{"id":"public-transport-authority-regulations-2003","name":"Public Transport Authority Regulations 2003","slug":"public-transport-authority-regulations-2003","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":181758,"registerId":"wa-public-transport-authority-regulations-2003-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Public Transport Authority Regulations 2003","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nPublic Transport Authority Act 2003  \nGovernment Railways Act 1904  \nTransport Co-ordination Act 1966\n\nPublic Transport Authority Regulations 2003\n\nWestern Australia\n\nPublic Transport Authority Regulations 2003\n\nContents\n\nPart 1 — Preliminary\n\n1. Citation 1\n\n2. Commencement 1\n\n3. Terms used in these regulations 1\n\n4. Offences prescribed as infringement notice offences 3\n\nPart 2 — Tickets\n\n4A. Use of ticket 4\n\n5. Validity of ticket for journey 4\n\n6. Making a journey without a valid ticket 5\n\n6A. Being within a closed area without a valid ticket 6\n\nPart 3 — Conduct in relation to Authority property\n\n7. Interference with property 8\n\n8. Travelling on part of conveyance not intended for conveyance of passengers 8\n\n9. Entering or leaving a conveyance other than through a door 8\n\n10. No standing allowed in certain areas on a conveyance 9\n\n11. Smoking prohibited 9\n\n12. Consumption of liquor 10\n\n13. Nuisance 11\n\n14. Begging and busking prohibited 11\n\n15. Damage to a conveyance or facility 11\n\n16. Audible devices 12\n\n17. Selling things or services or distributing handbills etc. prohibited 12\n\n18. Food and drink 13\n\n19. Feet not to be placed on seats 13\n\n20. Luggage not to obstruct or endanger passengers 13\n\n21. Possessing certain things prohibited 14\n\n22. Goods likely to spill, stain, or damage a conveyance 15\n\n23. Persons to stay inside conveyance 15\n\nPart 4 — Regulation of persons and vehicles on Authority property\n\n24. Terms used in this Part 16\n\n24A. Government railways parking stations 17\n\n25. Regulation of persons and vehicles on Authority property 17\n\n26. Obstruction 17\n\n27. Direction not to park in area 18\n\n28. Loading zone 18\n\n29. Designation of parking spaces for vehicles of persons with disability 19\n\n30. Disabled parking 19\n\n31. Vehicles and parking 20\n\n32. Parking charges 20\n\n33. Removing vehicle from secured parking facility 21\n\nPart 4A — Bicycles on passenger trains\n\n33A. Terms used in this Part 22\n\n33B. Bikes on trains generally 22\n\n33C. Bikes on trains in peak times 22\n\n33D. Special events 23\n\nPart 5 — Miscellaneous\n\n34. Secondary functions: section 12(3) of the Act 25\n\n35. Criteria for Minister’s approval not being required under section 15 of the Act 25\n\n36. Disposal of an estate in land other than Crown land without the Minister’s approval: section 16 of the Act 26\n\n37. Crossings by traction engines and large vehicles 26\n\n38. Sewage etc. 27\n\n39. Animals 27\n\n40. Obstructing an authorised person 28\n\n41. Refusal of passage 28\n\n42. Failure to comply with refusal of travel 30\n\n43. Ejecting people from Authority property: section 65 of the Act 30\n\n44. Powers of authorised persons to inspect and retain tickets 32\n\n45. Infringement notice 33\n\n46. Withdrawal of infringement notice 33\n\nSchedule 1 — Charges\n\nSchedule 2 — Forms\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 38\n\nDefined terms\n\n  \n\nPublic Transport Authority Act 2003  \nGovernment Railways Act 1904  \nTransport Co‑ordination Act 1966\n\nPublic Transport Authority Regulations 2003\n\n## Part 1 — Preliminary\n\n##### 1. Citation\n\n\t\tThese regulations may be cited as the *Public Transport Authority Regulations 2003*.\n\n##### 2. Commencement\n\nThese regulations come into operation on the later of the day on which the *Public Transport Authority Act 2003* comes into operation and the day on which these regulations are published in the *Gazette*.\n\n##### 3. Terms used in these regulations\n\nIn these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears —\n\n  Act means the *Public Transport Authority Act 2003*;\n\n  conveyance means a road bus, ferry or railway train involved in the provision of a public passenger transport service by the Authority;\n\n  designated means designated by a sign placed by the Authority;\n\n  driver means the driver of a road bus or railway train involved in the provision of a public passenger transport service by the Authority;\n\nelectronic ticket means —\n\n(a) a payment application; or\n\n(b) a payment device;\n\n  facility means a place associated with the provision of a public passenger transport service provided by the Authority;\n\njourney means a journey on a public passenger transport service provided by the Authority;\n\n  master means the master of a ferry involved in the provision of a public passenger transport service by the Authority;\n\npaper ticket means a voucher, receipt or other document issued by or on behalf of the Authority, that evidences a person’s authorisation to make a journey;\n\npayment application means a software application issued or approved by the Authority that —\n\n(a) receives, stores, processes or transfers data; and\n\n(b) runs on a physical device that can be read by the Authority’s reading apparatus so as to establish whether a person is authorised to make a journey;\n\npayment device means a physical device issued or approved by the Authority that —\n\n(a) receives, stores, processes or transfers data; and\n\n(b) can be read by the Authority’s reading apparatus so as to establish whether a person is authorised to make a journey;\n\nsign includes a marking on the ground or other surface;\n\nticket means —\n\n(a) a paper ticket; or\n\n(b) an electronic ticket.\n\n[Regulation 3 amended: Gazette 5 Nov 2013 p. 4950; SL 2020/183 r. 4; SL 2023/75 r. 4.]\n\n##### 4. Offences prescribed as infringement notice offences\n\nThe offences in these regulations that are followed by a penalty expressed as a “modified penalty” are offences that are prescribed offences for the purposes of section 44 of the Act, and the modified penalty following or applicable to the offence is the modified penalty prescribed for the purposes of section 45(1)(b) of the Act in respect of that offence.\n\n## Part 2 — Tickets\n\n##### 4A. Use of ticket\n\n(1) A person using an electronic ticket must, before or at the start of a journey, obtain confirmation from the Authority’s reading apparatus of authorisation to make the journey.\n\n(2) The Authority may issue or approve a ticket subject to other conditions as to its use, including conditions as to —\n\n(a) the journeys in connection with which the ticket may be used; and\n\n(b) the places, times and circumstances in which the ticket may be used; and\n\n(c) the manner in which the ticket may be used; and\n\n(d) the person or class of persons who may use the ticket.\n\n[Regulation 4A inserted: SL 2020/183 r. 5; amended: SL 2023/75 r. 5.]\n\n##### 5. Validity of ticket for journey\n\n(1) A paper ticket is valid for a journey if it evidences authorisation to make that journey, unless —\n\n(a) it is torn; or\n\n(b) it is to be validated by a machine before the commencement of the journey and it has not been so validated; or\n\n(c) it is in such a condition that the printing or writing on it is not readily legible; or\n\n(d) the printing on it has been altered, added to, erased or obliterated; or\n\n(e) the period of duration of the ticket expired before the start of the journey; or\n\n(f) it is not being used in accordance with any condition on which it was issued; or\n\n(g) it is used or purported to be used on the journey beyond the point for which the fare has been paid; or\n\n(h) a current certificate or concession card is required to be held by a person as a condition of the use of the ticket on the journey and that certificate or concession card is not presented on demand to a driver, master or authorised person.\n\n(2) An electronic ticket is valid for a journey unless —\n\n(a) the person using the ticket does not comply with regulation 4A(1); or\n\n(b) the ticket is not being used in accordance with any other condition on which it was issued or approved; or\n\n(c) a current certificate or concession card is required to be held by a person as a condition of the use of the ticket on the journey and that certificate or concession card is not presented on demand to a driver, master or authorised person.\n\n[Regulation 5 inserted: SL 2020/183 r. 5; amended: SL 2023/75 r. 6.]