Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

ROAD TRANSPORT (PUBLIC PASSENGER SERVICES) REGULATIONS 2002 (2002 NO 3) - REG 49

(ACT Bus reg 20, NSW Bus cl 25)

A person must not travel in a bus using a bus ticket if the ticket has been—

        (a)     damaged or defaced in a material respect; or

        (b)     changed in a material particular.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

Examples of a bus ticket damaged or defaced in a material respect—par (a)

1     If the ticket has a magnetic strip or microchip, the ticket cannot be read or recorded by the automatic equipment used by a bus to read or record any details in the ticket.

2     The information shown on the ticket by, or with the authorisation of, the accredited operator of the bus service for which the ticket is issued is missing or cannot be readily read.

Examples of a bus ticket changed in a material particular—par (b)

1     The information shown on the ticket by, or with the authorisation of, the accredited operator of the bus service for which the ticket is issued has been changed or deleted without the accredited operator's authorisation.

2     If the ticket has a magnetic strip or microchip, the information recorded in the magnetic strip or microchip by, or with the authorisation of, the accredited operator of the bus service for which the ticket is issued, has been changed or deleted without the accredited operator's authorisation.