Statutory Rules

1975 No. 106

REGULATIONS UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901-1974.*

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 1901-1974.

Dated this fifth day of June, 1975.

JOHN R. KERR

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

R. BISHOP

Postmaster-General.

Amendments of the Postal Regulations†

Redirection of postal articles.

1. Regulation 99 of the Postal Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (3) the word and figure “ sub-regulation (3a) ” and substituting the words and figures “ sub-regulations (3a) and (3c) ”;

(b) by inserting after sub-regulation (3b) the following sub-regulation:—

“ (3c) Where an application for redirection is made by a pensioner or a war widow pensioner, the fee referred to in whichever of paragraph (3) (a) or (b) is applicable is not payable in relation to the first month in respect of which redirection is applied for. ”; and

(c) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—

“ (8) In sub-regulation (3c), ‘ pensioner ’ and ‘ war widow pensioner ’ have the same meanings, respectively, as in regulation 29 of the Telephone Regulations. ”.

Holding of mail.

2. Regulation 99a of the Postal Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (5) the word and figure “ sub-regulation (5a) ” and substituting the words and figures “ sub-regulations (5a) and (5c) ”;

(b) by inserting after sub-regulation (5b) the following sub-regulation:—

“ (5c) Where an application for the holding of mail is made by a pensioner or a war widow pensioner, the fee referred to in whichever of paragraph (5) (a) or (b) is applicable is not payable in relation to the first month in respect of which the holding of mail is applied for. ”; and

* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 17 June 1975.

† Statutory Rules 1935, No. 3, as amended to date. For previous amendments of the Postal Regulations see footnote † to Statutory Rules 1975, No. 24 and see also Statutory Rules 1975, Nos. 24 and 47.

(c) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—

“ (10) In sub-regulation (5c), ‘ pensioner ’ and ‘ war widow pensioner ’ have the same meanings, respectively, as in regulation 29 of the Telephone Regulations.”.