\n\n##### 6. Making a journey without a valid ticket\n\n(1) A person who —\n\n(a) starts or makes a journey; or\n\n(b) leaves or ends a journey,\n\nand who does not produce a ticket that is valid for the journey to a driver, master or authorised person on demand made at the start or end of the journey or at any time during the journey commits an offence.\n\nModified penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $100.\n\nPenalty for this subregulation: a fine of $500.\n\n[(1A) deleted]\n\n(2) Subregulation (1) does not apply to —\n\n(a) a person authorised in writing by an authorised person to travel without paying a fare on a public passenger transport service specified in the authorisation; or\n\n(b) a person travelling on a public passenger transport service provided by the Authority for which no fare has been fixed or within an area for which no fare is required to be paid.\n\n[Regulation 6 amended: Gazette 24 Jul 2009 p. 2953; 5 Nov 2013 p. 4954; 6 Jul 2018 p. 2549; SL 2020/183 r. 6; SL 2023/75 r. 7.]\n\n##### 6A. Being within a closed area without a valid ticket\n\n(1) In this regulation —\n\nappropriate ticket, in relation to a closed area, means a ticket that is valid for a journey starting or ending at the railway station in which the closed area is located;\n\nclosed area, in relation to a railway station, means an area in the station, entry to or exit from which —\n\n(a) is controlled by gates, barriers or other means; and\n\n(b) ordinarily requires the presentation of an appropriate ticket.\n\n(2) A person who does not produce an appropriate ticket to a driver or authorised person on demand made when the person enters or exits the closed area of a railway station or at any time while the person is within the closed area commits an offence.\n\nModified penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $100.\n\nPenalty for this subregulation: a fine of $500.\n\n[(3) deleted]\n\n(4) Subregulation (2) does not apply to a person permitted by an authorised person to enter the closed area of a railway station while not in possession of an appropriate ticket.\n\n[Regulation 6A inserted: SL 2020/183 r. 7; amended: SL 2023/75 r. 8.]\n\n## Part 3 — Conduct in relation to Authority property\n\n##### 7. Interference with property\n\nA person who —\n\n(a) interferes without lawful authority with a sign or equipment in or on Authority property; or\n\n(b) interferes without lawful authority with the mechanism of or a device in or on a conveyance,\n\ncommits an offence.\n\nModified penalty: a fine of $200.\n\nPenalty: a fine of $2 000.\n\n[Regulation 7 amended: Gazette 5 Nov 2013 p. 4954.]\n\n##### 8. Travelling on part of conveyance not intended for conveyance of passengers\n\nA person who without lawful authority travels on any part of a conveyance not intended for the conveyance of passengers commits an offence.\n\nModified penalty: a fine of $200.\n\nPenalty: a fine of $2 000.\n\n[Regulation 8 amended: Gazette 5 Nov 2013 p. 4954.]\n\n##### 9. Entering or leaving a conveyance other than through a door\n\n(1) A person who, except in an emergency, enters or leaves a conveyance other than through a door intended for the use of passengers commits an offence.\n\nModified penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $200.\n\nPenalty for this subregulation: a fine of $2 000.\n\n(2) Subregulation (1) does not apply to a driver, master, authorised person, or a security officer acting in the proper exercise of their duties.\n\n[Regulation 9 amended: Gazette 5 Nov 2013 p. 4954; SL 2023/75 r. 13 and 14.]\n\n##### 10. No standing allowed in certain areas on a conveyance\n\nA person who stands in an area of a conveyance designated to be an area in which a person must not stand while the conveyance is moving commits an offence.\n\nModified penalty: a fine of $100.\n\nPenalty: a fine of $500.\n\n[Regulation 10 amended: Gazette 24 Jul 2009 p. 2953; 5 Nov 2013 p. 4950 and 4954.]\n\n##### 11. Smoking prohibited\n\n(1A) In this regulation —\n\ne‑cigarette means a device that is designed to generate or release smoke, an aerosol or vapour (whether or not containing nicotine) by electronic means for inhalation by its user in a manner that replicates, or produces an experience similar to, the inhalation of smoke from an ignited tobacco product;\n\nsmoke (when used as a verb) means consume, hold or otherwise have control over —\n\n(a) an ignited tobacco product; or\n\n(b) an e‑cigarette that is generating or releasing (whether or not by burning) smoke, an aerosol or vapour;\n\ntobacco product has the meaning given in the *Tobacco Products Control Act 2006* Glossary clause 1.\n\n(1) A person who smokes in or on a conveyance commits an offence.\n\nModified penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $100.\n\nPenalty for this subregulation: a fine of $500.\n\n(2) A person who smokes in or on a facility in respect of which a notice is displayed that smoking is prohibited commits an offence.\n\nModified penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $100.\n\nPenalty for this subregulation: a fine of $500.\n\n(3) This regulation does not limit the operation of the *Tobacco Products Control Regulations 2006*.\n\n[Regulation 11 amended: Gazette 24 Jul 2009 p. 2953-4; 5 Nov 2013 p. 4954; SL 2020/183 r. 8; SL 2023/75 r. 9 and 13.]\n\n##### 12. Consumption of liquor\n\n(1A) In this regulation —\n\nliquor has the meaning given in the *Liquor Control Act 1988* section 3(1).\n\n(1) Subject to subregulation (2), a person who consumes liquor in or on a conveyance or a facility commits an offence.\n\nModified penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $100.\n\nPenalty for this subregulation: a fine of $500.\n\n(2) A person may consume liquor in or on a conveyance or a facility with the approval of the chief executive officer if that approval is obtained before the liquor is consumed.\n\n(3) In proceedings for an offence under subregulation (1), an allegation in the prosecution notice that a substance was liquor is, in the absence of proof to the contrary, taken to be proved.\n\n[(4), (5) deleted]\n\n[Regulation 12 amended: Gazette 24 Jul 2009 p. 2954; 5 Nov 2013 p. 4954; SL 2020/183 r. 9; SL 2023/75 r. 10.]\n\n##### 13. Nuisance\n\nA person who acts in such a way as to cause a nuisance or annoyance to persons in or on a conveyance or a facility commits an offence.\n\nModified penalty: a fine of $100.\n\nPenalty: a fine of $500.\n\n[Regulation 13 amended: Gazette 24 Jul 2009 p. 2954; 5 Nov 2013 p. 4954.]\n\n##### 14. Begging and busking prohibited\n\nUnless authorised in writing by the chief executive officer, a person who begs or busks in or on a conveyance or a facility commits an offence.\n\nModified penalty: a fine of $100.\n\nPenalty: a fine of $500.\n\n[Regulation 14 amended: Gazette 24 Jul 2009 p. 2954; 5 Nov 2013 p. 4954.]\n\n##### 15. Damage to a conveyance or facility\n\nUnless authorised in writing by the chief executive officer, a person who affixes anything to or marks, paints, or writes anything on a conveyance or a facility commits an offence.\n\nModified penalty: a fine of $200.\n\nPenalty: a fine of $2 000.\n\n[Regulation 15 amended: Gazette 5 Nov 2013 p. 4954.]\n\n##### 16. Audible devices\n\n(1) Unless authorised in writing by the chief executive officer, a person who blows or plays on any musical instrument in or on a conveyance or a facility commits an offence.\n\nModified penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $100.\n\nPenalty for this subregulation: a fine of $500.\n\n(2) A person who operates a device producing a sound (other than a telephone) in or on a conveyance or a facility unless the device is operated with the use of a headphone or ear plug or with the prior approval of the chief executive officer commits an offence.\n\nModified penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $100.\n\nPenalty for this subregulation: a fine of $500.\n\n[Regulation 16 amended: Gazette 24 Jul 2009 p. 2954; 5 Nov 2013 p. 4954-5; SL 2023/75 r. 13.]\n\n##### 17. Selling things or services or distributing handbills etc. prohibited\n\n(1) Unless authorised in writing by the chief executive officer, a person who sells any thing or service or offers any thing or service for sale in or on a conveyance or a facility commits an offence.\n\nModified penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $100.\n\nPenalty for this subregulation: a fine of $500.\n\n(2) Unless authorised in writing by the chief executive officer, a person who distributes any handbill, advertisement, or printed matter of any kind in or on a conveyance or a facility commits an offence.\n\nModified penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $100.\n\nPenalty for this subregulation: a fine of $500.\n\n[Regulation 17 amended: Gazette 24 Jul 2009 p. 2954-5; 5 Nov 2013 p. 4954-5; SL 2023/75 r. 13.]