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

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STATUTORY RULES

1970 No. 32

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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 fifth day of March, 1970.

Paul Hasluck

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 twenty-third day of March, 1970.

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 First Schedule to the Telephone (Charging Zones and Charging Districts) Regulations

1. Omit from column 3 of item 163 of Part I. “Gundare”, insert “Pandora”.

2. Omit from column 3 of item 175 of Part I. “Collindina”, insert “Collendina”.

3. Omit from column 3 of item 485 of Part I. “Copeland”.

4. Item 538 of Part I.—

(a) omit from column 3 “Ballengarra”, “Gum Scrub” and “Upper Rolland’s Plains”; and

(b) insert in column 3, after “Pembrooke”, “Rolland’s Plains”.

5. Omit from column 3 of item 85 of Part II. “Allandale”.

6. Omit from column 3 of item 97 of Part II. “Eganstown”.

7. Omit from column 3 of item 109 of Part II. “Mackintosh”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on      1970.

† Statutory Rules 1969, No. 1, as amended by Statutory Rules 1969, Nos. 27, 49, 63, 81, 102, 103, 143, 161, 181 and 190; and 1970, No.

10115/70—Price 8c 10 16.1.1970


FIRST Schedule—continued

8. Omit from column 3 of item 180 of Part II. “Kalimna”.

9. Omit from column 3 of item 184 of Part II. “Lower Gellibrand”.

10. Omit from column 3 of item 194 of Part II. “Kotta”.

11. Omit from column 3 of item 202 of Part II. “Gypsy Point”, insert “Gipsy Point”.

12. Insert in column 3 of item 267 of Part II., after “Broadford”, “Glenaroura”.

13. Omit from column 3 of item 270 of Part II. “Bellarine”.

14. Omit from column 3 of item 294 of Part II. “Trawool”.

15. Omit from column 3 of item 322 of Part II. “Piavella”.

16. Omit from column 3 of item 19 of Part III. “Thalanga”.

17. Omit from column 3 of item 20 of Part III. “Fletcher”.

18. Omit from column 3 of item 24 of Part III. “Yuruga”.

19. Omit from column 4 of item 76 of Part III. “Mount Marcella”.

20. Omit from column 4 of item 107 of Part III. “Mount Marcella”.

21. Omit from column 3 of item 125 of Part III. “Anduramba”.

22. Insert in column 3 of item 157 of Part III., after “Elmville”, “Lakeland Downs”.

23. After item 206 of Part III. insert the following item:—

“206a

Hawkwood........

Hawkwood

Monogorilby

Mundubbera”.

24. Omit from column 4 of item 312 of Part III. “Mount Marcella”.

25. Insert in column 4 of item 313 of Part III. “Hawkwood”.

26. Omit from column 3 of item 324 of Part III. “Kooroongarra”.

27. Omit item 330 of Part III.

28. Insert in column 4 of item 342 of Part III., after “Gayndah”, “Hawkwood”.

29. Insert in column 3 of item 402 of Part III., before “Borallon”, “Amberley”.

30. Insert in column 3 of item 426 of Part III., before “Nareeten”, “Eumamurrin”.

31. Omit from column 4 of item 433 of Part 111. “Mount Marcella”.

32. Omit from column 3 of item 450 of Part III. “Wulguru”.

33. Omit from column 4 of item 69 of Part IV. “Victor Harbour”, insert “Victor Harbor”.

34. Omit from column 4 of item 31 of Part IV. “Victor Harbour”, insert “Victor Harbor”.

35. Omit from column 3 of item 157 of Part IV. “Caroline”.

36. Omit from column 3 of item 206 of Part IV. “Caliph”.

37. Item 254 of Part IV.—

(a) omit from column 2 “Victor Harbour”, insert “Victor Harbor”; and

(b) omit from column 3 “Victor Harbour”, insert “Victor Harbor”.

38. Omit from column 4 of item 269 of Part IV. “Victor Harbour”, insert “Victor Harbor”.

39. Omit from column 3 of item 282 of Part IV. “Mount Damper”.

40. Omit from column 4 of item 283 of Part IV. “Victor Harbour” insert “Victor Harbor”.

41. Insert in column 4 of item 39 of Part V, after “Rocky Gully”, insert “Tone Bridge”.

42. Item 90a of Part V.—

(a) omit from column 4 “Gairdner South”; and

(b) insert in column 4, after “Nalyerlup”, “Oakdale”.


First Schedule—continued

43. Insert in column 4 of item 113 of Part V., after “Greenough”, “Nangetty”.

44. Item 132 of Part V.—

(a) omit from column 4 “Fitzgerald East”; and

(b) insert in column 4, after “Jacup”, “West River”.

45. Omit item 132a of Part V.

46. Omit from column 3 of item 149 of Part V. “Burracoppin North”.

47. After item 153 of Part V. insert the following item:—

“153a

Guranu...........

Guranu

Mingenew

Nangetty”.

48. Item 154 of Part V—

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

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

(c) insert in column 4, before “Mendel”, “Guranu”.

49. Omit item 239 of Part V.

50. Insert in column 4 of item 243 of Part V., before “Three Springs”—

“Guranu

Nangetty”.

51. Item 250 of Part V—

(a) insert in column 3, after “Bowgada”, “Merkanooka”; and

(b) insert in column 4, before “Gutha”, “Guranu”.

