Telephone Regulations (Amendment)

STATUTORY RULES.

1950. No. 92.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901-1949.*

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 1901-1949.

Dated this twenty third day of November, 1950

W.J. McKELL

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

H. L. Anthony

Postmaster General.

AMENDMENTS OF THE TELEPHONE REGULATIONS.†

Commencement.

1. These Regulations shall come into operation on the first day of December, 1950.

Unauthorized connexion telephone system &c.

2. Regulation 16A of the Telephone Regulations is amended-

(a) by inserting in paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (1.), after the words " or to use ", the words ", directly or indirectly," ;

(b) by inserting in that paragraph, after the words " listening to ", the words " or recording ";

(c) by inserting in that paragraph, after the word " passing ", the words " or being received ";

(d) by inserting in paragraph (c) of sub-regulation (1.), after the words " listening to ", the words " or recording ";

(e) by inserting in that paragraph, after the word " passing ", the words " or being received ";

(f) by inserting in sub-regulation (2.), after the words " or to use ", the words ", directly or indirectly," ;

(g) by inserting in that sub-regulation, after the words " listening to ", the words " or recording " ; and

(h) by inserting in that sub-regulation, after the word " passing ", the words " or being received ".

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on  , 1950.

†Statutory Rules 1927, No. 145, as amended by Statutory Rules 1928, No. 99 ;1929, Nos. 122 and 123 ; 1930, Nos. 2, 7, 15, 54 and 112 ; 1931, Nos. 86 and 137 ; 1932, No. 16 ; 1933, Nos. 13, 14, 56, 64, 84 and 135 ; 1934, Nos. 30 and 114 ; 1935, Nos. 25, 26, 93. 96 and 121 ; 1936, No. 121 ; 1937, Nos. 14, 36 and 86 ; 1938, No. 4 ; 1939, Nos. 34 and 130 ; 1940, Nos. 14, 28 and 230 ; 1941, Nos. 15, 126, 236 and 261 ; 1942, No. 504 ; 1943, No. 141 ; 1946, No. 118 ; 1948, No. 113 ; 1949, No. 39.

5332.—PRICE 3D . 10/20.11.1950,

Rental within two-mile radius.

3. Regulation 29 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation :—

" (1.) The charge payable by a subscriber for a service specified in the following table shall be the rate specified in that table in relation to the service :—

Unit calls— capital cities and Newcastle.

4. Regulation 35 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by inserting, after the word "Hobart", the words " or the Hamilton automatic exchange at Newcastle,".

Unit calls— other places.

5. Regulation 36 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by omitting the proviso thereto.

6. Regulation 37 of the Telephone Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead :—

Unit fee.

" 37. A unit fee of two pence shall be payable by the subscriber for each effective unit call originating from his telephone.".

Party-line services

7. Regulation 59 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following words:— ", or where, notwithstanding any agreement between the Department and a subscriber for an exclusive service, the Department considers it necessary or expedient to convert an exclusive service to a party-line service.".

Objectionable or fictitious messages.

8. Regulation 63 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words " Not exceeding Ten pounds " and inserting in their stead the words " fifty pounds ".

Public telephones specified.

9. Regulation 120 of the Telephone Regulations is amended—

(a) by adding at the end of paragraph (a) the word " and ";

(b) by omitting from paragraph (b) the word " ; and " and inserting in its stead the words " or the Hamilton automatic exchange at Newcastle :"; and

(c) by omitting paragraph (c).

10. Regulation 138 of the Telephone Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead :—

Charges for trunk line calls.

“138.(1.) Subject to this regulation, the charges payable for trunk line calls shall be in accordance with the following table :—

" (2.) For trunk line calls between exchanges or offices situated outside the boundaries of a State Capital City network but within thirty miles of the General Post Office, Sydney, or Melbourne, or within twenty-five miles of the General Post Office, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth or Hobart, and exchanges or offices situated within a radius of ten miles of the General Post Office in each such Capital City, the charges prescribed by the last preceding sub-regulation shall be reduced in accordance with the following table :—

" (3.) A trunk line may, subject to such conditions as the Director-General from time to time determines, be set apart for the exclusive use of a subscriber during regular periods and the charges payable by a subscriber for the use of that trunk line shall be such as the Director-General determines.".

Calls to particular persons.

11. Regulation 141 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (2.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation :—

" (2.) The charge payable for the service specified in the last preceding sub-regulation shall, irrespective of the success or failure of the attempt to obtain the particular person required, be in accordance with the following table :—

By Authority: L. F. JOHNSTON, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.