\n\n##### 18. Food and drink\n\nUnless authorised in writing by the chief executive officer, a person who consumes any drink or food in or on a conveyance commits an offence.\n\nModified penalty: a fine of $100.\n\nPenalty: a fine of $500.\n\n[Regulation 18 amended: Gazette 24 Jul 2009 p. 2955; 5 Nov 2013 p. 4954-5.]\n\n##### 19. Feet not to be placed on seats\n\nA person who places or rests the person’s foot or feet on or against a seat of a conveyance commits an offence.\n\nModified penalty: a fine of $100.\n\nPenalty: a fine of $500.\n\n[Regulation 19 amended: Gazette 24 Jul 2009 p. 2955; 5 Nov 2013 p. 4954-5; SL 2023/75 r. 14.]\n\n##### 20. Luggage not to obstruct or endanger passengers\n\nA person who while in or on a conveyance —\n\n(a) carries a thing in such a manner that it may hit another passenger; or\n\n(b) places or carries a thing in such a position or manner as to interfere with the ingress, egress, or comfort, or endanger the safety, of another person,\n\ncommits an offence.\n\nModified penalty: a fine of $100.\n\nPenalty: a fine of $500.\n\n[Regulation 20 amended: Gazette 24 Jul 2009 p. 2955; 5 Nov 2013 p. 4954-5.]\n\n##### 21. Possessing certain things prohibited\n\nA person, other than an authorised person, a security officer or a member of the Police Force in the proper exercise of their duties, who, without lawful excuse, possesses any one or more of the following things on or in Authority property commits an offence —\n\n(a) an explosive;\n\n(b) a syringe other than a syringe for the administration by or for a person of a medication obtained by prescription;\n\n(c) any of the following as defined in the *Firearms Act 2024* section 5 —\n\n(i) a firearm;\n\n(ii) a major firearm part;\n\n(iii) a prohibited accessory;\n\n(iv) ammunition;\n\n(d) a controlled weapon, edged weapon or prohibited weapon within the meaning of those terms in section 3 of the *Weapons Act 1999*;\n\n(e) a tool, device, substance or apparatus that is capable of being used to create graffiti or mark property.\n\nModified penalty applicable to paragraphs (a) to (d): a fine of $200.\n\nModified penalty applicable to paragraph (e): a fine of $100.\n\nPenalty applicable to paragraphs (a) to (d): a fine of $2 000.\n\nPenalty applicable to paragraph (e): a fine of $500.\n\n[Regulation 21 amended: Gazette 24 Jul 2009 p. 2955; 5 Nov 2013 p. 4950-1; SL 2022/192 r. 4; SL 2024/279 r. 4; SL 2024/292 r. 4.]\n\n##### 22. Goods likely to spill, stain, or damage a conveyance\n\nA person who takes, or causes to be taken, onto a conveyance any thing which is likely to —\n\n(a) spill; or\n\n(b) stain or cause damage to a conveyance,\n\ncommits an offence.\n\nModified penalty: a fine of $100.\n\nPenalty: a fine of $500.\n\n[Regulation 22 amended: Gazette 24 Jul 2009 p. 2955; 5 Nov 2013 p. 4954-5.]\n\n##### 23. Persons to stay inside conveyance\n\nA person who —\n\n(a) projects or leans any portion of the person’s body; or\n\n(b) projects an object,\n\nout of a conveyance commits an offence.\n\nModified penalty: a fine of $100.\n\nPenalty: a fine of $500.\n\n[Regulation 23 amended: Gazette 24 Jul 2009 p. 2956; 5 Nov 2013 p. 4954-5; SL 2023/75 r. 14.]\n\n## Part 4 — Regulation of persons and vehicles on Authority property\n\n##### 24. Terms used in this Part\n\nIn this Part, unless the contrary intention appears —\n\n  ACROD permit means a current parking permit issued by National Disability Services Limited ABN 52 008 445 485, a company limited by guarantee, trading as National Disability Services WA;\n\n  driver means any person driving or in control of a vehicle;\n\n  park means to permit a vehicle, whether attended or not, to remain stationary, except for the purpose of avoiding conflict with other traffic, of complying with provisions of any law or of immediately taking up or setting down persons or goods and parking has a correlative meaning;\n\n  parking space means a section or part of Authority property, that is designated as a place where a vehicle may stand or be parked whether on payment of a charge or otherwise;\n\n  secured parking facility means a facility in or on Authority property which is fenced and to which entry can be gained only through a gate that is locked between designated hours;\n\n  stand, in relation to a vehicle, means to stop the vehicle and permit it to remain stationary, except for the purpose of avoiding conflict with other traffic or of complying with the provisions of any law and standing has a correlative meaning;\n\n  ticket vending machine means a machine situated in or on Authority property which, following payment by note, coin, card or token, issues a parking ticket.\n\n[Regulation 24 amended: Gazette 12 Dec 2003 p. 5040; 5 Nov 2013 p. 4951.]\n\n##### 24A. Government railways parking stations\n\nThis Part does not apply to a place to which the *Government Railways (Parking Stations) By‑law 1997* applies.\n\n[Regulation 24A inserted: Gazette 12 Dec 2003 p. 5040.]\n\n##### 25. Regulation of persons and vehicles on Authority property\n\n(1) The Authority may place signs in or on Authority property or remove or modify those signs.\n\n(2) Signs in or on Authority property immediately before the coming into operation of these regulations are to be taken to have been placed under subregulation (1).\n\n(3) The inscription on a sign operates according to its tenor.\n\n(4) A person must comply with —\n\n(a) the inscription on a sign placed under subregulation (1) unless authorised by the chief executive officer to disobey the sign; or\n\n(b) a signal or direction by an authorised person as to the use, parking or movement of a vehicle that is addressed to the person and that is reasonably required for the regulation of traffic in or on Authority property or a part of that property; or\n\n(c) a signal or direction by an authorised person as to the movement of persons in or on any Authority property or a part of that property.\n\nModified penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $50.\n\nPenalty for this subregulation: a fine of $250.\n\n[Regulation 25 amended: Gazette 5 Nov 2013 p. 4951-2 and 4954-5; SL 2023/75 r. 13.]\n\n##### 26. Obstruction\n\nA person must not stand a vehicle so as to obstruct an entrance to, an exit from, or a roadway within, Authority property or beyond the limits of any defined row of parking spaces within Authority property.\n\nModified penalty: a fine of $50.\n\nPenalty: a fine of $250.\n\n[Regulation 26 amended: Gazette 5 Nov 2013 p. 4954-5.]\n\n##### 27. Direction not to park in area\n\nA person must not permit a vehicle to stand on any part of Authority property, whether or not that part is a parking space, if an authorised person directs the driver of the vehicle to move the vehicle.\n\nModified penalty: a fine of $50.\n\nPenalty: a fine of $250.\n\n[Regulation 27 amended: Gazette 5 Nov 2013 p. 4954-5.]\n\n##### 28. Loading zone\n\n(1) A person must not permit a vehicle to stand in a parking space if there is a sign on it or adjacent to it marked “Loading Zone” unless —\n\n(a) the vehicle is being used for delivering or collecting goods in the course of commerce; and\n\n(b) the vehicle remains in the space for not more than 30 minutes.\n\nModified penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $50.\n\nPenalty for this subregulation: a fine of $250.\n\n(2) In this regulation —\n\n  goods means an article or collection of articles weighing at least 14 kilograms of which the content is at least 0.2 cubic metre.\n\n[Regulation 28 inserted: Gazette 12 Dec 2003 p. 5041; amended: Gazette 5 Nov 2013 p. 4954-5; SL 2023/75 r. 13.]\n\n##### 29. Designation of parking spaces for vehicles of persons with disability\n\nA parking space in or on Authority property for the parking of vehicles of persons with a disability is to be designated by the symbol described in Australian Standard 1428 as the international symbol for access, displayed in the manner set out in Australian Standard 2890.6.\n\n[Regulation 29 inserted: Gazette 5 Nov 2013 p. 4952.]\n\n##### 30. Disabled parking\n\n(1) A person must not, without permission of an authorised person, park or stand a vehicle in an area designated for the parking or standing of vehicles of disabled persons, unless —\n\n(a) a disabled person is the driver of or a passenger in the vehicle; and\n\n(b) an ACROD permit is displayed in a prominent position in such a manner as to be clearly visible from the front of the vehicle.\n\nModified penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $100.\n\nPenalty for this subregulation: a fine of $500.\n\n(2) A person other than a disabled person must not identify or purport to identify a vehicle in accordance with subregulation (1)(b).