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

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STATUTORY RULES

1971 No.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901-1970*

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 1901-1970.

Dated this eighteenth day of February, 1971.

Paul Hasluck

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

ALAN HULME

Postmaster-General.

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

Commencement.

1. These Regulations shall come into operation on the Twenty-second day of February, 1971.

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.

THE SCHEDULES

FIRST SCHEDULE

Regulation 2.

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

1. Insert in column 4 of item 53 of Part I., before “Cootamundra”, “Burra”.

2. Item 64 of Part I.—

(a) omit from column 3 “Old Toongabbie”; and

(b) insert in column 3, after “Rouse Hill”, “Seven Hills”.

3. Item 66 of Part I.—

(a) omit from column 4, “Bullatale”; and

(b) insert in column 4, after “Conargo”, “Cornalla”.

4. After item 94 of Part I. insert the following item:—

“94a

Brindabella

Brindabella

Cavan

 

 

 

Tumorrama

 

 

 

Uriarra Forest”.

5. Omit item 100 of Part I.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 1971.

† Statutory Rules 1969, No. 1. as amended by Statutory Rules 1969, Nos. 27, 49, 63, 81, 102, 103, 143, 161, 181 and 195; and 1970, Nos. 10, 32, 48, 77, 90, 107, 127, 144, 172 and 205.

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6. After item 111 of Part I. insert the following item:—

“ 111a

Burra

Burra

Bethungra

 

 

 

Coolac

 

 

 

Cootamundra

 

 

 

Gundagai

 

 

 

Junee

 

 

 

Nangus

 

 

 

Wantabadgery”.

7. Item 116 of Part I.—

(a) insert in column 4, after “Comboyne”, “Coopernook”; and

(b) omit from column 4 “Kendall”.

8. Insert in column 4 of item 128 of Part I., after “Tumbarumba”, “Yaven Creek”.

9. Insert in column 4 of item 138 of Part I., after “Dyraaba”, “Ettrick”.

10. Item 142 of Part I.—

(a) insert in column 4, before “Burrinjuck”, “Brindabella”; and

(b) omit from column 4 “Wyora”.

11. Omit from column 4 of item 154 of Part I. “Kendall”.

12. Insert in column 4 of item 162 of Part I, after “Binalong”, “Burra”.

13. Item 169 of Part I.—

(a) insert in column 3, after “John’s River”, “Kendall”;

(b) insert in column 3, after “Lansdowne”, “Laurieton”;

(c) insert in column 4, before “Comboyne”, “Byabarra”; and

(d) omit from column 4 “Kendall”, insert “Port Macquarie”.

14. Insert in column 4 of item 170, after “Bethungra”, “Burra”.

15. After item 174 of Part I. insert the following item:—

“174a

Cornalla

Cornalla

Blighty

 

 

 

Deniliquin

 

 

 

Mathourn

 

 

 

Yalca”.

16. Item 198 of Part I.—

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

(b) insert in column 4, after “Conargo”, “Cornalla”.

17. Insert in column 4 of item 219 of Part I., after “Bonalbo”, “Casino”.

18. Insert in column 4 of item 276 of Pan I., after “Adelong”, “Burra”.

19. Insert in column 4 of item 312 of Part I., after “Bethungra”, “Burra”.

20. Omit item 320 of Part I.

21. Omit from column 3 of item 343 of Part 1. “Acacia Plateau”.

22. Item 379 of Part I.—

(a) omit from column 3 “Moira”;

(b) omit from column 4 “Bullatale”; and

(c) insert in column 4, after “Caldwell”, “Cornalla”.

23. Insert in column 4 of item 424 of Part I., after “Adelong”, “Burra”.

24. Item 473 of Part I.—

(a) insert in column 3, after “Beechwood”—

“Heron’s Creek

Lake Cathie”;

(b) insert in column 4, after “Byabarra”, “Coopernook”; and

(c) omit from column 4 “Kendall”.

25. Insert in column 3 of item 503 of Part I., before “Sandigo”, “Birrego”.

26. Item 543 of Part I.—

(a) insert in column 3, after “Morton”, “Tabourie Lake”; and,

(b) omit from column 3 “Toubouree Lake”.


27. Item 570 of Part I.—

(a) insert in column 4, before “Burrinjuck”, “Brindabella”; and

(b) omit from column 4 “Wyora”.

28. Insert in column 4 of item 597 of Part I., before “Junee”, “Burra”.

29. Omit item 646 of Part I.

30. Insert in column 4 of item 657 of Part I., after “Batlow”, “Carabost”.

31. Omit item 3 of Part II.

32. Omit from column 3 of item 19 of Part II. “Brown’s Plains”.

33. Item 24 of Part II.—

(a) insert in column 3, before “Beeac”, “Alvie”;

(b) omit from column 4 “Alvie”; and

(c) insert in column 4, after “Lismore”, “Pirron Yallock”.

34. Item 59 of Part II.—

(a) omit from column 4 “Alvie”; and

(b) insert in column 4, after “Laver’s Hill”, “Pirron Yallock”.

