{"id":"sr:transport-compliance-and-miscellaneous-conduct-public-transport-regulations-2025","name":"Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) (Conduct on Public Transport) Regulations 2025","slug":"transport-compliance-and-miscellaneous-conduct-on-public-transport-regulations-2025","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"vic","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":181429,"registerId":"vic-sr:transport-compliance-and-miscellaneous-conduct-public-transport-regulations-2025-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) (Conduct on Public Transport) Regulations 2025","content":"Version No. 001\n\n**Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) (Conduct on Public Transport) Regulations 2025**\n\n**S.R. No. 147/2025**\n\nVersion as at  \n21 December 2025\n\n**TABLE OF PROVISIONS**\n\n*Regulation Page*\n\nPart 1—Preliminary 1\n\n1 Objectives 1\n\n2 Authorising provisions 2\n\n3 Commencement 2\n\n4 Revocations 2\n\n5 Definitions 2\n\n6 Liability for offences 11\n\nPart 2—Conduct affecting safety 12\n\nDivision 1—General conduct offences 12\n\n7 Conveying or bringing things likely to injure or endanger 12\n\n8 Protruding part of body or object 13\n\n9 Throwing or dropping things 13\n\n10 Creating obstructions 13\n\n11 Carriage of pedal bicycles and electric bicycles on metropolitan trains 14\n\n12 Carriage of modified bicycles on metropolitan trains 14\n\n13 Carriage of modified bicycles on V/Line passenger services 14\n\n14 Modified bicycles in compulsory ticket areas 15\n\n15 Carriage of bicycles on trams and bicycles on tram stop platforms 15\n\n16 Carriage of bicycles on buses 16\n\n17 Carriage of electric scooters on trams and electric scooters on tram stop platforms 16\n\n18 Carriage of electric scooters on buses 17\n\n19 Riding bicycles etc. on public transport vehicles 17\n\n20 Charging or operating electric bicycles, electric scooters and electric transportation devices on public transport vehicles 17\n\n21 Charging or operating electric bicycles, electric scooters and electric transportation devices in compulsory ticket areas 18\n\n22 Driving, riding or parking a vehicle on public transport premises 18\n\n23 Unauthorised entering and leaving vehicles and premises 19\n\n24 Travelling in, or mounting of, places not intended for travel 21\n\nDivision 2—Interfering with equipment or property offences 21\n\n25 Interference with gates and doors 21\n\n26 Prescribed equipment 23\n\n27 Damage to property 23\n\n28 Fires on public transport vehicles and public transport premises 23\n\nDivision 3—Crossing railway tracks and tramway tracks offences 25\n\n29 Definitions 25\n\n30 Crossing of railway tracks or designated tramway tracks by pedestrians 25\n\n31 Pedestrian crossings other than pedestrian crossings that have independent pedestrian gates 27\n\n32 Driving or riding across railway tracks or designated tramway tracks 28\n\n33 Stopping on crossings between boom gates 29\n\n34 Entering onto tramway tracks and otherwise moving between platforms and tracks 30\n\n35 Entering onto railway tracks and designated tramway tracks and otherwise moving between platforms and tracks 30\n\nDivision 4—Face coverings 31\n\n36 Wearing a face covering on public transport if required by a pandemic order 31\n\nPart 3—Conduct affecting amenity 32\n\n37 Indecent, obscene, etc. language and behaviour 32\n\n38 Committing a nuisance or conveying things likely to annoy etc. 32\n\n39 Musical instruments on public transport vehicles or premises 32\n\n40 Sound equipment on public transport vehicles or premises 33\n\n41 Selling and busking etc. on public transport vehicles or premises 33\n\n42 Drinking liquor or possessing an open container of liquor on public transport vehicles or premises 34\n\n43 Smoking on public transport vehicles or premises 35\n\n44 Littering on public transport vehicles or premises 37\n\n45 Spitting 37\n\n46 Soiling of furniture 38\n\n47 Placing luggage as directed 38\n\n48 Graffiti 38\n\n49 Scratching or burning 38\n\n50 Animals on public transport vehicles or premises 39\n\n51 Animals on seats 40\n\n52 Animals not to stray 40\n\nPart 4—Seating on public transport vehicles or premises 41\n\n53 Person must vacate priority seat for person who needs a priority seat 41\n\n54 Person must vacate seat for person who needs a priority seat 41\n\n55 Person must vacate wheelchair area in certain circumstances 42\n\n56 Occupying unreserved seats 43\n\n57 Unauthorised travel and seating 43\n\nPart 5—Miscellaneous 44\n\n58 Prosecution or infringement for more than one offence 44\n\n59 Request to leave vehicle or premises 44\n\nSchedule 1—Revoked regulations 47\n\nSchedule 2—Prescribed equipment 48\n\n═════════════\n\nEndnotes 50\n\n1 General information 50\n\n2 Table of Amendments 52\n\n3 Explanatory details 53\n\n**Version No.