\n\nModified penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $100.\n\nPenalty for this subregulation: a fine of $500.\n\n[Regulation 30 amended: Gazette 5 Nov 2013 p. 4952 and 4954-5; SL 2020/183 r. 10.]\n\n##### 31. Vehicles and parking\n\nA person must not, without permission of an authorised person —\n\n(a) park a vehicle in or on any part of Authority property other than a part designated for the time being for the parking of vehicles; or\n\n(b) stand a vehicle in or on any part of Authority property other than a part designated for the time being for the parking or standing of vehicles.\n\nModified penalty: a fine of $50.\n\nPenalty: a fine of $250.\n\n[Regulation 31 amended: Gazette 5 Nov 2013 p. 4954-5.]\n\n##### 32. Parking charges\n\n(1) If an area of Authority property is designated for parking subject to the payment of a charge set out in Schedule 1 item 1, a person must not park a vehicle in such an area at any time when the charge applies unless either subregulation (2) or (3) applies.\n\nModified penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $50.\n\nPenalty for this subregulation: a fine of $250.\n\n(2) This subregulation applies if —\n\n(a) the proper charge for parking the vehicle has been paid into a ticket vending machine; and\n\n(b) a parking ticket has issued from the vending machine; and\n\n(c) the parking ticket is displayed on the vehicle so that the date and an expiry time for permitted parking are clearly visible from outside the vehicle.\n\n(3) This subregulation applies if the proper charge for parking the vehicle has been paid, or arrangements for its payment have been made, in accordance with a payment mechanism approved by the Authority for the purposes of this regulation by notice published in the *Gazette*.\n\n[Regulation 32 inserted: SL 2020/183 r. 11.]\n\n##### 33. Removing vehicle from secured parking facility\n\n(1) A person who wishes to remove a vehicle from a secured parking facility between the designated hours must pay to the Authority the charge set out in Schedule 1 item 2 to have the gate to the facility unlocked and opened during those hours.\n\n(2) The Authority may reduce, waive or refund, in whole or in part, the charge prescribed under subregulation (1) in a particular case.\n\n[Regulation 33 amended: Gazette 5 Nov 2013 p. 4953.]\n\n## Part 4A — Bicycles on passenger trains\n\n[Heading inserted: Gazette 11 Feb 2005 p. 697.]\n\n##### 33A. Terms used in this Part\n\nIn this Part —\n\n  counter flow direction means —\n\n(a) away from the Perth CBD in the morning; or\n\n(b) towards the Perth CBD in the afternoon or evening;\n\n  peak flow direction means —\n\n(a) towards the Perth CBD in the morning; or\n\n(b) away from the Perth CBD in the afternoon or evening;\n\n  peak time means 7.00 a.m. to 9.00 a.m., and 4.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.;\n\n  working day means a weekday that is not a public holiday for the Perth metropolitan area.\n\n[Regulation 33A inserted: Gazette 11 Feb 2005 p. 697.]\n\n##### 33B. Bikes on trains generally\n\n(1) Subject to regulation 33D, a person may travel with a bicycle on a passenger train on a day that is not a working day, at any time.\n\n(2) Subject to regulation 33D, a person may travel with a bicycle on a passenger train on a working day, at any time that is not peak time.\n\n[Regulation 33B inserted: Gazette 11 Feb 2005 p. 697.]\n\n##### 33C. Bikes on trains in peak times\n\n(1) Subject to regulation 33D, a person may travel with a bicycle on a passenger train, in a counter flow direction during a peak time on a working day but, in doing so, must not get any closer to the Perth CBD than the Canning Bridge, McIver, City West or Leederville station.\n\nModified penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $100.\n\nPenalty for this subregulation: a fine of $2 000.\n\n(2) A person must not travel with a bicycle on a passenger train in a peak flow direction, during a peak time on a working day.\n\nModified penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $100.\n\nPenalty for this subregulation: a fine of $2 000.\n\n(3) A security officer, an authorised person, or a member of the Police Force may direct that a person who is about to board a passenger train carriage with a bicycle is not to board that passenger train if, by embarking, that person would breach subregulation (1) or (2).\n\n(4) A security officer, an authorised person, or a member of the Police Force may direct that a person who is in breach of subregulation (1) or (2) is to disembark.\n\n[Regulation 33C inserted: Gazette 11 Feb 2005 p. 697‑8; amended: Gazette 24 Jul 2009 p. 2956; 5 Nov 2013 p. 4954‑5; SL 2023/75 r. 13.]\n\n##### 33D. Special events\n\n(1) A security officer, an authorised person, or a member of the Police Force may direct that a person who is about to board a passenger train carriage with a bicycle is not to board that passenger train if —\n\n(a) the particular carriage is crowded; or\n\n(b) the particular carriage will be crowded,\n\ndue to an event causing high demands on the urban passenger train system (*e.g. Australia Day celebrations, Royal Show, Christmas pageants, sporting events or entertainment events*).\n\n(2) A security officer, an authorised person, or a member of the Police Force may direct that a person who is in a passenger train carriage with a bicycle is to disembark if —\n\n(a) the particular carriage is crowded; or\n\n(b) the particular carriage will be crowded,\n\ndue to an event causing high demands on the urban passenger train system (*e.g. Australia Day celebrations, Royal Show, Christmas pageants, sporting events or entertainment events*).\n\n(3) A person who does not comply with a direction under this regulation commits an offence.\n\nModified penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $100.\n\nPenalty for this subregulation: a fine of $2 000.\n\n[Regulation 33D inserted: Gazette 11 Feb 2005 p. 698; amended: Gazette 24 Jul 2009 p. 2956; 5 Nov 2013 p. 4954‑5; SL 2023/75 r. 13.]\n\n## Part 5 — Miscellaneous\n\n##### 34. Secondary functions: section 12(3) of the Act\n\nFor the purposes of section 12(3) of the Act the following activities are authorised activities —\n\n(a) allowing advertising to be displayed —\n\n(i) on or in Authority property; or\n\n(ii) on a ticket issued by the Authority;\n\n(b) leasing the whole or a part of Authority property that is land or premises;\n\n(c) developing and managing property for rail related activities such as railway sidings and spurs, rail terminals, and workshops for the repair and maintenance of rail rolling stock;\n\n(d) developing, selling, and installing ticketing and other systems, one purpose of which is to enable users of a public passenger transport service to buy tickets or pay fares for the use of that service.\n\n##### 35. Criteria for Minister’s approval not being required under section 15 of the Act\n\nFor the purpose of section 15(3) of the Act the Minister’s written approval is not required before the Authority grants a lease or licence of any Crown land of which it has the care, control, and management if —\n\n(a) the land to be leased or licensed is not currently required for the Authority’s operational purposes; and\n\n(b) the period for which the lease or licence is granted does not exceed 10 years.\n\n##### 36. Disposal of an estate in land other than Crown land without the Minister’s approval: section 16 of the Act\n\nThe Authority may dispose of an estate in land other than Crown land without the Minister’s written approval if the estate disposed of is —\n\n(a) a leasehold interest or licence;\n\n(b) the land is not currently required for the Authority’s operational purposes; and\n\n(c) the period for which the lease or licence is granted, including an option to renew the lease or licence, does not exceed 10 years.\n\n##### 37. Crossings by traction engines and large vehicles\n\n(1) This regulation applies to —\n\n(a) a machine that travels on crawler‑type tracks;\n\n(b) a road vehicle or machine which, or the load of which, exceeds 5 metres in width or height; and\n\n(c) a road vehicle or machine that —\n\n(i) is limited to a speed of 15 kilometres per hour or less;\n\n(ii) is likely to cause, or create a risk of causing, an obstruction to, interference with, or displacement of, a railway track.\n\n(2) A person must not take, or attempt to take, a vehicle or machine to which this regulation applies across a railway track that is Authority property on the level except under and in accordance with a permit granted by the Authority or by an authorised person.