts) Regulations†

Commencement.

1. These Regulations shall come into operation on the thirty-first day of March, 1969.

Second Schedule.

2. The Second Schedule to the Telephone (Charging Zones and Charging Districts) Regulations is amended as set out in the First Schedule to these Regulations.

Third Schedule.

3. The Third Schedule to the Telephone (Charging Zones and Charging Districts) Regulations is amended as set out in the Second Schedule to these Regulations.

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THE SCHEDULES

FIRST SCHEDULE Regulation 2.

Amendments of the Second Schedule to the Telephone (Charging Zones and Charging Districts) Regulations

1. Omit from column 3 of item 27 of Part I. “Yearinan”.

2. Insert in column 4 of item 161 of Part I., after “Girilambone”, “Monkey Bridge”.

3. Insert in column 4 of item 244 of Part I., after “Hermidale”, “Monkey Bridge”.

4. Omit from column 3 of item 269 of Part I. “Lake Wyangan”.

5. Omit from column 3 of item 280 of Part I. “Bellmount Forest”.

6. Omit from column 3 of item 311 of Part I. “Balpool”.

7. After item 397 of Part I. insert the following item:—

“397a	Monkey Bridge.........	Monkey Bridge	Coolabah
			Girilambone”.

8. Omit from column 3 of item 507 of Part I. “Bridgman”.

9. Omit from column 3 of item 509 of Part I. “Pelican Island”.

10. Omit from column 3 of item 512 of Part I. “Bodangora”.

11. Omit from column 3 of item 3 of Part II. “Wool Wool”.

12. Insert in column 3 of item 29 of Part II., after “Benayeo”, “Bringalbert”.

13. Omit from column 3 of item 115 of Part II. “Carapooee”.

14. Omit from column 3 of item 133 of Part II. “Shannon Vale”, insert “Shannonvale”.

15. Omit from column 3 of item 174 of Part II. “Taradale”.

16. Omit from column 3 of item 195 of Part II. “Kooreh”, insert “Carapooee”.

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* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 1969.

† Statutory Rules 1969, No.

10174/69—Price 8c 10/4.2.69

First Schedule—continued

17. Omit item 221 of Part II.

18. Omit from column 3 of item 225 of Part II. “Tawonga South”.

19. Omit from column 3 of item 313 of Part II. “Wagra”.

20. Omit from column 3 of item 323 of Part II. “Glenormiston North”.

21. Omit from column 4 of item 360 of Part II. “Morkalla”.

22. Omit from column 3 of item 382 of Part II. “Binginwarri”, “Hiawatha” and “Womerah”.

23. After item 31 of Part III. insert the following item:—

“31A

Basin Downs.......

Basin Downs

Sural”.

24. Insert in column 4 of item 239 of Part III., after “Jimbour”, “Macalister”.

25. Insert in column 4 of item 281 of Part III., after “Jimbour”, “Jinghi Valley”.

26. Omit item 285 of Part III.

27. Insert in column 4 of item 425 of Part III., before “Paradise Creek”, “Basin Downs”.

28. Item 450 of Part III.—

(a) omit from column 4 “Magnetic Island”; and

(b) insert in column 3, after “Gulliver”, “Magnetic Island”.

29. After item 173 of Part IV. insert the following item:—

“173a

Oakden Hills........

Oakden Hills

30. Omit item 188 of Part IV.

31. Omit from column 4 of item 234 of Part IV. “Morkalla”.

32. Omit item 272 of Part IV.

33. Omit item 277 of Part IV.

34. Omit from column 4 of item 3 of Part V. “Bornholm”, insert “Kronkup”.

35. Omit item 46 of Part V.

36. After item 74 of Part V. insert the following item:—

“74a	Cairlocup..........	Cairlocup	Jacup
			Jerramungup
			Ongerup North
			Pingrup
			Pingrup East”.

37. After item 82 of Part V. insert the following item:—

“82a	Circle Valley.......	Circle Valley	Grass Patch
			Salmon Gums”.

38. Item 109 of Part V.—

(a) omit from column 4 “Bornholm”; and

(b) insert in column 4, after “Denmark”, “Kronkup”.

39. Item 110 of Part V.—

(a) omit from column 4 “Bornholm”; and

(b) insert in column 4, after “Kent River”, “Kronkup”.

40. Insert in column 4 of item 128 of Part V., after “Neridup”, “Speddingup East”.

41. Insert in column 4 of item 141 of Part V., after “Neridup”, “Speddingup East”.

42. Insert in column 4 of item 143 of Part V., after “New Norcia” “Piawaning”.

43. Item 151 of Part V.—

(a) insert in column 4, before “Gibson”, “Circle Valley”; and

(b) insert in column 4, after “Salman Gums”, “Speddingup East”.

44. Item 167 of Part V.—

(a) insert in column 4, before “Karlgarin”, “Hyden East”; and

(b) insert in column 4, after Karlgarin”, “Lake O’Connor”.

45. After item 167 of Part V. insert the following item:—

“167a	Hyden East.........	Hyden East	Hyden
		Kings Rock	Lake O’Connor”.

46. Insert in column 4 of item 169 of Part V., before “Fitzgerald”, “Cairlocup”.

47. Item 175 of Part V.—

(a) omit from column 3 “Corackerup”; and

(b) insert in column 4, after “Borden”, “Cairlocup”.

48. Insert in column 3 of item 181 of Part V., after “Kalannie”, “Kalannie North”.

49. After item 203 of Part V. insert the following item:—

“203a	Kronkup..........	Kronkup	Albany
		Redmond	Denbarker
		Young’s Siding	Denmark
			Porongorups”.