** **001**\n\n**Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) (Conduct on Public Transport) Regulations 2025**\n\n**S.R. No. 147/2025**\n\nVersion as at  \n21 December 2025\n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n\t1 Objectives\n\nThe objectives of these Regulations are—\n\n(a) to regulate the conduct of persons on, and in relation to, trains, trams, buses and public transport premises having regard to safety, fairness and community standards; and\n\n(b) to facilitate comfortable and convenient travel for passengers on public transport; and\n\n(c) to require persons crossing railway tracks or tramway tracks or otherwise interacting with tracks to do so in a safe manner; and\n\n(d) to require persons travelling on trains, trams and buses or being on public transport premises—\n\n(i) to behave safely and in a way that does not cause harm, or is not likely to cause harm, to themselves or others; and\n\n(ii) to behave in a way that does not unnecessarily disturb others; and\n\n(iii) to use public transport equipment in a way that does not cause harm, or is not likely to cause harm, to themselves or others; and\n\n(iv) to not damage property.\n\n\t2 Authorising provisions\n\nThese Regulations are made under sections 56, 249B and 256 of the **Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) Act 1983**.\n\n\t3 Commencement\n\nThese Regulations come into operation on 21 December 2025.\n\n\t4 Revocations\n\nThe Regulations listed in Schedule 1 are **revoked**.\n\n\t5 Definitions\n\n(1) In these Regulations—\n\n***appropriate written authorisation*** means written authorisation from—\n\n(a) in relation to a public transport vehicle—the passenger transport company, rail freight operator or bus company that operates the vehicle; or\n\n(b) in relation to public transport premises—the owner or occupier of the premises;\n\n***authorised officer*** has the same meaning as in section 208 of the Act;\n\n***authorised person (conduct)*** means—\n\n(a) an authorised officer; or\n\n(b) a police officer; or\n\n(c) a protective services officer; or\n\n(d) a person employed by a passenger transport company or a bus company who has duties in relation to the issue, inspection or collection of tickets for travel in, or the operation of, a passenger vehicle; or\n\n(e) a person appointed in writing by a passenger transport company, a bus company, a rail freight operator, Rail Track, the Secretary or the Head, Transport for Victoria for the purposes of these Regulations; or\n\n(f) a bus company that is a natural person;\n\n***bicycle*** means a pedal bicycle, an electric bicycle or a modified bicycle;\n\n***bus premises*** has the same meaning as in section 3 of the **Transport (Safety Schemes Compliance and Enforcement) Act 2014**;\n\n***bus stop shelter*** means a place where passengers wait to catch a bus that—\n\n(a) is covered by a shelter or other structure; and\n\n(b) is public transport property;\n\n***compulsory ticket area*** has the same meaning as in regulation 5(1) of the Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) (Ticketing) Regulations 2017[[1]](#endnote-1);\n\n***controller box*** means a container that houses electrical components;\n\n***designated tramway tracks*** means—\n\n(a) the tramway tracks that run from the Whiteman Street tram stop, Southbank to the St Kilda Station tram stop; or\n\n(b) the tramway tracks that run from the Whiteman Street tram stop, Southbank to the Port Melbourne tram stop;\n\n***electric bicycle*** means—\n\n(a) a vehicle with 2 or more wheels that—\n\n(i) is built to be propelled partly by human power through a belt, chain or gears; and\n\n(ii) is fitted with one or more auxiliary motors that have a combined maximum ungoverned continuous rated power output of 200 watts or less; or\n\n(b) an electrically-powered pedal cycle with a maximum continuous rated power of 250 watts, of which the output is—\n\n(i) progressively reduced as the cycle's travel speed increases above 6 kilometres per hour; and\n\n(ii) cut off where—\n\n(A) the cycle reaches a speed of 25 kilometres per hour; or\n\n(B) the cyclist is not pedalling and the travel speed exceeds 6 kilometres per hour—\n\nbut does not include a modified bicycle;\n\n***electric personal transporter*** has the same meaning as in the dictionary in the Road Rules;\n\n***electric scooter*** has the same meaning as in the dictionary in the Road Rules;\n\n***electric transportation device*** means a device that can be propelled by an electric motor or motors and used as a means of transportation but does not include an electric bicycle, an electric scooter or a motorised wheelchair;\n\n**Examples**\n\nAn electric personal transporter, electric unicycle or electric skateboard.