35. Omit from column 3 of item 68 of Part II. “The Heart”.

36. Item 72 of Part II.—

(a) omit from column 4 “Alvie”; and

(b) insert in column 4, after “Gellibrand River”, “Pirron Yallock”.

37. Item 125 of Part II.—

(a) omit from column 4 “Alvie”; and

(b) insert in column 4, after “Forrest”, “Pirron Yallock”.

38. Omit from column 3 of item 238 of Part II. “Nyarrin”.

39. After item 260 of Part II. insert the following item:—

“260a

Pirron Yallock

Bungador

Beeac

 

 

Coragulac

Carlisle River

 

 

Corunnum

Colac

 

 

Irrewillipe

Gellibrand River

 

 

Pirron Yallock

Pomborneit

 

 

Pomborneit East

South Purrumbete”.

 

 

Swan Marsh

 

40. Item 262 of Part II.—

(a) omit from column 4 “Alvie”; and

(b) insert in column 4, after “Lismore”, “Pirron Yallock”

41. Item 297 of Part II.—

(a) omit from column 4 “Alvie”; and

(b) insert in column 4, after “Cobden”, “Pirron Yallock”.

42. Omit from column 3 of item 337 of Part II. “Telford”.

43. Omit from column 4 of item 380 of Part II. “Bullatale”, insert “Cornalla”.

44. Omit item 3 of Part III.

45. Omit from column 4 of item 37 of Part III. “Haystack”, insert “Eschol”.

46. Item 52 of Part III.—

(a) omit from column 4 “Alcala”; and

(b) insert in column 4, after “Gleeson”, “Yambungan”.

47. Item 64 of Part III.—

(a) insert in column 4, after “Chinchilla”, “Eschol”; and

(b) omit from column 4 “Haystack”.

48. Omit item 82 of Part III.

49. Omit from column 4 of item 85 of Part III. “Haystack”, insert “Eschol”.


50. Item 99 of Part III.—

(a) insert in column 4, after “Canaga”, “Eschol”; and

(b) omit from column 4 “Haystack”.

51. After item 150 of Part III. insert the following item:—

“150a

Durham Downs

Durham Downs

Muggleton

 

 

 

Roma

 

 

 

Tabers

 

 

 

Wallumbilla”.

52. After item 161 of Part III. insert the following item:—

“161a

Eschol

Eschol

Belahville

 

 

Wychie

Brigalow

 

 

 

Canaga

 

 

 

Chinchilla

 

 

 

Jandowae

 

 

 

Macalister

 

 

 

Warra”.

53. Item 182 of Part III —

(a) insert in column 3, after “Beerwah”, “Caloundra”; and

(b) omit from column 4 “Caloundra”.

54. Omit item 208 of Part III.

55. Omit from column 3 of item 216 of Part III. “Fredericksfield”.

56. Omit from column 4 of item 234 of Part III. “Haystack”, insert “Eschol”.

57. Imit from column 3 of item 267 of Part III. “Summerholm”.

58. Omit from column 4 of item 281 of Part III. “Haystack”, insert “Eschol”.

59. Omit from column 3 of item 290 of Part III. “Bellthorpe”.

60. Insert in column 4 of item 340 of Part III., before “Wallumbilla”, “Durham Downs”.

61. Omit from column 4 of item 349 of Part III. “Caloundra”.

62. Insert in column 4 of item 399 of Part III., before “Hodgson”, “Durham Downs”.

63. Omit from column 3 of item 402 of Part III. “Dromeview”.

64. Insert in column 4 of item 426 of Part III., before “Hodgson”, “Durham Downs”.

65. Insert in column 4 of item 464 of Part III., before “Muggleton”, “Durham Downs”.

66. Omit from column 4 of item 466 of Part III. “Haystack”, insert “Eschol”.

67. Insert in column 3 of item 480 of Part III., before “ D’Aguilar”, “Bellthorpe”.

68. After item 488 of Part III. insert the following item:—

“488a

Yambungan

Yambungan

Boomarra”.

69. Omit item 110a of Part IV.

70. Item 131 of Part IV—

(a) insert in column 3, after “Korunye”, “Long Plains”; and

(b) insert in column 4, after “Hamley Bridge”, “Port Wakefield”.

