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POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1974 No. 61, 1974 - SCHEDULE 5
SCHEDULE 5
Section 28 (6)
AMENDMENTS OF THE TELEPHONE REGULATIONS Definitions.
1. Regulation 4 of the Telephone Regulations is amended-
(a) by inserting after the definition of "Authorized officer" the
following definition:-
" 'Business telephone service' means an exchange service that is used wholly
or mainly for the purposes connected with a business or profession or with
government (including local government);"; and
(b) by inserting after the definition of "Local-call line" the following
definition:-
" 'Non-business telephone service' means an exchange service that is not a
business telephone service;". Rate of rental.
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
Class and type of telephone service Each telephone forming part of
forming part of a party service a party service connecting
connecting Exclusive service more than 2 subscribers
2 subscribers
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$ $ $
Class I business telephone service . 85.00 80.00 75.00
Class I non-business telephone service . 65.00 60.00 55.00
Class II business telephone service . 50.00 45.00 40.00
Class II non-business telephone service . 40.00 35.00 30.00
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Service connexion fee.
3. Regulation 29A of the Telephone Regulations is amended-
(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the words "a service connexion fee
of Sixty dollars" and substituting the words "a service connexion fee
of $80";
(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (1A) the words "a service connexion
fee of Thirty dollars" and substituting the words "a service connexion
fee of $40"; and
(c) by omitting sub-regulation (2A) and substituting 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-$15;
(b) in the case of a person who has previously been a subscriber in
respect of a telephone service provided at the premises at which the
proposed telephone service is to be provided-$15; and
(c) in any other case-$30.".
4. Regulations 35 to 37 (inclusive) of the Telephone Regulations are repealed
and the following regulations substituted:- Local call fee.
"35. Subject to these Regulations, the fee payable for an effective local call
made from the telephone of a subscriber is 6 cents. Fee for local call from
certain telephones.
"36. Notwithstanding the provisions of regulation 35, where-
(a) an effective local call is made before 1 October 1975 from the
telephone of a subscriber;
(b) the telephone is-
(i) connected to a straight line service; and
(ii) equipped with apparatus, whether provided by the Department or
not, that permits the use of the telephone for the purpose of
making a local call on the insertion of a coin or coins
amounting to less than 10 cents; and
(c) the subscriber has entered into an arrangement with the
Postmaster-General for the purposes of this regulation, the fee
payable by the subscriber for the call is, subject to the conditions
(if any) provided in the arrangement, 4.75 cents. Fee payable by
subscriber.
"37. The fee payable for a local call made from the telephone of a subscriber
is payable by the subscriber.". Classified section of Telephone Directory.
5. Regulation 75A of the Telephone Regulations is amended-
(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (2) the words "or carries on a
business or trade" and substituting the words ", carries on a business
or trade or carries on an activity or activities in respect of which
the inclusion of an entry or entries in the classified section of that
Telephone Directory is, in the opinion of the Director-General,
appropriate";
(b) by inserting after sub-regulation (2) the following sub-regulation:-
"(2A) Where, in accordance with regulation 79, an additional entry is inserted
in a Telephone Directory in respect of a subscriber for a business telephone
service, the classified section of that Telephone Directory shall, if the
Department so determines, include a further entry approved by the Department
in respect of that subscriber."; and
(c) by omitting from sub-regulation (3) the words "the last preceding
sub-regulation" and substituting the words "sub-regulation (2) or
(2A)". Block-type entries.
6. Regulation 77 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by omitting
sub-regulations (1) and (2) and substituting the following sub-regulation:-
"(1) Any of the following portions of an entry appearing in an issue of the
Telephone Directory in relation to a subscriber, that is to say:-
(a) the first word, or the first letter or other character not forming
part of a word, of his name;
(b) the remainder of his name;
(c) a description of his occupation;
(d) any subsidiary portion of the entry, may be inserted in block type,
instead of the type ordinarily used, on payment by the subscriber in
relation to each such portion so printed, of an annual charge in
accordance with the following table:-
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Telephone Directory in which entry is to be made Charge
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$
Sydney or Melbourne Telephone Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00
Brisbane, Adelaide or Perth Telephone Directory . . . . . . . . . . 6.00
Hobart, Newcastle or Canberra Telephone Directory . . . . . . . . . 4.00
Any other Telephone Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.00
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Additional entries and matter.
7. Regulation 79 of the Telephone Regulations is amended by omitting
sub-regulations (1) and (2) and substituting the following sub-regulation:-
"(1) In addition to the particulars specified in regulation 75, the Department
may include additional words in an entry, or include additional entries, in
any issue of a Telephone Directory upon payment of an annual charge
ascertained in accordance with the following table:-
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Additional entries- Additional matter-
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Telephone Directory in Non- Non-
which entry is to be made Business business Business business
telephone telephone telephone telephone
service service service service
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$ $ $ $
Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth or Hobart Telephone Directory .