\n\n***face covering*** means a fitted face mask which covers a person's nose and mouth to provide that person with protection against infection but does not include a face shield;\n\n***folded***, in relation to an electric scooter, means in its compacted and latched position;\n\n***folding bicycle*** means a bicycle that can be folded;\n\n***level crossing*** means—\n\n(a) an area where a road and railway tracks meet at substantially the same level, whether or not there is a level crossing sign on the road at all or any of the entrances to the area; or\n\n(b) an area where a road and tramway tracks meet at substantially the same level and that has a level crossing sign on the road at each entrance to the area;\n\n**Note**\n\nRule 120 of the Road Rules includes diagrams of level crossing signs.\n\n***metropolitan train*** means a train that—\n\n(a) is powered by electricity and operates on the metropolitan rail network; or\n\n(b) is operated for the purpose of a rail service running between the Frankston railway station and the Stony Point railway station;\n\n***modified bicycle*** means a pedal bicycle that has been modified to attach an electric motor to propel the bicycle, including a pedal bicycle that has been fitted with an electric motor by attaching—\n\n(a) to the frame of the bicycle—\n\n(i) an external controller box; or\n\n(ii) an external electric motor; or\n\n(iii) a battery that is not integrated into the frame of the bicycle and that is not affixed to the frame by a mounting plate; or\n\n**Example**\n\nA battery that is attached to the frame of the bicycle by a hook and loop fastener, adhesive tape, a cable tie or a cord.\n\n(b) an external electric motor to, in or as part of the rear wheel hub of the bicycle;\n\n***motor vehicle*** has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the **Road Safety Act 1986**;\n\n***pandemic order*** has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the **Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008**;\n\n***park*** has the same meaning as in Part 12 of the Road Rules;\n\n***passenger vehicle*** has the same meaning as in regulation 5(1) of the Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous)  \n(Ticketing) Regulations 2017;\n\n***pedal bicycle*** means a vehicle with 2 or more wheels that is built to be propelled wholly by human power through a belt, chain or gears;\n\n***pedestrian*** includes—\n\n(a) a person in a motorised wheelchair that cannot travel at a speed of more than 10 kilometres per hour (on level ground); and\n\n(b) a person in a non-motorised wheelchair; and\n\n(c) a person pushing a motorised or non‑motorised wheelchair;\n\n***person who needs a priority seat*** means—\n\n(a) a person who, because of age, disability, injury, illness or pregnancy, has a functional need to travel in a seat; or\n\n(b) a carer of a person referred to in paragraph (a) who has a need for the carer's continuing or immediate assistance;\n\n***priority seat*** means a seat on a public transport vehicle or on public transport premises that is designated by the operator of the vehicle or the owner or occupier of the premises, by any notice or sign on the vehicle or premises, to be a seat for use by a person who needs a priority seat;\n\n***protective services officer***  has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the **Victoria Police Act 2013**;\n\n***public transport premises*** means—\n\n(a) railway premises; or\n\n(b) bus premises;\n\n***public transport vehicle*** means a train, a tram or a bus operated by a passenger transport company, a rail freight operator or a bus company;\n\n***railway premises*** means any land, building, premises or structure owned, occupied or leased by—\n\n(a) a passenger transport company in connection with its capacity as a provider of a passenger service; or\n\n(b) a rail freight operator in connection with its capacity as a provider of a rail freight service; or\n\n(c) Rail Track; or\n\n(d) the Head, Transport for Victoria in connection with its functions in relation to passenger services;\n\n***railway*** ***track*** means a railway used by a passenger transport company or rail freight operator to operate a railway for the carriage of passengers or freight;\n\n***reserved***, in relation to a seat, means reserved on a V/Line passenger service or a V/Line bus service;\n\n***Road Rules*** means the Road Safety Road Rules 2017[[2]](#endnote-2);\n\n***shared path*** has the same meaning as in the dictionary in the Road Rules;\n\n***small children's bicycle*** means a balance bicycle or a pedal bicycle that has a wheel diameter no greater than 31 centimetres and is intended for use by children;\n\n***stop*** has the same meaning as in Part 12 of the Road Rules;\n\n***the Act*** means the **Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) Act 1983**;\n\n***ticket*** has the same meaning as in regulation 5(1) of the Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) (Ticketing) Regulations 2017;\n\n***train*** includes a single carriage (whether powered or not) which does not form part of a set or series of carriages;\n\n***tram stop*** has the same meaning as in the dictionary in the Road