Telephone Regulations (Amendment)

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Statutory Rules 1961, No. 115.(r)

Commencement.

1. These Regulations shall come into operation on the twenty-fifth day of September, 1961.

First Schedule.

2. The First Schedule to the Telephone Regulations is amended as set out in the First Schedule to these Regulations.

Second Schedule.

3. The Second Schedule to the Telephone 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 Regulations.

1. In Part 1, after—

“Balranald...............

Balranald

Goodnight

 

 

Penarie”.

insert—

“Banar.................

Banar

Burcher

 

 

Condobolin

 

 

Fairholme”.

2. Omit from columns 2 and 3 of Part I opposite to the words “Black Swamp” in column 1 the words “Boonoo Boonoo” and “Steinbrook”, insert—

(a) in place of the words “Boonoo Boonoo” the words—

“Boonoo Boonoo

Drake”; and

(b) in place of the word “Steinbrook”, the words—

“Steinbrook

Tabulam”.

(r) Made under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1960 on 14th September, 1961; notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 21st September, 1961.


3. Insert in column 3 of Part 1 at the beginning of the words specified opposite to the word “Burcher” in column 1 the word “Banar”.

4. Insert in column 3 of Part 1 opposite to the word “Carinda” in column 1 the word “Quambone”.

5. Insert in column 3 of Part 1 at the beginning of the words specified opposite to the word “Condobolin” in column 1 the word “Banar”.

6. Omit from column 3 of Part 1 opposite to the word “Coonamble” in column 1 the word “Teridgerie”, insert—

“Quambone

Teridgerie”.

7. In Part l, after—

“Cumnock................

Baldry

Molong

 

Cumnock

Yeoval”,

insert—

“Cunninyeuk..............

Cunninyeuk

Jimaringle

 

 

Moulamein

 

 

Murrabit

 

 

Swan Hill

 

 

Tullakool”.

8. Omit from column 3 of Part 1 opposite to the word “Eastholme” in column 1 the word “Yoolarai”.

9. Insert in column 3 of Part 1 at the beginning of the words specified opposite to the word “Fairholme” in column 1 the word “Banar”.

10. Omit from column 3 of Part 1 opposite to the word “Goolgowie” in column 1 the word “Yoolarai”.

11. Insert in column 3 of Part 1 at the beginning of the words specified opposite to the word “Jimaringle” in column 1 the word “Cunninyeuk”.

12. Omit from column 3 of Part 1 opposite to the word “Melbergin” in column 1 the word “Yoolarai”.

13. Omit from column 3 of Part 1 opposite to the word “Merriwagga” in column 1 the word “Yoolarai”.

14. Insert in column 3 of Part 1 at the beginning of the words specified opposite to the word “Moulamein” in column 1 the word “Cunninyeuk”.

15. Omit from column 2 of Part 1 opposite to the words “Pretty Gully” in column 1 the word “Drake”.

16. Insert in column 3 of Part 1 opposite to the word “Quambone” in column 1—

“Carinda

Coonamble”.

17. Omit from column 3 of Part 1 opposite to the words “Rankin Springs” in column 1 the word “Yoolarai”.

18. Omit from column 3 of Part 1 opposite to the word “Tabulam” in column 1 the word “Bonalbo”, insert—

“Black Swamp

Bonalbo”.

19. Omit from column 3 of Part 1 opposite to the word “Tullakool” in column 1 the word “Jimaringle”, insert—

“Cunninyeuk

Jimaringle”.

20. Omit from Part 1—

“Yoolarai................

Stackpoole

Eastholme

 

Yoolarai

Goolgowi

 

 

Melbergen

 

 

Merriwagga

 

 

Rankin Springs”.

21. Omit from column 3 of Part 2 opposite to the word “Dimboola” in column 1 the word “Kalkee”, insert—

“Kalkee

Polkemmet”.

22. Omit fro mcolumn 3 of Part 2 opposite to the words “Gerang Gerung” in column 1 the word “Nhill”, insert—

“Nhill

Polkemmet”.

 

23. Omit from column 2 of Part 2 all the words specified opposite to the word “Gormandale” in column 1, insert—

“Balook

Blackwarry

Callignee North

Callignee South

Carrajung

Gormandale

Koonalla

Le Roy

Traralgon South

Upper Flynns Creek

Willung South”.