\n\nModified penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $400.\n\nPenalty for this subregulation: a fine of $2 000.\n\n(3) A permit may be granted for the purposes of subregulation (2) subject to such conditions and restrictions as the Authority or authorised person considers necessary to prevent damage being done to the railway.\n\n[Regulation 37 amended: Gazette 5 Nov 2013 p. 4954-5; SL 2023/75 r. 13.]\n\n##### 38. Sewage etc.\n\nUnless authorised in writing by the chief executive officer, a person must not —\n\n(a) permit to flow on to Authority property;\n\n(b) place in or on Authority property; or\n\n(c) cause or suffer to flow on to, or to be placed in or on, Authority property,\n\nany sewage or other offensive matter or drainage.\n\nModified penalty: a fine of $400.\n\nPenalty: a fine of $2 000.\n\n[Regulation 38 amended: Gazette 5 Nov 2013 p. 4954-5.]\n\n##### 39. Animals\n\nUnless authorised in writing by the chief executive officer, a person must not —\n\n(a) drive on to Authority property; or\n\n(b) negligently allow to stray on to Authority property,\n\nany cattle, horse, sheep, or other animal.\n\nModified penalty: a fine of $400.\n\nPenalty: a fine of $2 000.\n\n[Regulation 39 amended: Gazette 5 Nov 2013 p. 4954-5.]\n\n##### 40. Obstructing an authorised person\n\nA person who obstructs, hinders, impedes or attempts to obstruct, hinder, or impede an authorised person or a security officer in the course of the officer’s duties commits an offence.\n\nModified penalty: a fine of $200.\n\nPenalty: a fine of $1 000.\n\n[Regulation 40 amended: Gazette 5 Nov 2013 p. 4954-5; SL 2023/75 r. 14.]\n\n##### 41. Refusal of passage\n\n(1) A driver, master or authorised person may advise a person that that person must not travel on or remain on a conveyance if the driver, master or authorised person has reasonable grounds to believe that the person —\n\n(a) is engaging in conduct that constitutes an offence under regulation 7; or\n\n(b) is engaging in conduct that constitutes an offence under regulation 8; or\n\n(c) is sitting in a seat other than the seat allocated to the person by a driver or master, or by the Authority by means of a ticket; or\n\n(d) is engaging in conduct that constitutes an offence under regulation 23; or\n\n(e) has failed to comply with a reasonable direction of an authorised person given for the purpose of protecting the safety of the conveyance or its passengers or promoting the interests of the convenience of its passengers on a conveyance; or\n\n(f) except in an emergency, is entering or leaving the conveyance through a part of the conveyance other than a door intended for the use of passengers; or\n\n(g) poses a threat to the safety of the driver or master of or a passenger on the conveyance; or\n\n(h) is in such an unclean condition that the person is likely to soil the conveyance; or\n\n(i) is abusive or disorderly; or\n\n(j) is under the influence of alcohol or drugs to such an extent that the person is likely to soil the conveyance or to become abusive or disorderly; or\n\n(k) is in the company of an animal other than an assistance dog by which the person is entitled to be accompanied under the *Dog Act 1976* section 8; or\n\n(l) is, without lawful excuse, in possession of a thing referred to in regulation 21; or\n\n(m) is in possession of any thing that is likely to obstruct, harm, or inconvenience a passenger on the conveyance; or\n\n(n) is on the conveyance selling any thing or service or offering any thing or service for sale without the authority of the chief executive officer; or\n\n(o) does not have a valid ticket for a journey the person is making; or\n\n(p) by boarding the conveyance, will cause or has caused the passenger capacity of the conveyance to be exceeded.\n\n(2) In subregulation (1)(p) —\n\npassenger capacity, of the conveyance, means the number of passengers that the conveyance is permitted to carry.\n\n[(3) deleted]\n\n[Regulation 41 amended: Gazette 13 Jun 2014 p. 1901; 6 Jul 2018 p. 2549‑50; 19 Feb 2019 p. 335; SL 2020/183 r. 12; SL 2023/75 r. 14.]\n\n##### 42. Failure to comply with refusal of travel\n\nIf a person has been advised under regulation 41 that the person must not travel on or remain on a conveyance, the person commits an offence if the person —\n\n(a) boards the conveyance; or\n\n(b) refuses or fails to alight from the conveyance.\n\nModified penalty: a fine of $200.\n\nPenalty: a fine of $2 000.\n\n[Regulation 42 amended: Gazette 5 Nov 2013 p. 4954-5; SL 2023/75 r. 14.]\n\n##### 43. Ejecting people from Authority property: section 65 of the Act\n\nFor the purposes of section 65(1) of the Act, the circumstances in which a person who is in or on Authority property may be directed to leave that property are —\n\n(a) the person is sitting in a seat other than the seat allocated to the person by a driver or master, or by the Authority by means of a ticket and having been asked by an authorised person to vacate the seat does not do so immediately; or\n\n(b) the person is interfering without lawful authority with a sign or equipment on Authority property or with the mechanism of or a device on a conveyance and, having been asked by an authorised person to stop that interference, fails to do so immediately; or\n\n(c) the person is without lawful authority travelling in or on any part of a conveyance not intended for the conveyance of passengers and, having been asked by an authorised person to stop so travelling, fails to do so immediately; or\n\n(d) the person is —\n\n(i) projecting or leaning any portion of the person’s body; or\n\n(ii) projecting an object,\n\nout of a conveyance and, having been asked by an authorised person to stop doing so, fails to do so immediately; or\n\n(e) the person is, except in an emergency, entering or leaving a conveyance other than through a door intended for the use of passengers and having been asked by an authorised person to stop doing so fails to do so immediately; or\n\n(f) the person has been given a reasonable direction or a direction by a driver, master or authorised person to move away from an area that is not intended for the use of passengers and the person does not obey that direction; or\n\n(fa) the person has been given a direction under regulation 33C(3), 33C(4), 33D(1) or 33D(2) and the person does not obey that direction; or\n\n(g) the person has been advised under regulation 41 that the person must not travel on or remain on a conveyance; or\n\n(ga) the person is in or on Authority property, without reasonable excuse, in contravention of a prohibition order given to the person under section 64A(5) of the Act; or\n\n(h) the person has breached a provision of the *Government Railways Act 1904*, the *Public Transport Authority Act 2003*, or a regulation or by‑law made under either of those Acts and the conduct constituting the breach involves danger or annoyance to a person on Authority property or using a conveyance; or\n\n(i) an authorised person, a security officer or a member of the Police Force —\n\n(i) witnesses the person committing an offence referred to in section 58(2) of the Act in, on, in respect of or in relation to Authority property; or\n\n(ii) reasonably suspects that the person has committed an offence referred to in that subsection in, on, in respect of or in relation to Authority property.\n\n[Regulation 43 amended: Gazette 11 Feb 2005 p. 699; 29 Feb 2008 p. 699; 27 Mar 2009 p. 932; 6 Jul 2018 p. 2550; SL 2020/183 r. 13; SL 2023/75 r. 14.]\n\n[**43A, 43B.** Deleted: Gazette 27 Mar 2009 p. 932.]\n\n##### 44. Powers of authorised persons to inspect and retain tickets\n\n(1) A driver, master or authorised person to whom a person produces a paper ticket under regulation 6 or 6A may —\n\n(a) photograph or copy the ticket; or\n\n(b) take notes of any information on the ticket; or\n\n(c) if it is a ticket issued on the payment of a cash fare — retain the ticket and give the person who produced the ticket a voucher to the same effect as the ticket.\n\n(2) A driver, master or authorised person to whom a person produces an electronic ticket under regulation 6 or 6A may read, download or copy data held on the ticket that is relevant to the person’s authorisation to make a journey.\n\n(3) A driver, master or authorised person may retain a payment device produced to the driver, master or authorised person under regulation 6 or 6A if —\n\n(a) the payment device was issued by the Authority; and\n\n(b) a person is registered with the Authority as the user of the payment device; and\n\n(c) the registered user has notified the Authority that the payment device has been lost or stolen.