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POST AND TELEGRAPH REGULATIONS ACT 1973 No. 108, 1973 - SCHEDULE 4
SCHEDULE 4
Section 3 (4)
AMENDMENTS OF THE TELEPHONE REGULATIONS
1. Regulation 8 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-
regulation (1) the words ''or for the transfer of any such existing service''.
2. Regulation 16 of the Telephone Regulations is amended-
(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the words ''until he has obtained
a transfer in the proper form'' and substituting the words ''until he
has become the subscriber to the service''; and
(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (2) the words ''before obtaining a
transfer of the service'' and substituting the words ''before he
becomes the subscriber to the service''.
3. Regulation 17 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by omitting
sub-regulation (3).
4. (1) Regulation 29 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by omitting from
sub-regulation (1) the definitions of ''class I telephone service'', ''class
II telephone service'' and ''class III telephone service'' and substituting
the following definitions:-
'' 'class I telephone service' means a telephone service connected to an
exchange at which a continuous telephone service is provided;
'class II telephone service' means a telephone service other than a class I
telephone service;''.
(2) Regulation 29 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by omitting the
table in sub-regulation (2) and substituting the following table:-
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Annual rate
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Each telephone Each telephone
forming part of forming part of
a party service a party service
connecting two connecting two
more than
Class of telephone service Exclusive
service subscribers subscribers
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$ $ $
Class I telephone service . . . . 55.00 51.00 49.00
Class II telephone service. . . . 35.00 31.00 29.00
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(3) Regulation 29 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by omitting
sub-regulation (3) and substituting the following sub-regulation:-
''(3) Where-
(a) a class II telephone service becomes a class I telephone service; or
(b) a class I telephone service becomes a class II telephone service, the
Director-General may direct that the telephone service shall, for the
purposes of this Regulation, be deemed to continue to be a class II
telephone service or a class I telephone service, as the case may be,
until a date fixed by the Director-General.''.
5. Regulation 29A of the Telephone Regulations is amended-
(a) by omitting sub-regulation (1) and substituting the following
sub-regulations:-
''(1) Subject to this regulation, a service connexion fee of Sixty dollars is
payable by a person who applies for permission to rent or use a telephone
service.
''(1A) Subject to this regulation, a service connexion fee of Thirty dollars
is payable by a subscriber who applies for the removal, under regulation 69,
of a telephone service or other apparatus to other premises.'';
(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (2) the words ''reduced to Five
dollars'' and substituting the words ''the amount specified in
sub-regulation (2A)''; and
(c) by inserting after sub-regulation (2) the following sub-regulation:-
''(2A) The amount of a service connexion fee payable by a person in accordance
with this sub-regulation is-
(a) in the case of a person who is a subscriber-Fifteen dollars; and
(b) in any other case-Thirty dollars.''.
6. Regulation 32 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by omitting from
paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (1) the words ''Three dollars for each quarter
of a mile or portion of a quarter of a mile'' and substituting the words
''Four dollars for each 400 metres or part thereof''.
7. Regulation 45 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by omitting the word
''subscriber'' and substituting the word ''person''.
8. Regulation 72 of the Telephone Regulations is repealed.
9. Regulation 83 of the Telephone Regulations is amended-
(a) by adding at the end of paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (1) the word
''or''; and
(b) by omitting paragraph (c) of sub-regulation (1).
10. Regulation 84 of the Telephone Regulations is repealed and the following
regulation substituted:- Charitable institutions.
''84. (1) This regulation applies to-
(a) a charitable institution the principal activity of which is the
provision of benefits for poor or afflicted persons in Australia and
at least one-third of the operating funds of which are derived from
donations by the general public; or
(b) a charitable institution that on 30 September 1973 was charged half
the rates then prescribed by these Regulations for local calls.
''(2) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Regulations, the
rental payable by a charitable institution for a telephone service, telephone
or other apparatus used in the administration of the institution may, with the
approval of the Director-General, be at an annual rate equal to two-thirds of
the annual rate that would, but for this sub-regulation, be payable under
these Regulations.''.
11. Regulation 87A of the Telephone Regulations is amended by omitting from
sub-regulation (2) the words ''equal to twice the local call fee'' and
substituting the words ''of Twenty cents''.
12. (1) Regulation 138 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by omitting the
table in sub-regulation (1) and substituting the following table:-
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Each three minutes or part
of three minutes
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Between 8 a.m. Between 6 p.m.
Trunk distance in relation to the trunk call and 6 p.m. and 8 a.m.
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$ $ Not
exceeding 50 kilometres. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.15 0.10
Exceeding 50 kilometres but not exceeding 85 kilometres 0.29 0.19
Exceeding 85 kilometres but not exceeding 165 kilometres 0.57 0.43
Exceeding 165 kilometres but not exceeding 325 kilometres 0.86 0.57
Exceeding 325 kilometres but not exceeding 485 kilometres 1.43 0.95
Exceeding 485 kilometres but not exceeding 645 kilometres 1.71 1.43
Exceeding 645 kilometres . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.14 1.71
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(2) Regulation 138 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by omitting the
table in sub-regulation (2) and substituting the following table:-
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Each three minutes or part
of three minutes
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Between 8 a.m. Between 6 p.m.
Trunk distance in relation to the trunk call and 6 p.m. and 8 a.m.
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$ $
Not exceeding 50 kilometres. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.15 0.10
Exceeding 50 kilometres but not exceeding 85 kilometres 0.30 0.20
Exceeding 85 kilometres but not exceeding 165 kilometres 0.60 0.45
Exceeding 165 kilometres but not exceeding 325 kilometres 0.90 0.60
Exceeding 325 kilometres but not exceeding 485 kilometres 1.45 0.95
Exceeding 485 kilometres but not exceeding 645 kilometres 1.75 1.45
Exceeding 645 kilometres . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.15 1.75
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13. Regulation 139 of the Telephone Regulations is repealed and the following
regulation substituted:- Charge where automatic trunk call could be made.
