{"id":"C2004L05787","name":"Postal and Telegraphic Services (General) Regulations (Repeal)","slug":"postal-and-telegraphic-services-general-regulations-repeal","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"402 of 1982","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":27956,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L05787-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Postal and Telegraphic Services (General) Regulations (Repeal)","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules 1982 No. 4021\n\n––––––––––––\n\nPostal and Telegraphic Services (General) Regulations (Repeal)\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1905.\n\nDated 20 December 1982.\n\nN. M. STEPHEN\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nN. A. BROWN\n\nMinister of State for Communications\n\n–––––––––––––\n\nRepeal\n\nStatutory Rules 1933 No. 882, Statutory Rules 1934 No. 136, Statutory Rules 1938 No. 62, Statutory Rules 1940 Nos. 101 and 156, Statutory Rules 1951 No. 24, Statutory Rules 1955 No. 57, Statutory Rules 1963 No. 50, Statutory Rules 1966 No. 26, Statutory Rules 1967 No. 130 and Statutory Rules 1969 No. 18 are repealed.\n\n––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––\n\nNOTES\n\n1\\. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 31 December 1982.\n\n2\\. Statutory Rules 1933 No. 88 were amended by 1934 No. 136; 1938 No. 62; 1940 Nos. 101 and 156; 1951 No. 24; 1955 No. 57; 1956 No. 84; 1958 No. 4; 1959 Nos. 86 and 102; 1963 No. 50; 1966 No. 26; 1967 No. 130; 1969 No. 18; Post and Telegraph Regulations Act 1973.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2549},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the function indicated by its title—repealing specified historical postal and telegraphic regulations. There is no expansion beyond this straightforward cleanup purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision containing only repeal instructions","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to substantive law","Straightforward list of ten historical statutory instruments to be repealed without replacement provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation cleans up Australia's statute books by formally cancelling **ten sets of old postal and telegraph rules** dating from 1933 to 1969.\n\nMade under the *Wireless Telegraphy Act 1905*, it repeals (cancels) obsolete regulations that once governed wireless telegraphy equipment and postal services. These old rules had already been replaced by modern legislation—such as the *Post and Telegraph Regulations Act 1973*—so this repeal is largely administrative housekeeping.\n\n**Who it affects:** Practically no one in modern terms. The repealed regulations were already defunct, having been superseded by newer communications and postal laws.\n\n**Why it matters:** It removes legal clutter. By formally striking these outdated rules from the books, the regulation ensures businesses and individuals aren't confused by obsolete requirements that no longer reflect how postal and telecommunications services actually operate today."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/postal-and-telegraphic-services-general-regulations-repeal","history":"/api/acts/postal-and-telegraphic-services-general-regulations-repeal/history","analysis":"/api/acts/postal-and-telegraphic-services-general-regulations-repeal/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/postal-and-telegraphic-services-general-regulations-repeal/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/postal-and-telegraphic-services-general-regulations-repeal/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/postal-and-telegraphic-services-general-regulations-repeal/documents"}}