50. After item 213 of Part V. insert the following item:—

“213a	Lake O’Connor......	Lake O’Connor	Hyden
			Hyden East
			Lake Varley”.

51. Insert in column 4 of item 216 of Part V., after “Lake Camm”, “Lake O’Connor”.

First Schedule—continued

52. Insert in column 4 of item 282 of Part V., after “Mount Merivale”, “Speddingup East”.

53. Item 298 of Part V.—

(a) insert in column 4, after “Borden”, “Cairlocup”; and

(b) insert in column 4, after “Pingrup”, “Pingrup East”.

54. Insert in column 4 of item 308 of Part V., after “Calingiri”, “Gillingarra”.

55. Item 314 of Part V.—

(a) insert in column 4, before “Falcondale”, “Cairlocup”; and

(b) insert in column 4, after “Ongerup North”, “Pingrup East”.

56. After item 314 of Part V. insert the following item:—

“314a	Pingrup East.....	Pingrup East	Cairlocup
			Ongerup North
			Pingrup”.

57. Item 317 of Part V.—

(a) omit from column 4 “Bornholm”; and

(b) insert in column 4, after “Denbarker”, “Kronkup”.

58. Insert in column 4 of item 334 of Part V., before “Grass Patch”, “Circle Valley”.

59. After item 345 of Part V. insert the following item:—

“345a	Speddingup East...	Speddingup East	Esperance
			Gibson
			Grass Patch
			Neridup”.

60. Omit from column 3 of item 368 of Part V. “Namban”.

61. Omit from column 3 of item 20 of Part VI. “Hastings”.

62. Omit item 62 of Part VI.

63. Omit from column 3 of item 67 of Part VI. “Chain of Lagoons”.

64. Omit from column 3 of item 68 of Part VI. “Kamona”.

65. Omit from column 4 of item 70 of Part VI. “Robbins Island”.

66. Omit from column 3 of item 75 of Part VI. “Rhyndaston”.

SECOND SCHEDULE Regulation 3.

Amendments of the Third Schedule to the Telephone (Charging Zones and Charging Districts) Regulations

1. Insert in column 3 of item 44 of Part I., after “Hermidale”, “Monkey Bridge”.

2. Omit from column 3 of item 23 of Part II. “Morkalla”.

3. Insert in column 3 of item 31 of Part III., after “Ballaroo”, “Basin Downs”.

4. Omit from column 3 of item 34 of Part III. “Magnetic Island”.

5. Item 21 of Part IV.—

(a) omit from column 3 “Pernatty Lagoon” and “Woocalla”; and

(b) insert in column 3, after “Nonning”, “Oakden Hills”.

6. Item 1 of Part V.—

(a) omit from column 3 “Bornholm”; and

(b) insert in column 3, after “Kojaneerup”, “Kronkup”.

7. Item 11 of Part V.—

(a) insert in column 3, after “Burtville”, “Circle Valley”; and

(b) insert in column 3, after “Spargoville”, “Speddingup East”.

8. Item 12 of Part V.—

(a) insert in column 3, after “Broomehill”, “Cairlocup”; and

(b) insert in column 3, after “Pingrup”, “Pingrup East”.

9. Item 18 of Part V.—

(a) insert in column 3, after “Hyden”, “Hyden East”; and

(b) insert in column 3, after “Kulin Rock”, “Lake O’Connor”.

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Overview

The Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1968 was enacted to provide for the administration and regulation of postal and telegraph services across Australia. This Act aimed to unify and standardise the management of communication services under a federal framework. The Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1968 was introduced to address the need for a cohesive national approach to postal and telegraph services, which were previously managed by individual states. The Federal Parliament enacted these regulations to ensure consistent and efficient communication services throughout Australia. The policy objective of these regulations was to update and refine the charging zones and charging districts for telephone services, ensuring they accurately reflect the current geographical and demographic landscape.

Scope and Application

The Regulations under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1968 are applicable to the management and operation of telephone services within the Commonwealth of Australia. These Regulations primarily affect the classification and structuring of charging zones and charging districts for telephone services, thereby impacting telecommunications providers, customers, and possibly other entities involved in the provision of telephone services across various regions. The geographic reach of these Regulations is national, as they pertain to the entire Commonwealth. The Regulations outline specific amendments to the charging zones and districts, including the addition, omission, and renaming of various locations, without explicitly stating exclusions or thresholds. The application of these Regulations may be further extended or restricted through subordinate instruments, which would detail specific operational aspects or additional classifications. These Regulations came into effect on the thirty-first day of March, 1969, as stipulated in the commencement clause.

Key Provisions

The main operative sections of the Regulations under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1968 (C1969L00027) involve amendments to the existing Telephone (Charging Zones and Charging Districts) Regulations. Section 2 specifies changes to the Second Schedule, while Section 3 details modifications to the Third Schedule. These changes primarily involve the addition and removal of certain localities within the charging zones and districts. The Regulations impose specific obligations on parties and entities governed by them. They require updates to the charging zones and districts as per the amendments detailed in the schedules. These updates affect the classification and categorization of localities, which in turn affects the pricing and billing structure for telephone services within those areas. The obligations necessitate that the postal and telecommunications authorities update their internal records and systems to reflect these changes. Any breaches of these Regulations may lead to civil or criminal consequences. While the specific penalties are not stated in the text, breaches of telecommunications regulations in general can result in fines, legal action, and other penalties as prescribed under the broader legislative framework governing the Post and Telegraph Act. The severity of penalties would depend on the nature and extent of the breach.

Area of Law: Communications Law
Instrument: Regulation
Concepts: Commencement Provisions; Regulatory Standards; Reporting & Disclosure Obligations

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