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

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1974 No. 23

REGULATIONS UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901-1973.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1973.

Dated this twenty-sixth day of February, 1974.

PAUL HASLUCK

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

LIONEL BOWEN

Postmaster-General.

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

Commencement.

1. These Regulations shall come into operation on 25 February 1974.

Second Schedule.

2. The Second Schedule to the Telephone (Charging Zones and Charging Districts) Regulations is amended as set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

Third Schedule.

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

SCHEDULE 1 Regulation 2

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

1. Insert in column 3 of item 6 of Part I, after “ Jindera ”, “ Leneva ”.

2. Omit from column 3 of item 19 of Part I “ Kerrabee ”.

3. Omit from column 3 of item 22 of Part I “ Muronbung ”.

4. Item 36 of Part 1—

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

(b) insert in column 4, after “ Araluen Lower ”, “ Bawley Point ”.

5. After item 38 of Part I insert the following item:—

“ 38a

Bawley Point ......

Bawley Point

Bateman’s Bay

 

 

Tubourie Lake

Milton-Ullidulla ”.

6. Omit from column 3 of item 367 of Part I “ Viewmont ”.

7. Omit from column 4 of item 372 of Part I “ Perekerten ”.

* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 5 March 1974.

† Statutory Rules 1972 No. 38, as amended by Statutory Rules 1972, Nos. 71, 88, 122, 143, 153, 177 and 191; and 1973, Nos. 16, 49, 65, 83, 109, 145, 150, 156, 181, 207, 226 and 279.


Schedule 1—continued

8. Item 398 of Part I—

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

(b) insert in column 4, before “ Huskisson ”, “ Bawley Point ”.

9. Omit from column 4 of item 412 of Part I “ Perekerten ”.

10. Omit item 474 of Part I.

11. Omit item 552 of Part I.

12. Omit from column 3 of item 558 of Part I “ Charlotte Pass ”.

13. Omit from column 3 of item 262 of Part II “ Pomborneit East ”.

14. Omit from column 3 of item 281 of Part II “ Monegeetta ”.

15. After item 33 of Part III insert the following item:—

33a

Bedourie.........

Bedourie

”.

16. Omit from column 4 of item 53 of Part III “ Dismal Channels ”.

17. Insert in column 3 of item 68 of Part III, after “ Yeronga ”, “ Zillmere ”.

18. Insert in column 4 of item 109 of Part III, after “ Bimbadeen ”, “ Cockatoo ”.

19. After item 111 of Part III insert the following item:—

111a

Cockatoo........

Cockatoo

Taroom

 

 

 

Clonduff ”.

20. Omit item 145a of Part III.

21. After item 154 of Part III insert the following item:—

154a

Dysart

Dysart

”.

22. Insert in column 3 of item 184 of Part III, after “ Boyne Island ”, “ Clinton ”.

23. Omit from column 4 of item 186 of Part III “ Dismal Channels ”.

24. After item 209 of Part III insert the following item:—

209a

Happy Valley....

Happy Valley

Pialba

 

 

 

Ungowa ”.

25. Omit from column 4 of item 252 of Part III “ Dismal Channels ”.

26. Omit from column 3 of item 261 of Part III “ Wilkesdale ”.

27. After item 262 of Part II insert the following item:—

“ 262a

Kinnoul.......

Broadmere

Taroorn

 

 

Kinnoul

”.

28. Omit from column 3 of item 289 of Part III “ Padget ”, substitute “ Paget ”.

29. Insert in column 4 of item 379 of Part III, before “ Howard ”, “ Happy Valley ”.

30. Omit from column 3 of item 424 of Part III “ Bapaume ”.

31. Insert in column 4 of item 438 of Part III, after “ Clonduff ”, “ Cockatoo Kinnoul ”.

32. Insert in column 4 of item 462 of Part III, before “ Maryborough ”, “ Happy Valley ”.

33. Omit item 32 of Part IV.

34. Omit from column 3 of item 55 of Part IV “ Maaoope ”.

35. Omit from column 4 of item 104 of Part IV “ Bunn Springs ”.

36. Omit item 112 of Part IV.

37. Omit from column 4 of item 115 of Part IV “ Kopi ”.

38. Omit from column 4 of item 123 of Part IV “ Kopi ”.

39. Omit from column 4 of item 130 of Part IV “ Bunn Springs ”.

40. Omit from column 4 of item 218 of Part IV “ Bunn Springs ”.

41. Omit from column 4 of item 272 of Part IV “ Bunn Springs ”.

42. Insert in column 4 of item 2 of Part V, after “ Balla ”, “ Binnu West ”.

43. Insert in column 3 of item 3 of Part V, after “ Little Grove ”, “ Oyster Harbour ”.

44. After item 38 of Part V insert the following item:—

38a

Binnu West.....

Bunnu West

Ajana

 

 

 

Lynton

 

 

 

Mary Springs ”.

45. Item 61 of Part V—

(a) omit from column 2 “ Bulla Bulling ”, substitute “ Bullabulling ”; and

(b) omit from column 3 “ Bulla Bulling ”, substitute “ Bullabulling ”.