. . . . . . 10.00 5.00 3.00 3.00
Any other Telephone Directory . . 10.00 3.00 3.00 3.00
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8. After regulation 117B of the Telephone Regulations the following regulation
is inserted:- Fee for local call from certain public telephones.
"118. Notwithstanding the provisions of regulation 117B, where an effective
local call is made from a public telephone, being a telephone that is equipped
with apparatus that permits the use of the telephone for the purpose of making
a local call upon the insertion of a 5-cent coin, the fee payable for that
call is 5 cents.".
9. Regulation 127 of the Telephone Regulations is repealed and the following
regulation substituted:- Charges for subscribers.
"127. (1) A charge not exceeding 10 cents may be made by a subscriber for each
effective local call made by another person from the telephone of the
subscriber, and the amount of that charge may be retained by the subscriber.
"(2) Where, after 30 September 1975, an effective local call is made from the
telephone of a subscriber, being a telephone that is equipped with apparatus
that permits the use of the telephone for that purpose upon the insertion of a
coin or coins, the charge made by the subscriber for that call shall be 10
cents.". Charges for trunk calls.
10. (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 3 minutes or part of 3
minutes-
Trunk distance in relation to the trunk call
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Between 8 a.m.< Between 6 p.m.
and 6 p.m. and 8 a.m.
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$ $
Not exceeding 50 kilometres . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.12 0.06
Exceeding 50 kilometres but not exceeding 85 kilometres 0.30 0.18
Exceeding 85 kilometres but not exceeding 165 kilometres 0.60 0.36
Exceeding 165 kilometres but not exceeding 325 kilometres 0.90 0.60
Exceeding 325 kilometres but not exceeding 485 kilometres 1.38 0.90
Exceeding 485 kilometres but not exceeding 645 kilometres 1.80 1.38
Exceeding 645 kilometres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.70 1.80
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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 3 minutes or part of 3
minutes-
Trunk distance in relation to the trunk call
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Between 8 a.m. Between 6 p.m.
and 6 p.m. and 8 a.m.
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$ $
Not exceeding 50 kilometres . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.20 0.10
Exceeding 50 kilometres but not exceeding 85 kilometres 0.30 0.20
Exceeding 85 kilometres but not exceeding 165 kilometres 0.60 0.40
Exceeding 165 kilometres but not exceeding 325 kilometres 0.90 0.60
Exceeding 325 kilometres but not exceeding 485 kilometres 1.40 0.90
Exceeding 485 kilometres but not exceeding 645 kilometres 1.80 1.40
Exceeding 645 kilometres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.70 1.80
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Calls to particular person.
11. Regulation 141 of the Telephone Regulations is amended-
(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (2) the words "The charge payable for
the service specified in the last preceding sub-regulation" and
substituting the words "Subject to sub-regulation (3), the charge
payable for the service specified in sub-regulation (1)"; and
(b) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:-
"(3) Where a trunk call is ordered from a public telephone or from the
telephone of a subscriber that is fitted with a Departmental coin attachment
that is designed for the receipt of coins of 2 or more denominations, the
charge payable for the service specified in sub-regulation (1) shall,
irrespective of the success or failure of the attempt to obtain the particular
person required, be in accordance with 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 . . . . . . 20
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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Interpretation.
12. 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-
Trunk distance in relation to the trunk call
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Between 8 a.m. Between 6 p.m.
and 6 p.m. and 8 a.m.
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Seconds Seconds
Not exceeding 50 kilometres . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 180
Exceeding 50 kilometres but not exceeding 85 kilometres 36 60
Exceeding 85 kilometres but not exceeding 165 kilometres 18 30
Exceeding 165 kilometres but not exceeding 325 kilometres 12 18
Exceeding 325 kilometres but not exceeding 485 kilometres 8 12
Exceeding 485 kilometres but not exceeding 645 kilometres 6 8
Exceeding 645 kilometres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6
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Further amendments.
13. The Telephone Regulations are amended as set out in the following table:-
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Provision Omit- Substitute-
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Regulation 32 (1) (b) (ii) . . Nine dollars $12
Regulation 43 (b) . . . . . . Sixty dollars $80
Regulation 64 (b) (iii) . . . Sixty dollars $80
Regulation 88 (a) . . . . . . Thirty dollars $40
Regulation 91 (1) (f) (i) . . Nine dollars $12
Regulation 91 (1) (h) . . . . Sixty dollars $80
Regulation 117B . . . . . . . Five cents 10 cents
Regulation 128 . . . . . . . . Two cents 4 cents
Regulation 139 (1) . . . . . . Twenty cents 30 cents
Regulation 147A . . . . . . . Sixty dollars $80
Regulation 152 (2) (a) . . . . Thirty dollars $40
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