52. After item 275 of Part V. insert the following item:—

“275a

Nangatty..............

Nangatty

Dongarra

Mingenew”.

53. Item 324 of Part V.—

(a) omit from column 4 “Fitzgerald East”; and

(b) insert in column 4, after “Jerdacuttup”, “West River”.

54. Item 355 of Part V.—

(a) insert in column 4, before “Boyup Brook”, “Bokerup”; and

(b) insert in column 4, after “Jingalup”, “Unicup”.

55. Insert in column 4 of item 360a of Part V., after “Rocky Gully”, “Tone Bridge”.

56. After item 369 of Part V. insert the following item:—

“369a

West River.............

West River

Fitzgerald

Ravensthorpe”.

57. Omit from column 3 of item 52 of Part VI. “Malbina”.

58. Item 1 of Part VII.—

(a) omit from column 3 “Mount Stromlo”; and

(b) insert in column 3, after “Sutton” “Weston Creek”.

59. After item 28 of Part VIII. insert the following:—

“28a

Powell Creek...........

Powell Creek

Renner Springs”.

60. Insert in column 4 of item 29 of Part VIII. “Powell Creek”.

SECOND SCHEDULE    Regulation 3.

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

1. Item 16 of Part III.—

(a) insert in column 3, after “Gayndah”, “Hawkwood”; and

(b) omit from column 3 “Mount Marcella”.

2. Omit from column 4 of item 1 of Part IV, “Victor Harbour”, insert “Victor Harbor”.


Second Schedule—continued

3. Omit from column 4 of item 17 of Part IV. “Victor Harbour”, insert “Victor Harbor”.

4. Omit from column 4 of item 25 of Part IV. “Victor Harbour”, insert “Victor Harbor”.

5. Item 26 of Part IV—

(a) omit from column 2 “Victor Harbour”, insert “Victor Harbor”; and

(b) omit from column 3 “Victor Harbour”, insert “Victor Harbor”.

6. Item 10 of Part V.—

(a) insert in column 3, after “Greenough”, “Guranu”; and

(b) insert in column 3, after “Nabawa”, “Nangetty”.

7. Item 12 of Part V.—

(a) omit from column 3 “Fitzgerald East”; and

(b) insert in column 3 after “Tambellup”, “West River”.

8. Insert in column 3 of item 1 of Part VIII., after “Newcastle Waters”, “Powell Creek”.

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Overview

The Statutory Rules 1970 No. 32, enacted under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1968, aim to amend the existing Telephone (Charging Zones and Charging Districts) Regulations. This legislative instrument, issued by the Governor-General in Council, was made to address discrepancies and inaccuracies in the previously established regulations concerning telephone charging zones and districts. These amendments are designed to ensure that the regulations accurately reflect the current geographical and administrative changes, thereby facilitating better management and efficiency in the postal and telegraph services. The regulations, which came into operation on 23 March 1970, reflect a commitment to maintaining up-to-date and accurate administrative practices within the postal and telecommunications sectors.

Scope and Application

The Statutory Rules 1970 No. 32, made under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1968, are regulations that amend the existing Telephone (Charging Zones and Charging Districts) Regulations. These amendments primarily involve modifying place names in the schedules of the original regulations, thereby affecting the delineation of telephone charging zones and districts across various parts of Australia. The regulations apply to telecommunications services provided within the Commonwealth of Australia, impacting entities and individuals engaged in telecommunications activities. The scope includes adjustments to the geographic boundaries and nomenclature of specific localities, which are crucial for determining applicable tariffs and zones for telephone services. These regulations came into operation on 23 March 1970, as stipulated in the document, and they extend their application through subordinate instruments by amending the existing schedules of the Telephone (Charging Zones and Charging Districts) Regulations.

Key Provisions

The statutory rules made under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1968 detail amendments to the Telephone (Charging Zones and Charging Districts) Regulations. These Regulations, coming into operation on 23 March 1970, amend the First and Third Schedules of the existing regulations (Regulations 2 and 3). Specifically, these amendments involve changes to the names and locations of various telephone charging zones and districts across Australia. For example, "Gundare" is omitted and replaced with "Pandora" in item 163 of Part I of the First Schedule, while "Collindina" is replaced with "Collendina" in item 175 of the same part. Similarly, "Victor Harbour" is consistently updated to "Victor Harbor" throughout the document. These amendments ensure that the names of localities and districts reflect the most current and accurate information. The amendments impose specific obligations on telecommunications providers and other entities governed by the Post and Telegraph Act. These obligations include updating their records and systems to reflect the new charging zones and districts as outlined in the amended schedules. Service providers must ensure that their billing and service delivery processes are aligned with the updated information to avoid confusion and ensure accurate charging. Furthermore, these entities must communicate any changes to their customers to maintain transparency and compliance with the regulatory requirements. Violations of the regulations could result in various penalties and consequences. While the specific penalties are not detailed in the provided text, breaches of telecommunications regulations typically result in fines, enforcement actions, or other penalties as prescribed by relevant laws. Non-compliance could also lead to legal actions, including civil suits for damages or criminal charges in cases of willful misconduct. The exact penalties would depend on the nature and severity of the breach, as well as any applicable laws and regulations at the time of the violation.

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