''139. (1) Where an automatic trunk call within the meaning of Division 3 can
be made from a telephone connected to one exchange to a telephone connected to
another exchange, a fee of Twenty cents is payable for booking a trunk call to
which this Division applies to be made from any telephone connected to the
first-mentioned exchange to any telephone connected to that other exchange.
''(2) A fee payable under sub-regulation (1) in respect of an effective trunk
call is in addition to the fee payable under regulation 138 in respect of the
call.''.
14. Regulation 141 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by omitting the
table in sub-regulation (2) and substituting the following table:-
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Trunk distance in relation to the trunk call Charge
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Cents
Not exceeding 50 kilometres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Exceeding 50 kilometres but not exceeding 85 kilometres . . . . . 15
Exceeding 85 kilometres but not exceeding 165 kilometres. . . . . 30
Exceeding 165 kilometres but not exceeding 325 kilometres . . . . 40
Exceeding 325 kilometres but not exceeding 485 kilometres . . . . 50
Exceeding 485 kilometres but not exceeding 645 kilometres . . . . 60
Exceeding 645 kilometres. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
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15. Regulation 144B of the Telephone Regulations is amended by omitting the
table in sub-regulation (2) and substituting the following table:-
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Chargeable period
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Between 8 a.m. Between 6 p.m.
Trunk distance in relation to the trunk call and 6 p.m. and 8 a.m.
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Seconds Seconds
Not exceeding 50 kilometres. . . . . . . . . . . . 60 90
Exceeding 50 kilometres but not exceeding 85 kilometres 30 45
Exceeding 85 kilometres but not exceeding 165 kilometres 15 20
Exceeding 165 kilometres but not exceeding 325 kilometres 10 15
Exceeding 325 kilometres but not exceeding 485 kilometres 6 9
Exceeding 485 kilometres but not exceeding 645 kilometres 5 6
Exceeding 645 kilometres . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5
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16. (1) Regulation 147 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by omitting the
table in sub-regulation (2) and substituting the following table:-
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Annual rate of
Chargeable distance in relation to the line charge
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$ Not exceeding 320 kilometres-
For each 1.6 kilometres or part thereof. . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.00
Exceeding 320 kilometres but not exceeding 960 kilometres-
For the first 320 kilometres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,000.00
For each additional 1.6 kilometres or part thereof . . . . . . . 38.00
Exceeding 960 kilometres but not exceeding 1600 kilometres-
For the first 960 kilometres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,200.00
For each additional 1.6 kilometres or part thereof . . . . . . . 36.00
Exceeding 1600 kilometres-
For the first 1600 kilometres. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,600.00
For each additional 1.6 kilometres or part thereof . . . . . . . 6.00
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(2) Regulation 147 of the Telephone Regulations is amended-
(a) by omitting sub-regulations (3) and (4) and substituting the following
sub- regulation:-
''(3) Subject to the succeeding sub-regulations, the charge payable by a
subscriber for a private line provided by the Department in respect of which
he has been a subscriber continuously from and including 30 September 1973 is
the charge that would be payable under sub-regulation (2) if the number of
kilometres in any relevant distance were multiplied by a factor of 0.99419.'';
and
(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (6) the words ''Thirty dollars per
annum in respect of each part'' and substituting the words ''Forty
dollars per annum in respect of each 1.6 kilometres or part thereof''.
17. The Telephone Regulations are amended as set out in the following table:-
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Provision Amendment
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Regulation 32 (1) (b) (ii) Omit ''Seven dollars'', substitute ''Nine dollars''.
Regulation 43 (a). . . . . Omit ''Five dollars'', substitute ''Fifteen
dollars''.
Regulation 43 (b). . . . . Omit ''Fifty dollars'', substitute ''Sixty dollars''.
Regulation 64 (b) (iii). . Omit ''Fifty dollars'', substitute ''Sixty dollars''.
Regulation 88 (a). . . . . Omit ''Fifteen dollars'', substitute ''Thirty dollars''.
Regulation 91 (1) (f) (i). Omit ''Seven dollars'', substitute ''Nine dollars''.
Regulation 91 (1) (h). . . Omit ''Fifty dollars'', substitute ''Sixty dollars''.
Regulation 97. . . . . . . (a) Omit ''12 feet'', substitute ''3.7 metres'';
(b) Omit ''8 feet'', substitute ''2.4 metres''; and
(c) Omit ''18 feet'', substitute ''4.9 metres''.
Regulation 109 . . . . . . Omit ''Four dollars'', substitute ''Ten dollars''.
Regulation 110 (g) . . . . Omit ''pole mile'', substitute ''1.6 pole kilometres''.
Regulation 142 . . . . . . Omit ''Fifteen cents'' (wherever occurring),
substitute ''Thirty cents''.
Regulation 147(1). . . . . Omit ''two miles'' (wherever occurring), substitute
''3.2 kilometres''.
Regulation 147A. . . . . . Omit ''Fifty dollars'', substitute ''Sixty dollars''.
Regulation 151 (2) . . . . Omit ''quarter mile'', substitute ''400 metres''.
Regulation 152 (2) (a) . . Omit ''Fifteen dollars'', substitute ''Thirty dollars''.
Regulation 168 (1) . . . . Omit ''mile'', substitute ''1.6 kilometres''.
Regulation 169 . . . . . . Omit ''mile'', substitute ''1.6 kilometres''.
Regulation 170 (1) . . . . Omit ''ten yards'' (wherever occurring), substitute
''10 metres''.
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