Schedule 1—continued

46. Omit from column 4 of item 93 of Part V “ Bulla Bulling ”, substitute “ Bullabulling ”.

47. Omit from column 4 of item 140 of Part V “ Wamteen ”, substitute “ Wanteen ”.

48. Insert in column 4 of item 150 of Part V “ Mooka ”.

49. Insert in column 4 of item 239 of Part V, after “ Ajana ”, “ Binnu West ”.

50. Insert in column 4 of item 251 of Part V, after “ Ajana ”, “ Binnu West ”.

51. After item 263 of Part V insert the following item:—

263a

Mooka........

Mooka

Gascoyne Junction ”.

52. Item 391 of Part V—

(a) omit from column 2 “ Wamteen ”, substitute “ Wanteen ”; and

(b) omit from column 3 “ Wamteen ”, substitute “ Wanteen ”.

53. Omit from column 3 of item 433 of Part V “ Nolba ”.

54. Insert in column 3 of item 23 of Part VI, after “ Evandale ”, “ Nile ”.

55. After item 15 of Part VIII, insert the following item:—

“ 15a

Frewena.......

Frewena

                        ”.

SCHEDULE 2 Regulation 3

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

1. Omit from column 3 of item 19 of Part I “ Perekerten ”.

2. Item 43 of Part I—

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

(b) insert in column 3, before “ Berry ”, “ Bawley Point ”.

3. Item 9 of Part III—

(a) omit from column 3 “ Dismal Channels ”; and

(b) insert in column 3, after “ Austral Downs ”, “ Bedourie ”.

4. Insert in column 3 of item 24 of Part III, after “ Cannon Valley ”, “ Dysart ”.

5. Insert in column 3 of item 25 of Part III, after “ Farnsfield ”, “ Happy Valley ”.

6. Item 26 of Part III—

(a) insert in column 3, after “ Clonduff ”, “ Cockatoo ”; and

(b) insert in column 3, after “ Jackson ”, “ Kinnoul ”.

7. Omit from column 3 of item 4 of Part IV “ Bunn Springs ”.

8. Omit from column 3 of item 21 of Part IV “ Kopi ”.

9. Insert in column 3 of item 8 of Part V, after “ Minilya ”, “ Mooka ”.

10. Insert in column 3 of item 10 of Part V, after “ Balla ”, “ Binnu West ”.

11. Item 11 of Part V—

(a) omit from column 3 “ Bulla Bulling ”, substitute “ Bullabulling ”; and

(b) omit from column 3 “ Wamteen ”, substitute “ Wanteen ”.

12. Insert in column 3 of item 1 of Part VIII, after “ Finke ”, “ Frewena ”.

Overview

Statutory Rules 1974 No. 23, made under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1973, were introduced to address the need for updated regulations governing telephone charging zones and districts across Australia. Enacted by the Governor-General of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, these Regulations sought to revise the existing charging zones and districts to reflect changes in settlement patterns, population growth, and telecommunications infrastructure. The policy objective behind these amendments was to ensure that the telecommunications pricing structure remained fair, efficient, and reflective of the contemporary socio-economic landscape of Australia. These Regulations came into operation on 25 February 1974, bringing necessary updates to the charging zones and districts as specified in the Second and Third Schedules of the amended Regulations.

Scope and Application

The Statutory Rules 1974 No. 23, made under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1973, are regulations that amend the Telephone (Charging Zones and Charging Districts) Regulations. These regulations came into operation on 25 February 1974 and provide for the amendment of charging zones and charging districts for telephone services across various parts of Australia. The regulations apply to telecommunications services and the entities responsible for providing these services within the defined zones and districts. The amendments include additions, omissions, and substitutions of locations in the Second and Third Schedules of the Regulations, thereby altering the geographic scope and administrative divisions for charging purposes. The changes are aimed at refining the delineation of zones and districts to better reflect current service areas and population distributions. There are no stated exclusions, exemptions, or thresholds within these regulations; they apply as specified within the amended schedules. The application of these regulations is extended through subordinate instruments, which provide detailed administrative and operational instructions for the telecommunications sector in Australia.

Key Provisions

The Regulations under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1973, specifically the Telephone (Charging Zones and Charging Districts) Regulations, are set to come into operation on 25 February 1974, as stated in Regulation 1. Regulation 2 amends the Second Schedule to the Telephone (Charging Zones and Charging Districts) Regulations, and Regulation 3 amends the Third Schedule. The amendments include the addition and removal of various localities within charging zones and districts, as detailed in Schedules 1 and 2. For instance, 'Leneva' is added to item 6 of Part I in the Second Schedule, while 'Kerrabee' is omitted from item 19 of Part I. The Regulations impose specific obligations on the entities governed by them, which are primarily related to the delineation of charging zones and districts for telephone services. The amendments to the Second and Third Schedules require these entities to adjust their service area definitions and ensure compliance with the updated geographical boundaries as specified. This includes updating internal records, customer billing systems, and any public-facing information to reflect the changes accurately. Violations of the Regulations may lead to civil or criminal consequences. While the specific penalties are not detailed in the Regulations themselves, breaches of telecommunications regulations typically attract penalties under the broader legislative framework, which could include fines and other sanctions. The exact penalties would depend on the nature and severity of the breach and would be determined in accordance with the overarching legislation governing telecommunications in Australia.

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