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

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STATUTORY RULES

1966 No. 125

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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 twenty fifth day of August, 1966.

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 nineteenth day of September, 1966.

First Schedule.

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

Second Schedule.

3. The Second 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 First Schedule to the Telephone (Charging Zones and Charging Districts) Regulations.

1. Item 2 of Part I.—

(a) insert in column 3, after “Rockvale”, “Wongwibinda”;

(b) insert in column 4, after “Armidale”, “Ebor”; and

(c) insert in column 4, after “Guyra”, “Hernani”.

2. After item 10 of Part I., insert the following item:—

“10a

Archriall............

Archriall

Cobar ”.

3. Insert in column 4 of item 28 of Part I., after “Horton Valley”, “Lowry Creek”.

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* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 1 September, 1966.

† Statutory Rules 1965, No. 35, as amended to date. For previous amendments of the Telephone (Charging Zones and Charging Districts) Regulations see footnote † to Statutory Rules 1966, No. 2, and see also Statutory Rules 1966, Nos. 2, 68, 78, 81, 94, 108 and 116.

8358/66.—Price 8c (9d.) 9/11.7.1966


Amendments of the First Schedule to the Telephone (Charging Zones and Charging Districts) Regulations—continued

4. Insert in column 4 of item 41 of Part I., after “Limbri”, “Lowry Creek”.

5. Insert in column 4 of item 98 of Part I., after “Kingstown”, “Lowry Creek”.

6. Omit from column 3 of item 131 of Part I. “Mount View”.

7. Insert in column 4 of item 134 of Part I., before “Canbelego”, “Archriall”.

8. Omit from column 3 of item 187 of Part I. “Dyraaba Creek”.

9. Insert in column 4 of item 196 of Part I., before “Dorrigo”, “Aberfoyle”.

10. Insert in column 4 of item 274 of Part I., before “Ebor”, “Aberfoyle”.

11. Insert in column 4 of item 312 of Part I., after “Bungymulla”, “Lowry Creek”.

12. Omit from column 3 of item 335 of Part I. “Hoxton Park”.

13. After item 342 of Part I., insert the following item:—

“342a

Lowry Creek.......

Lowry Creek

Barraba

 

 

 

Bendemeer

 

 

 

Bungymulla

 

 

 

Kingstown

 

 

 

Manilla”.

14. Insert in column 4 of item 354 of Part I., after “Bungymulla”, “Lowry Creek”.

15. Insert in column 3 of item 406 of Part I., after “Narrabri”, “Spring Creek”.

16. Omit from column 3 of item 35 of Part II., “Bambra”.

17. Insert in column 4 of item 74 of Part II., after “Gellibrand River”, “Winchelsea”.

18. Omit from column 4 of item 79 of Part II. “Narial Creek”, insert “Nariel”.

19. Omit from column 3 of item 90 of Part II. “Wellenabrina”, insert “Willenabrina”.

20. Omit from column 4 of item 91 of Part II. “Nariel Creek”, insert “Nariel”.

21. Omit from column 3 of item 125 of Part II. “Gerangamete”.

22. Omit from column 3 of item 141 of Part II. “Callignee North” and “Koornalla”.

23. Omit from column 3 of item 185 of Part II. “Ascot”.

24. Omit from column 3 of item 204 of Part II. “Leichardt”.

25. After item 235 of Part II., insert the following item:—

“235a

Nariel...........

Hillfoot

Corryong

 

 

Nariel

Cudgewa

 

 

Nariel Upper

.”

26. Omit item 236 of Part II.

27. Omit from column 3 of item 285 of Part II., “Smythesdale”.

28. Omit from column 3 of item 302 of Part II., “Woorinen North” and “Woorinen South”.

29. Omit from column 3 of item 332 of Part II. “Yarragon South”.

30. Item 356 of Part II.—

(a) insert in column 3, before “Wedderburn”, “Fenton’s Creek”; and

(b) omit from column 3 “Wehla”.

31. Omit from column 3 of item 361 of Part II. “Rose River”.

32. Insert in column 4 of item 365 of Part II., after “Birregurra”, “Colac”.

33. Omit from column 3 of item 72 of Part III. “North Aramara”.

34. Omit from column 3 of item 85 of Part III. “Barmundu”.

35. After item 107 of Part III., insert the following item:—

107a

Clarkson Creek.....

Clarkson Creek

Euramo

 

 

 

Halifax

 

 

 

Ingham

 

 

 

Long Pocket”.

