STATUTORY RULES.

1954. No. .

REGULATIONS UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901-1950.*

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 1901-1950.

Dated this nineteenth day of January, 1954.

W. J. Slim

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Postmaster-General.

Amendments of the Telegraph Regulations.†

Method of counting.

1. Regulation 25 of the Telegraph Regulations is amended by omitting paragraph (a) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph :—

“(a) in the address—

(i) the name of the telegraph office of destination; or

(ii) a telephone number (including a number consisting partly of figures and partly of letters) of a telephone subscriber together with the name, if any, of a telephone exchange that precedes the number;”.

Counting of plain language telegrams.

2. Regulations 26 of the Telegraph Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the words “ A group ” and inserting in their stead the words “ Subject to the last preceding regulation, a group ”.

Method of delivery of telegrams.

3. Regulation 50 of the Telegraph Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulations (3.) and (4.) and inserting in their stead the following sub-regulations :—

“ (3.) Where a person charged with the delivery of a telegram is unable to gain access to the premises where the telegram is to be delivered or no person is present at the premises where a telegram is to

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1954.

† Statutory Rules 1927, No. 142, as amended by Statutory Rules 1928, Nos. 35, 88 and 97; 1929, Nos. 15 and 128; 1930, Nos. 1, 5, 42, 81, 114 and 129; 1931, Nos. 70, 132 and 136; 1933, Nos. 102 and 127; 1934, Nos. 24, 113 and 137; 1935, No. 77; 1938, No. 63; 1939, Nos. 14 and 84; 1940, Nos. 50, 87 and 102; 1942, No. 550; 1943, Nos. 215 and 242; 1944, No. 91; 1945, No. 10; 1946, No. 139; 1948, No. 23; 1949, Nos. 19 and 91; 1950, No. 91; 1951, Nos. 23, 73 and 90; and 1952, Nos. 6, 35 and 78.

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be delivered, the person charged with the delivery of the telegram may, unless the addressee has directed otherwise—

(a) leave a notice at the premises advising the addressee of the attempt to deliver the telegram ; or

(b) if he is satisfied, after inquiry in the vicinity, that the addressee is not absent for a lengthy period, leave the telegram under the door of the premises.

“ (4.) Where a person charged with the delivery of a telegram is unable to find a person at the premises where the telegram is to be delivered who is prepared to take delivery of the telegram, the person charged with the delivery of the telegram may, unless the addressee has directed otherwise, leave a notice at the premises advising the addressee of the attempt to deliver the telegram.

“ (5.) Where a person charged with the delivery of a telegram is, for any reason, unable to deliver the telegram and is not authorized, by virtue of paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (3.) of this regulation, to leave the telegram under the door of the premises where the telegram is to be delivered—

(a) he shall return the telegram to the telegraph office from which the telegram is to be delivered ; and

(b) unless the telegram has in the meantime been claimed by the addressee or a person authorized by the addressee to take delivery of the telegram on his behalf, or the addressee has directed otherwise, an attempt shall be made to deliver the telegram when next a person charged with the delivery of telegrams is passing the premises where the telegram is to be delivered.”.

Press telegrams and broadcasting telegrams.

4. Regulation 63 of the Telegraph Regulations is amended by omitting paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (4.) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph :—

“(b) Between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., an ordinary telegram may be transmitted in precedence of a press telegram or a broadcasting telegram;”.

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