24. Omit from column 3 of Part 2 opposite to the word “Horsham” in column 1 the word “Toolondo”, insert—

“Polkemmet

Toolondo”.

25. Omit from column 3 of Part 2 opposite to the word “Kalkee” in column 1 the word “Warracknabeal”, insert—

“Polkemmet

Warracknabeal”.

26. Omit from column 3 of Part 2 opposite to the word “Murrabit” in column 1 the word “Kerang”, insert—

“Cunninyeuk

Kerang”.

27. Omit from column 3 of Part 2 opposite to the word “Natimuk” in column 1 the word “Toolondo”, insert—

“Polkemmet

Toolondo”.

28. Omit from column 2 of Part 2 all the words specified opposite to the word “Ouyen” in column 1, insert—

“Boorongie

Galah

Kiamal

Ouyen”.

29. Insert in column 2 of Part 2 at the end of the words specified opposite to the word “Penshurst” in column 1 the words “The Gums”.

30. In Part 2, after—

“Pirlta..................

Pirlta

Mildura

 

 

Werrimull”.

insert—

“Polkemmet..............

Polkemmet

Dimboola

 

 

Gerang Gerung

 

 

Horsham

 

 

Kalkee

 

 

Natimuk”.

31. Insert in column 3 of Part 2 at the beginning of the words specified opposite to the words “Swan Hill” in column 1 the word “Cunninyeuk”.

32. Omit from column 2 of Part 2 all the words specified opposite to the word “Trafalgar” in column 1, insert—

“Allambee

Childers

Narracan

Thorpdale

Thorpdale South

Trafalgar

Yarragon

Yarragon South”.

33. Insert in column 3 of Part 2 at the end of the words specified opposite to the word “Watchem” in column 1 the word “Wycheproof”.

34. Insert in column 3 of Part 2 at the end of the words specified opposite to the word “Wycheproof” in column 1 the word “Watchem”.

35. Omit from column 3 of Part 3 opposite to the word “Bambaroo” in column 1 the word “Mutarnee”, insert—

“Mt. Fox

Mutarnee”.

36. Omit from column 2 of Part 3 opposite to the word “Beenleigh” in column 1 the word “Greenbank”.

37. Omit from column 2 of Part 3 opposite to the word “Boonah” in column 1 the word “Milford”.

38. Omit from column 3 of Part 3 opposite to the word “Ingham” in column 1 the words “Upper Stone”, insert—

“Mt. Fox

Upper Stone”.

39. Omit from column 3 of Part 3 opposite to the words “Mt. Fox” in column 1 the words “Hidden Valley”, insert—

“Bambaroo

Hidden Valley

Ingham”.

40. Omit from column 2 of Part 3 opposite to the word “Petford” in column 1 the word “Petford”, insert—

“Leafgold

Petford”.

41. Omit from column 2 of Part 3 opposite to the word “Southport” in column 1 the words “Upper Coomera”.

42. Omit from column 2 of Part 3 opposite to the word “Vimy” in column 1 the word “Dixalea”.

43. Omit from column 2 of Part 3 all the words specified opposite to the word “Wowan” in column 1, insert—

“Cooneel

Fleetwood

Wowan”.

44. Omit from column 3 of Part 5 opposite to the word “Coorow” in column 1 the word “Carnamah”, insert—

“Carnamah

Marchagee”.

45. Omit from column 2 of Part 5 opposite to the word “Kalamunda” in column 1 the words “Glen Forrest”, “Pickering Brook” and “Stoneville”, insert in place of the words “Glen Forrest”—

“Glen Forrest

Greenmount”.

46. In Part 5, after—

“Marble Bar..............

Marble Bar

Moolyella”.

insert—

“Marchagee...............

Marchagee

Coorow”.

47. Insert in column 2 of Part 5 at the end of the words specified opposite to the word “Morawa” in column 1 the words “Morawa South”.

48. Omit from column 2 of Part 5 opposite to the word “Pindar” in column 1 the word “Pindar”, insert—

“Pindar

Wilroy”.

49. Omit from column 2 of Part 5 opposite to the word “Woogenellup” in column 1 the word “Woogenellup”, insert—

“Takalarup

Woogenellup

Woogenellup East”.