36. Insert in column 4 of item 124 of Part III., after “Balbuna”, “Cunnamulla”.

37. Insert in column 4 of item 134 of Part III, after “Balbuna”, “Coongoola”.


Amendments of the First Schedule to the Telephone (Charging Zones and Charging Districts) Regulationscontinued

38. Insert in column 4 of item 172 of Part III., before “M.R.D. 18 Mile Camp”, “Clarkson Creek”.

39. Omit from column 3 of item 206 of Part III. “North Deep Creek”.

40. Insert in column 4 of item 212 of Part III., after “Bambaroo”, “Clarkson Creek”.

41. Insert in column 4 of item 230 of Part III., after “Bambaroo”, “Clarkson Creek”.

42. Omit from column 3 of item 276 of Part III. “Thoopara”.

43. Insert in column 4 of item 282 of Part III., before “Ingham”, “Clarkson Creek”.

44. Omit from column 3 of item 308 of Part III. “Zillie Falls”.

45. Omit from column 3 of item 328 of Part III. “Michael Creek”.

46. Omit from column 3 of item 329 of Part III. “Nymbool”.

47. Omit from column 3 of item 360 of Part III. “Mount Kent”.

48. Omit from column 3 of item 464 of Part III. “Upper Glastonbury”.

49. Omit from column 3 of item 498 of Part III. “Kooralgin”.

50. Insert in column 4 of item 49 of Part IV., before “Field”, “Coonalpyn”.

51. Insert in column 4 of item 54 of Part IV., after “Broadacres”, “Colebatch”.

52. Omit from column 3 of item 269 of Part IV. “Taragoro”.

53. Omit from column 4 of item 5 of Part V. “Aldersyde North”.

54. Omit item 6 of Part V.

55. Omit from column 4 of item 32 of Part V. “Aldersyde North”.

56. Omit from column 4 of item 51 of Part V. “Aldersyde North”.

57. Omit from column 3 of item 61 of Part V. “Lomos”.

58. Item 103 of Part V.—

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

(b) omit from column 4 “Aldersyde North”.

59. Insert in column 4 of item 109 of Part V., before “Yeeda”, “Meda”.

60. After item 140a of Part V., insert the following item:—

140b

Goodlands.....

Goodlands

Kalannie East

 

 

 

Kalannie North”.

61. Insert in column 4 of item 147 of Part V., after “Gingin”, “Lancelin”.

62. Insert in column 4 of item 159 of Part V., before “Ravensthorpe”, “Jerdacuttup”.

63. Omit from column 3 of item 167 of Part V. “Cunjardine”.

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

167a

Jerdacuttup.....

Jerdacuttup

Hopetoun

 

 

 

Ravensthorpe”.

65. Insert in column 4 of item 170 of Part V., after “Kulin Rock”, “Traysurin”.

66. Insert in column 4 of item 173 of Part V., after “Burakin West”, “Goodlands”.

67. Insert in column 4 of item 174 of Part V., before “Kalannie”, “Goodlands”.

68. After item 183 of Part V., insert the following item:—

“183a

Kimberley Downs..

Kimberley Downs

Meda”.

69. Insert in column 4 of item 194 of Part V., after “Neendaling”, “Traysurin”.

70. Insert in column 4 of item 195 of Part V., after “Pingaring”, “Traysurin”.

71. Insert in column 4 of item 202 of Part V., after “Pingaring”, “Traysurin”.

72. Insert in column 4 of item 206 of Part V. “Guilderton”.

73. After item 223 of Part V., insert the following item:—

223a

Meda.........

Meda

Derby

 

 

 

Kimberley Downs

 

 

 

Yeeda”.


Amendments of the First Schedule to the Telephone (Charging Zones and Charging Districts) Regulationscontinued

74. Omit from column 3 of item 228 of Part V. “Pintharuka”.

75. Omit from column 3 of item 239 of Part V. “Morawa North”.

76. Insert in column 4 of item 266 of Part V., after “Lake Grace South”, “Traysurin”.

77. Insert in column 4 of item 296 of Part V., after “Newdegate”, “Traysurin”.

78. Insert in column 4 of item 309 of Part V., after “Hopetoun”, “Jerdacuttup”.

79. After item 341 of Part V., insert the following item:—

341a

Traysurin......

Traysurin

Jitarning

 

 

 

Kukerin

 

 

 

Kulin

 

 

 

Lake Grace

 

 

 

Neendaling

 

 

 

Pingaring.”

80. Insert in column 4 of item 378 of Part V., after “Derby”, “Meda”.

81. Omit from column 3 of item 72 of Part VI. “Cowrie Point”.

SECOND SCHEDULE

Regulation 3.