\n\n(4) A driver, master or authorised person may retain a payment device produced to the driver, master or authorised person under regulation 6 or 6A if —\n\n(a) the payment device was issued by the Authority; and\n\n(b) a person is registered with the Authority as the user of the ticket; and\n\n(c) the ticket is not valid under regulation 5(2)(b) because it is not being used in accordance with a condition that it be used only by the registered user.\n\n[Regulation 44 inserted: SL 2020/183 r. 14; amended: SL 2023/75 r. 11.]\n\n##### 45. Infringement notice\n\nSchedule 2 Form 1 is prescribed, under section 45(1) of the Act, as the form of infringement notice.\n\n##### 46. Withdrawal of infringement notice\n\nSchedule 2 Form 2 is prescribed, under section 47(1) of the Act, as the form of notice of withdrawal of infringement notice.\n\n[**47.** Omitted under the Reprints Act 1984 s. 7(4)(f).]\n\nSchedule 1 — Charges\n\n[r. 32, 33]\n\n1. The charge to be paid under regulation 32 for parking a vehicle in a paid parking station on a weekday for any 24 hour period is $2.00 including GST.\n\n2. The charge to be paid under regulation 33(1) is $10.00 including GST.\n\n[Schedule 1 amended: Gazette 26 Jun 2007 p. 3059; 5 Nov 2013 p. 4953; 23 Dec 2016 p. 5912.]\n\nSchedule 2 — Forms\n\n[r. 45, 46]\n\n**Form 1**\n\n*Public Transport Authority Act 2003*\n\n***Public Transport Authority Regulations 2003***\n\n**Infringement notice**\n\n- Serial No.\n- 1. To: ........................................................................................................... Family name Given names\n- of: .......................................................................................................... Number Street .......................................................................................................... Suburb Postcode\n- It is alleged that on .................... the ...... day of ....................... 20 ....... at about .......... am/pm you committed the offence indicated below —\n- 2. **Regulation** **Offence** **Modified penalty****$**\n- ....... ................................................................... .....\n- ....... ................................................................... .....\n\n\n3. If you do not wish to be prosecuted for the alleged offence in a court, the amount of money specified in this notice as being the modified penalty for the offence may be paid to the Public Transport Authority within a period of 28 days after receiving this notice.\n\n4. If the modified penalty is not paid within the time specified in paragraph 3 you may be prosecuted for the alleged offence in a court.\n\n5. Please see the reverse side of this form for details of the ways in which the modified penalty may be paid.\n\nNote: If you require an extension of time to pay the modified penalty or if you believe you have good reason to request this Authority to consider withdrawing this infringement notice, you must send your written reasons to *[Address].*\n\n*[Reverse side]*\n\n*[Details of payment options for paying modified penalty]*\n\n[Form 1 inserted: SL 2023/75 r. 12(1).]\n\n**Form 2**\n\n*Public Transport Authority Act 2003*\n\n***Public Transport Authority Regulations 2003***\n\n**Withdrawal of infringement notice**\n\n- Date of this notice: ........ /........ /.............\n- To: ................................................................................................................... Family name Given names\n- of: .................................................................................................................... No. Street .................................................................................................................... Suburb Postcode\n- Infringement Notice No. ...................dated .........../........../.............issued for the alleged offence of ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................has been withdrawn.\n- The modified penalty of $ ............................\n- was paid and a refund is enclosed.\n- was not paid and should not be paid.\n- (delete as appropriate)\n- Name and title of authorised\nperson giving this notice: ................................................................................\n- Signature: ..........................................................\n\n\n[Form 2 amended: SL 2023/75 r. 12(2).]\n\n![dline]()\n\nNotes\n\nThis is a compilation of the *Public Transport Authority Regulations 2003* and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation, and for information about any reprints, see the compilation table.\n\nCompilation table\n\n| **Citation** | **Published** | **Commencement** |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| *Public Transport Authority Regulations 2003* | 27 Jun 2003 p. 2465-97 | 1 Jul 2003 (see r. 2 and *Gazette* 27 Jun 2003 p. 2384) |\n| *Public Transport Authority Amendment Regulations 2003* | 12 Dec 2003 p. 5040-1 | 12 Dec 2003 |\n| *Public Transport Authority Amendment Regulations 2005* | 11 Feb 2005 p. 696‑9 | 11 Feb 2005 |\n| *Public Transport Authority Amendment Regulations 2007* | 9 Jan 2007 p. 27‑8 | 9 Jan 2007 |\n| *Public Transport Authority Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2007* | 26 Jun 2007 p. 3058-9 | r. 1 and 2: 26 Jun 2007 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2007 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Public Transport Authority Amendment Regulations 2008* | 29 Feb 2008 p. 698‑700 | r. 1 and 2: 29 Feb 2008 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Mar 2008 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| **Reprint 1: The *Public Transport Authority Regulations 2003* as at 4 Jul 2008** (includes amendments listed above) | | |\n| *Public Transport Authority Amendment Regulations 2009* | 27 Mar 2009 p. 931‑2 | r. 1 and 2: 27 Mar 2009 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 28 Mar 2009 (see r. 2(b) and *Gazette* 27 Mar 2009 p. 917) |\n| *Public Transport Authority Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2009* | 24 Jul 2009 p. 2953-6 | r. 1 and 2: 24 Jul 2009 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 25 Jul 2009 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Public Transport Authority Amendment Regulations 2013* | 5 Nov 2013 p. 4950-5 | r. 1 and 2: 5 Nov 2013 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 6 Nov 2013 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Public Transport Authority Amendment Regulations 2014* | 13 Jun 2014 p. 1901‑2 | r. 1 and 2: 13 Jun 2014 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 14 Jun 2014 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Public Transport Authority Amendment Regulations 2016* | 23 Dec 2016 p. 5912 | r. 1 and 2: 23 Dec 2016 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 24 Dec 2016 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Public Transport Authority Amendment Regulations 2018* | 6 Jul 2018 p. 2549‑50 | r. 1 and 2: 6 Jul 2018 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 7 Jul 2018 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Public Transport Authority Amendment Regulations 2019* | 19 Feb 2019 p. 335 | r. 1 and 2: 19 Feb 2019 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 20 Feb 2019 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Public Transport Authority Amendment Regulations 2020* | SL 2020/183 29 Sep 2020 | r. 1 and 2: 29 Sep 2020 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 30 Sep 2020 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Public Transport Authority Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2022* | SL 2022/192 18 Nov 2022 | r. 1 and 2: 18 Nov 2022 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 19 Nov 2022 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Public Transport Authority Amendment Regulations 2023* | SL 2023/75 16 Jun 2023 | r. 1 and 2: 16 Jun 2023 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 17 Jun 2023 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Public Transport Authority Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2024* | SL 2024/279 18 Dec 2024 | r. 1 and 2: 18 Dec 2024 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 20 Dec 2024 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Public Transport Authority Amendment Regulations 2024* | SL 2024/292 21 Dec 2024 | r. 1 and 2: 21 Dec 2024 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 31 Mar 2025 (see r. 2(b) and SL 2024/289 cl. 2) |\n\n\nDefined terms\n\n*[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]*\n\n**Defined term Provision(s)**\n\nACROD permit 24\n\nAct 3\n\nappropriate ticket 6A(1)\n\nclosed area 6A(1)\n\nconveyance 3\n\ncounter flow direction 33A\n\ndesignated 3\n\ndriver 3, 24\n\ne-cigarette 11(1A)\n\nelectronic ticket 3\n\nfacility 3\n\ngoods 28(2)\n\njourney 3\n\nliquor 12(1A)\n\nmaster 3\n\npaper ticket 3\n\npark 24\n\nparking 24\n\nparking space 24\n\npassenger capacity 41(2)\n\npayment application 3\n\npayment device 3\n\npeak flow direction 33A\n\npeak time 33A\n\nsecured parking facility 24\n\nsign 3\n\nsmoke 11(1A)\n\nstand 24\n\nstanding 24\n\nticket 3\n\nticket vending machine 24\n\ntobacco product 11(1A)\n\nworking day 33A\n\n© State of Western Australia 2025.