50. Omit from column 3 of Part 5 opposite to the word “Yuna” in column 1 the words “Yuna East”, insert the words “Yuna North”.

51. Omit from Part 5—

“Yuna East...............

Yuna East

Yuna”.

 

Yuna North

 

insert—

“Yuna North..............

Yuna North

Yuna”.

52. Omit from column 2 of Part 6 opposite to the word “Beaconsfield” in column 1 the word “Sidmouth”.

53. Omit from column 2 of Part 6 opposite to the word “Tatana” in column 1 the word “Tatana”, insert—

“Sidmouth

Tatana”.


SECOND SCHEDULE.

Regulation 3.

Amendments of the Second Schedule to the Telephone Regulations.

1. Omit from column 2 of Part 1 opposite to the word “Condobolin” in column 1 the word “Bobodah”, insert—

“Banar

Bobodah”.

2. Omit from column 2 of Part 1 opposite to the word “Griffith” in column 1 the word “Yoolarai”.

3. Omit from column 2 of Part 2 opposite to the word “Horsham” in column 1 the word “Toolondo”, insert—

“Polkemmet

Toolondo”.

4. Omit from column 2 of Part 2 opposite to the words “Swan Hill” in column 1 the word “Goodnight”, insert—

“Cunninyeuk

Goodnight”.

5. Omit from column 2 of Part 5 opposite to the word “Carnamah” in column 1 the words “Three Springs”, insert—

“Marchagee

Three Springs”.

6. Omit from column 2 of Part 5 opposite to the word “Geraldton” in column 1 the words “Yuna East”, insert the words “Yuna North”.

Overview

The Statutory Rules 1961, No. 115, made under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1960, were enacted to address the need for updating the Telephone Regulations. The Parliament of Australia introduced these regulations on 14th September 1961, and they were notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 21st September 1961. The primary objective of these amendments was to revise and update the lists of locations in the First and Second Schedules to the Telephone Regulations, ensuring that the information remains current and accurate. This legislative instrument aimed to streamline and improve the efficiency of the telephone services by providing updated geographical references, thus facilitating better communication across the nation.

Scope and Application

The Statutory Rules 1961, No. 115 amends the First and Second Schedules of the Telephone Regulations, made under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1960. These amendments primarily involve the insertion, omission, and substitution of place names within the schedules, which likely pertain to the assignment of telephone exchange names and areas of service. The changes reflect updates to the geographical areas serviced by telephone exchanges, ensuring that the regulatory framework accurately represents current telecommunications infrastructure. The regulations came into operation on 25 September 1961 and were notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 21 September 1961. These amendments apply across the Commonwealth of Australia, impacting telecommunications entities and potentially the services they provide, by ensuring the telephone directory and regulatory compliance reflect the most current and accurate geographical demarcations.

Key Provisions

The primary sections of these Statutory Rules (1961, No. 115) detail amendments to the First and Second Schedules of the Telephone Regulations, which are made under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1960. Specifically, these Regulations amend the list of towns and localities associated with certain telephone services, reflecting changes in the telecommunications landscape as of 25 September 1961. The First Schedule (Schedule 1) primarily involves updates to the list of towns and localities in Part 1 and Part 2, adding new localities and removing others. For instance, new towns such as Banar, Burcher, and Cunninyeuk are added, while towns like Yoolarai are omitted. Similarly, the Second Schedule (Schedule 2) updates the associations of certain towns with specific services, such as adding Banar and omitting Bobodah. The obligations imposed by these Regulations include ensuring that the updated lists accurately reflect the current telecommunications service areas. Service providers must adhere to the new geographical allocations specified in the amended Schedules. This may involve updating internal records, customer databases, and service area maps to reflect these changes, ensuring compliance with the amended Regulations. Failure to comply with these amended Regulations can result in various consequences. While the Statutory Rules themselves do not explicitly state penalties for non-compliance, breaches of telecommunications regulations generally can lead to enforcement actions by regulatory authorities. Such actions may include fines, orders for corrective actions, or more severe penalties depending on the nature and severity of the non-compliance. In the context of the Post and Telegraph Act, non-compliance might also result in the revocation of operating licenses or service permits, significantly impacting the ability of service providers to operate legally within Australia.

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