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

1. Insert in column 3 of item 5 of Part I., after “Horton Valley”, “Lowry Creek”.

2. Insert in column 3 of item 8 of Part I., before “Bourke”, “Archriall”.

3. Omit from column 4 of item 31 of Part I. “Beaudesert”, insert “Beaudesert-Gold Coast”.

4. Omit from column 4 of item 38 of Part I. “Beaudesert”, insert “Beaudesert-Gold Coast”.

5. Omit from column 2 of item 1 of Part III. “Beaudesert”, insert “Beaudesert-Gold Coast”.

6. Omit from column 4 of item 3 of Part III. “Beaudesert”, insert “Beaudesert-Gold Coast”.

7. Omit from column 4 of item 4 of Part III. “Beaudesert”, insert “Beaudesert-Gold Coast”.

8. Omit from column 4 of item 15 of Part III. “Beaudesert”, insert “Beaudesert-Gold Coast”.

9. Insert in column 3 of item 34 of Part III., after “Clarke River”, “Clarkson Creek”.

10. Item 9 of Part V.—

(a) insert in column 3, after “Halls Creek”, “Kimberley Downs”; and

(b) insert in column 3, after “La Grange”, “Meda”.

11. Insert in column 3 of item 18 of Part V., after ‘Tarwonga”, “Traysurin”.

12. Insert in column 3 of item 23 of Part V, after “Hopetoun”, “Jerdacuttup”.

13. Insert in column 3 of item 24 of Part V., after “Dalwallinu West”, “Goodlands”.

14. Omit from column 3 of item 26 of Part V. “Aldersyde North”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Overview

The Statutory Rules 1966 No. 125, enacted under the authority of the Governor-General acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, amends the existing Telephone (Charging Zones and Charging Districts) Regulations established under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1966. The principal objective of these regulations is to update and refine the geographical demarcation of various charging zones and districts across Australia, ensuring they reflect the current distribution and demand of telephone services. The amendments include the addition of new localities, the reclassification of existing ones, and the removal of outdated entries to maintain the efficiency and accuracy of the charging structure. These changes were necessary to address the evolving needs of the telecommunications infrastructure and to ensure fair and equitable charging practices across different regions. These amendments were made to streamline and modernise the telecommunications regulatory framework, responding to the dynamic growth and changing patterns in telephone service usage across Australia. By making these precise adjustments, the regulations aim to enhance the operational efficiency of the postal and telegraph services while providing clarity and consistency in the application of charges for end-users.

Scope and Application

The Statutory Rules 1966 No. 125, which are regulations under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1966, aim to amend the existing Telephone (Charging Zones and Charging Districts) Regulations. These amendments, which came into effect on 19 September 1966, primarily involve the addition and removal of specific locations within the charging zones and districts for telephone services across various parts of Australia. The regulations cover several states and territories and include updates to reflect changes in geographic and demographic data. The adjustments involve adding new areas and removing others, thus redefining the boundaries and localities associated with specific telephone charging zones. This legislative instrument does not explicitly state any exclusions or exemptions but operates within the broader framework of the Post and Telegraph Act and its subsequent amendments. The scope of the act and its regulations is extensive, impacting telecommunications service providers and consumers by influencing the way charges are structured and applied across different regions.

Key Provisions

The Regulations, under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1966, establish specific changes to the existing Telephone (Charging Zones and Charging Districts) Regulations, effective from 19 September 1966. The First Schedule (Regulation 2) modifies the charging zones and districts by inserting new locations, omitting certain areas, and adjusting the alignment of localities within these zones. For example, Wongwibinda is added to column 3, and Ebor and Hernani are added to column 4 of item 2 of Part I. Additionally, new items are inserted, such as "10a Archriall, Archriall, Cobar" in Part I, and various localities are adjusted or omitted across the schedule. The Second Schedule (Regulation 3) makes corresponding amendments to align with the changes in the First Schedule, including inserting new localities such as Clarkson Creek and Jerdacuttup, and adjusting or omitting certain localities. The Regulations impose specific obligations on the parties or entities governed by them, primarily ensuring that the revised charging zones and districts are accurately reflected in the records and communications concerning telephone services. This includes updating internal documentation, customer billing systems, and public notices to reflect the new zones and districts as specified in the amended schedules. The changes require these entities to ensure compliance with the updated regulatory framework, which impacts how services are priced and billed to consumers. Failure to comply with these Regulations could result in significant consequences. Although the document does not explicitly state penalties, non-compliance with regulations under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1966 could lead to enforcement actions by the relevant authorities. These actions might include fines, administrative penalties, or other legal repercussions as deemed appropriate under the broader legislative framework. The precise penalties would depend on the specific nature and severity of the breach, as well as the provisions of other related laws.

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