71. Insert in column 4 of item 157 of Part IV., after “ Strathdownie ”, “Tantanoola”.

72. Omit from column 3 of item 159 of Part IV. “Tungkillo”.

73. Omit item 172a.

74. Insert in column 4 of item 205 of Part IV., after “Balaklava”, “Mallala”.

75. Insert in column 4 of item 236 of Part IV., after “Millicent”, “Mount Gambier”.

76. After item 264 of Part IV. insert the following item:—

“264a

Whitewell

Whitewell

77. Omit from column 3 of item 271 of Part IV. “Long Plains”.


78. After item 287a of Part IV., insert the following item:—

“287b

Yangoonabie

Yangoonabie

79. Omit from column 3 of item 65 of Part V. “Picton”, insert “Picton Junction”.

80. Omit from column 4 of item 201 of Part V. “Yellowdine”.

81. Omit from column 3 of item 203 of Part V. “Nangeenan”.

82. Omit from column 4 of item 231 of Part V. “Yellowdine”.

83. Omit from column 4 of item 341 of Pan V. “Yellowdine”.

84. Omit item 398 of Part V.

85. Omit from column 3 of item 28 of Part VI. “Beechford”.

86. Omit from column 3 of item 76 of Part VI. “Abbotsham”.

87. Item 2 of Part VII.—

(a) insert in column 4, before “Canberra”, “Brindabella”; and

(b) omit from column 4 “Wyora”.

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 1 of Part I, after “Bethungra”, “Burra”.

2. Item 19 of Part I.—

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

(b) insert in column 3, after “Conargo”, “Cornalla”.

3. Omit from column 3 of item 52 of Part I. “Kendall”.

4. Item 10 of Part II.—

(a) omit from column 3 “Alvie”; and

(b) insert in column 3, after “Lorne”, “Pirron Yallock”.

5. Omit from column 3 of item 6 of Part III. “Caloundra”.

6. Item 9 of Part III.—

(a) omit from column 3 “Alcala”; and

(b) insert in column 3, after “Will’s River”, “Yambungan”.

7. Item 11 of Part III.—

(a) insert in column 3, after “Diamondy”, “Eschol”; and

(b) omit from column 3 “Haystack”.

8. Insert in column 3 of item 31 of Part III., after “Cedarilla”, “Durham Downs”.

9. Item 6 of Part IV.—

(a) omit from column 3 “Koonalda” and “Nullarbor”;

(b) insert in column 3, after “Uworra”, “Whitewell”; and

(c) insert in column 3, after “Yalata”, “Yangoonabie”.

10. Omit from column 3 of item 14 of Part V. “Yellowdine”.

11. Item 1 of Part VII.—

(a) insert in column 3, after “Binaloag”, “Brizdabella”; and

(b) omit from column 3 “Wyora”.

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Overview

The Statutory Rules 1971 No. 2 under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1970 were enacted on 18 February 1971 by the Governor-General, Paul Hasluck, in the context of the Federal Executive Council. These regulations introduced amendments to the Telephone (Charging Zones and Charging Districts) Regulations to address gaps and discrepancies in the existing postal and telephone services' regulatory framework. The specific policy objective was not explicitly stated in the text, but it can be inferred that the amendments were intended to refine and update the regulatory structure to better align with contemporary needs and administrative efficiency. The amendments primarily involved the insertion and omission of various locations within the Second and Third Schedules, reflecting changes in charging zones and districts to accommodate new or altered service areas.

Scope and Application

The Regulations Under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1970 apply to the amendments of the existing charging zones and charging districts for telephone services within the Commonwealth of Australia. These amendments affect the geographical allocation of areas into specific zones and districts, which are used to determine the rates and charges for telephone services. The scope of these regulations is limited to the administrative adjustments of zones and districts, as detailed in the various schedules. The regulations do not extend to changing the actual rates or charges for services, which are governed by other provisions within the Post and Telegraph Act and its associated instruments. The changes come into operation on the 22nd of February, 1971, and involve specific additions, omissions, and substitutions of locations within the various charging zones and districts, as listed in the schedules of the regulations. There are no stated exclusions or exemptions in these regulations, and they are intended to be comprehensive in their updates to the existing zones and districts.

Key Provisions

The Statutory Rules 1971 No. 26, made under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1970, are primarily concerned with amending the Telephone (Charging Zones and Charging Districts) Regulations. These amendments are detailed in the schedules to the Regulations and involve changes to the Second and Third Schedules of the referenced regulations. Specifically, the amendments entail inserting new localities into charging zones and districts, omitting others, and making various corrections to ensure accurate geographical and administrative demarcations for telephone services. These changes affect the allocation of specific areas to particular charging districts, which is crucial for determining local and long-distance call rates and billing practices. The Regulations impose specific obligations on the entities they govern, primarily the telecommunications service providers and the relevant authorities responsible for enforcing these changes. Service providers must ensure that their billing and service delivery systems reflect these amendments to avoid incorrect charges and ensure compliance with the new zones and districts. Authorities overseeing telecommunications must verify that the updated information is accurately implemented and that any discrepancies are resolved promptly. This includes updating databases, informing customers about changes in their service areas, and ensuring that any disputes are addressed within the framework of these updated regulations. Failure to comply with these Regulations can result in penalties. Although the specific penalties are not detailed in the provided text, non-compliance with telecommunications regulations in Australia typically results in administrative actions, fines, or other civil or criminal penalties depending on the severity and intent of the breach. For instance, significant or repeated violations might lead to more severe penalties, including potential criminal charges if the non-compliance is deemed to be willful or fraudulent. It is essential for all parties involved to adhere strictly to these amendments to avoid any adverse consequences.

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