\n\nThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0). To view relevant information and for a link to a copy of the licence, visit www.legislation.wa.gov.au.\n\nAttribute work as: © State of Western Australia 2025.\n\nBy Authority: GEOFF O. LAWN, Government Printer\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Since first made, the regulations have expanded and modernised the Authority’s operational remit in several ways beyond a narrow ruleset for passenger conduct and fares. Notable scope expansions include: (1) explicit regulation of electronic ticketing and payment devices and powers to read/download data and retain devices in certain circumstances (regs 4A, 44) — a technological and data-handling expansion; (2) the formal listing of secondary commercial functions the Authority may perform (advertising, leasing, development, and selling/installing ticketing systems) and reduced Ministerial oversight for certain leases/disposals up to 10 years (regs 34–36) — a move into commercial property and services activity; (3) additions to prohibited items and cross‑references to newer laws (e.g. Firearms Act 2024) which broaden enforcement content (reg 21); and (4) operational regimes for bicycle carriage and special-event crowding rules (Part 4A). These changes are incremental rather than wholesale, but collectively represent a material broadening from purely operational passenger rules to include technology, data, property-commercialisation and more detailed enforcement powers."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple substantive Parts (tickets, conduct, vehicle/parking, bicycles, miscellaneous) creating sectional complexity","Around 40+ defined terms collected across regs and a defined-terms list (see reg 3 and final list)","Frequent cross-references to the Public Transport Authority Act and to other Acts (Firearms Act 2024, Weapons Act 1999, Tobacco Products Control Act 2006, Dog Act 1976), increasing interpretive dependencies","Numerous conditional rules and exceptions (e.g. validity of paper tickets with many specific disqualifiers in reg 5; exceptions to travel-without-ticket in regs 6 and 6A)","Multiple penalty levels and 'modified penalty' mechanics attached at subregulation level (many regs set both a modified penalty and a higher court penalty)","Significant discretion delegated to the Chief Executive Officer and authorised persons across different regimes (authorisations for busking/selling, food/drink, ejection, retention of devices), creating administrative complexity","Operationally detailed technical provisions (electronic ticketing rules, reading/downloading device data in reg 44) that require system-level interoperability","Amendments over time integrating new policy areas (e.g. e-cigarettes, payment apps/devices, updated firearms references), producing layered additions rather than a single consolidated rewrite","Special conditional regimes (bicycle carriage subject to peak times, peak flow/counter-flow directions, and special events with crowding criteria in Part 4A)","Schedule-based charges and Gazette-notice mechanisms for approval/changes (e.g. payment mechanisms approved by Gazette under reg 32(3))"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this instrument does (mechanics first)**\n\n- These are the Public Transport Authority Regulations 2003 for Western Australia. They sit under the Public Transport Authority Act and set the detailed rules that the Authority and its authorised officers use to run services, manage Authority land and property, and enforce behaviour on trains, buses, ferries and associated facilities (see regs 1–3, Part 1).\n\n- The regulations:\n  - Prescribe how tickets work, including paper and electronic tickets, when a ticket is valid, the requirement to obtain electronic confirmation at journey start, and offences for travelling without a valid ticket (regs 4A, 5–6, 6A).\n  - Create a range of conduct offences for people on Authority property or conveyances (smoking, drinking, nuisance, damaging property, unauthorised selling or busking, luggage rules, possession of weapons/ syringes/ graffiti tools, etc.) with set modified penalties and maximum penalties (Part 3, regs 7–23).\n  - Set rules about vehicles and parking on Authority land, including signs, directions by authorised officers, disabled parking, paid parking, secured parking gate charges, loading zones, and permit requirements for heavy machinery crossing tracks (Part 4, regs 24–33 and Sch 1).\n  - Regulate carriage of bicycles on passenger trains with time, direction and crowding constraints and give authorised officers power to prevent boarding or require disembarkation in certain circumstances (Part 4A, regs 33A–33D).\n  - Specify secondary (commercial) functions the Authority may perform (advertising, leasing, property development, selling/ installing ticketing systems), criteria for when Ministerial approval is not required (leases up to 10 years when not operationally required), disposal of non-Crown estate without approval in limited cases, and other miscellaneous operational rules and enforcement powers (Part 5, regs 34–46).\n  - Prescribe forms for infringement notices, and list fines/charges (Schedule 1 and Schedule 2).\n\n**Who is affected**\n\n- Passengers and prospective passengers: must hold and validate valid tickets (paper or electronic), follow directions of drivers/masters/authorised persons, comply with bans on smoking, drinking, eating (in some contexts), busking/selling without permission, and bicycle carriage rules (regs 4A–6A, 11–18, 33B–33D, 41–44).\n\n- Vehicle drivers and people using Authority land (car parks, stations): must obey signs and authorised-person directions, parking rules, disabled parking rules, pay parking charges where designated, and seek permits for oversized/slow machinery crossing tracks (Part 4, regs 24–33, 37).\n\n- Traders, advertisers and land users: the Authority can lease/manage property, display advertising and develop ticketing systems and other commercial activities (reg 34); some commercial activity on Authority property (selling, busking, distributing printed matter) is prohibited without CEO authorisation (regs 14, 17).\n\n- Authorised persons, security officers, drivers/masters and the Chief Executive Officer: the regulations give these people powers to direct, detain, inspect tickets and payment devices, eject persons, and make discretionary authorisations (multiple provisions: regs 25, 33C–33D, 41–44).\n\n**Why it matters (practical effects and who pays/decides/changes behaviour)**\n\n- Who pays: individuals who breach rules pay fines (modified penalties detailed next to each offence). Vehicle owners/users pay nominal parking charges and a fee for gate unlocking of secured parking (Sch 1 items 1–2; regs 32–33). Businesses or third parties seeking to use Authority property commercially generally deal with the Authority (reg 34).\n\n- Who decides: the Authority and its chief executive officer set signs and authorisations, and front-line decisions are made by drivers, masters, authorised persons and security officers who may issue directions, refuse travel or eject persons (regs 25, 41–44).\n\n- Behaviour changes the regulations create: tap-on/tap-off or otherwise obtain electronic confirmation for journeys (reg 4A); carry and present valid tickets and concession cards on demand (regs 5–6, 6A); avoid prohibited conduct (smoking, drinking, busking, selling) or obtain written permission from the CEO; comply with parking and bicycle carriage rules; and accept directions from authorised officers or face fines or ejection (regs 11–18, 24–33, 33B–33D, 41–44).\n\n**What the regulations claim to achieve (stated purpose) and how that compares with practical trade-offs**\n\n- Stated/implicit purposes: ensure fare compliance, passenger and property safety, efficient use of Authority property, protect infrastructure, and enable the Authority to pursue revenue-generating secondary activities (ticketing systems, advertising, leasing) (regs 4A, 5–6, 7–23, 34).\n\n- Practical trade-offs, incentives and costs:\n  - Compliance burden: passengers must adapt to electronic ticketing requirements (carry registered devices/payment apps or validate paper tickets) and carry concession cards when needed (regs 4A, 5). This imposes small recurrent behavioural costs and occasional administrative costs for device registration and replacement if retained (reg 44).\n  - Discretion and enforcement variability: many permissions and prohibitions turn on CEO or authorised-person consent (busking, selling, food/drink exceptions, ejection decisions, parking direction). That creates operational flexibility but also uneven application risk and administrative workload (regs 14, 16–18, 25, 33D, 41–43).\n  - Privacy and technical risk: authorised persons may read/download data from electronic tickets/payment devices to verify journeys (reg 44(2)). That provides enforcement capability but creates data-handling and privacy obligations or risks not detailed in the regulations.\n  - Revenue vs. transaction cost trade-offs: the Authority can generate commercial revenue (advertising, leasing, selling ticketing systems) and set modest parking charges (Sch 1). Removing requirement for Ministerial approval for certain leases up to 10 years (reg 35) lowers transaction time/costs for the Authority but reduces external oversight.\n  - Restrictions on informal commerce and public expression: prohibitions on selling, distributing handbills or busking without written CEO authorisation limit micro-enterprise and informal commercial activity on Authority property and restrict unauthorised distribution of printed material (regs 14, 17). Those are active regulatory choices balancing control of spaces against free use of public-facing property.\n  - Safety concentration: possession prohibitions for weapons, explosives and graffiti implements (reg 21) concentrate benefits in improved perceived safety and property protection and impose criminal/fine risks on individuals possessing such items on Authority property.\n\n**Implementation risks and administrative costs**\n\n- Technology implementation: electronic ticketing enforcement requires reliable readers and backend systems; retention and inspection of electronic tickets raise interoperability and support issues (regs 4A, 44).\n\n- Enforcement workload: broad discretionary powers for authorised officers and CEO authorisations imply training, decision-recording and appeal/withdrawal processes (regs 25, 41, 43–46).\n\n- Potential for appeals or review: infringements and ejections can be appealed or withdrawn (regs 45–46), requiring administrative processes.\n\n**Concise legal hooks to consult for specific tasks**\n\n- Ticket use and offences: regs 4A, 5–6, 6A.\n- Conduct offences and penalties: regs 7–23 and associated modified penalties.\n- Parking and vehicle rules: regs 24–33; Sch 1 for charges.\n- Bikes on trains: regs 33A–33D.\n- Authority commercial powers and delegation of Ministerial approval: regs 34–36.\n- Enforcement powers and ticket inspection/retention: regs 41–44; Sch 2 for infringement/withdrawal forms.\n\n(Where I cite a specific regulation in parentheses above, the full rules and exceptions are in the identified regulation or Part.)"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Originally focused on basic ticketing and conduct, the regulations have expanded significantly to cover: electronic ticketing systems (2020/2023 amendments), detailed bicycle carriage rules (2005 insertion of Part 4A), e-cigarette prohibitions (2020), modernised firearms definitions (2024), and complex parking payment mechanisms. The scope has grown from simple 'rules for trains' to a comprehensive code covering digital payments, multi-modal integration (bikes on trains), and sophisticated enforcement mechanisms."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple amendment layers (20+ amendments since 2003) creating a patchwork of inserted and deleted provisions","Dual penalty structure: every offence has both a 'modified penalty' (infringement notice amount) and a higher court-imposed penalty, requiring careful parsing","Extensive cross-referencing to three parent Acts (Public Transport Authority Act 2003, Government Railways Act 1904, Transport Co-ordination Act 1966) and other legislation (Firearms Act 2024, Weapons Act 1999, etc.)","Conditional exceptions throughout (e.g., 'unless authorised by the chief executive officer', 'except in an emergency', 'unless authorised in writing')","Geographic/directional complexity in Part 4A regarding bicycle travel (counter-flow vs peak-flow directions, specific station boundaries like Canning Bridge, McIver, City West, Leederville)","17 defined terms in the main interpretation section plus additional Part-specific definitions","Nested conditions in parking regulations (regulation 32) requiring compliance with multiple sub-conditions for valid payment"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set the rules for using public transport in Western Australia, covering everything from buying tickets to behaviour on buses, trains, and ferries.\n\n**Who it affects:** Anyone using public transport services run by the Public Transport Authority (PTA) — that includes passengers, cyclists, drivers parking at stations, and even people crossing railway tracks with heavy machinery.\n\n**Key things it does:**\n\n*   **Tickets:** Explains what counts as a valid ticket (paper or electronic), when you must show it, and what happens if you don't have one. Fares can be enforced through infringement notices (on-the-spot fines).\n*   **Behaviour:** Bans smoking (including e-cigarettes), drinking alcohol, eating/drinking without permission, putting feet on seats, playing loud music without headphones, begging, busking, and selling things without approval. It also prohibits dangerous acts like leaning out of windows, travelling on the outside of vehicles, or carrying weapons/explosives.\n*   **Bicycles on trains:** Sets specific rules about when you can take bikes on trains — generally allowed outside peak hours, restricted during peak times (especially heading towards Perth CBD in the morning and away in the afternoon), and banned during major events when trains are crowded.\n*   **Parking:** Regulates parking at transport facilities, including paid parking, disabled parking (requiring ACROD permits), and loading zones. Vehicles can be removed from locked parking facilities after hours for a fee.\n*   **Enforcement:** Authorised officers can inspect tickets, refuse travel to unruly or fare-evading passengers, and eject people from property for various offences. There are specific forms for infringement notices and their withdrawal.\n*   **Administrative matters:** Allows the PTA to lease property, display advertising, and approve certain land disposals without ministerial sign-off if under 10 years."},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Unable to assess whether scope changed from original intent — the full text of the regulations was not available for analysis. Only a website error message was provided."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative content was retrievable — only an error page was provided","Cannot assess complexity without access to the actual text of the regulations","Title alone provides insufficient information to evaluate structure, cross-references, definitions, or scope"],"plain_english_summary":"**No legislation content available**\n\nThe page that was meant to contain the *Public Transport Authority Regulations 2003* (Western Australia) could not be retrieved — the URL is no longer active and the document content is unavailable.\n\nWhat is known from the title alone:\n- These are **regulations** (detailed rules that sit underneath a main Act of Parliament) governing the **Public Transport Authority of Western Australia**\n- They likely cover things like passenger conduct, ticketing, fares, safety rules, and the operation of trains, buses and ferries in WA\n- They would affect **anyone who uses or operates public transport in Western Australia**\n\nA full analysis cannot be provided without the actual legislative text."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/public-transport-authority-regulations-2003","history":"/api/acts/public-transport-authority-regulations-2003/history","analysis":"/api/acts/public-transport-authority-regulations-2003/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/public-transport-authority-regulations-2003/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/public-transport-authority-regulations-2003/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/public-transport-authority-regulations-2003/documents"}}