Rules;\n\n***tram stop platform*** means a raised area of a tram stop other than where the raised area forms part of—\n\n(a) a road; or\n\n(b) a shared path;\n\n***tram stop shelter*** means a place where passengers wait to catch a tram that—\n\n(a) is covered by a shelter or other structure; and\n\n(b) is public transport property;\n\n***tramway track*** has the same meaning as in section 221U of the Act;\n\n***vehicle*** means a conveyance that is designed to be propelled or drawn by any means, whether or not it is capable of being so propelled or drawn, and includes the following—\n\n(a) a motor vehicle;\n\n(b) a trailer;\n\n(c) a bicycle;\n\n(d) an electric scooter;\n\n(e) an air-cushion vehicle;\n\n(f) an animal that is being ridden or that is drawing a vehicle;\n\n(g) a combination of vehicles consisting of a motor vehicle connected to one or more vehicles—\n\nbut does not include the following—\n\n(h) a wheelchair other than a motorised wheelchair capable of a speed of 10 kilometres per hour or more;\n\n(i) a wheeled recreational device;\n\n(j) a wheeled toy;\n\n***wheelchair*** has the same meaning as in the dictionary in the Road Rules;\n\n***wheelchair area*** means an area in a public transport vehicle or on public transport premises that is designated by the operator of the vehicle or the owner or occupier of the premises, by any notice or sign in or on the vehicle or premises, to be an area for use by a person in a wheelchair;\n\n***wheeled recreational device*** has the same meaning as in the dictionary in the Road Rules;\n\n***wheeled toy*** has the same meaning as in the dictionary in the Road Rules.\n\n(2) For the purposes of these Regulations, the fact that a tramway track is not laid entirely on public streets or roads does not prevent a vehicle running on that tramway track from being characterised as a tram.\n\n(3) To avoid doubt, a reference in these Regulations to a level crossing includes a reference to any area adjacent to the crossing that is denoted by painted cross-hatched road markings.\n\n\t6 Liability for offences\n\nAn authorised person (conduct) or an employee, contractor or agent of a passenger transport company, a rail freight operator, a bus company or Rail Track is not liable to be prosecuted for or served with an infringement notice for an offence under these Regulations for anything reasonably done in the course of their duties.\n\nPart 2—Conduct affecting safety\n\nDivision 1—General conduct offences\n\n\t7 Conveying or bringing things likely to injure or endanger\n\n(1) A person in or on a public transport vehicle or public transport premises must not convey or bring, or attempt to convey or bring, any thing that is likely to injure or endanger another person or damage property.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n**Example**\n\nAn explosive device or petrol contained in a fuel tank.\n\n(2) A transport employee may, in the course of the employee's duties, direct a person not to convey or bring or attempt to convey or bring any thing into or onto a public transport vehicle if that thing is likely to injure or endanger any person or likely to damage any property if it is conveyed or brought into or onto the public transport vehicle.\n\n(3) A transport employee may, in the course of the employee's duties, direct a person not to convey or bring or attempt to convey or bring any thing into or onto public transport premises if that thing is likely to injure or endanger any person or likely to damage any property if it is conveyed or brought into or onto the premises.\n\n(4) A person must obey a direction given to that person under subregulation (2) or (3).\n\nPenalty: 15 penalty units.\n\n(5) In this regulation—\n\n***transport employee*** means an employee of a passenger transport company, a rail freight operator, Rail Track or a bus company.\n\n\t8 Protruding part of body or object\n\nA person in a public transport vehicle that is in motion must not protrude or cause to protrude from a door, window or hatch of the vehicle any, or any part, of the following—\n\n(a) the person's body;\n\n(b) another person's body;\n\n(c) an object.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n\t9 Throwing or dropping things\n\n(1) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, throw any thing from or at a public transport vehicle or public transport premises.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(2) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, drop any thing from a public transport vehicle or public transport premises.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n\t10 Creating obstructions\n\n(1) A person in or on a public transport vehicle or public transport premises must not create an obstruction without reasonable excuse.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(2) A person in or on a public transport vehicle or public transport premises must not do anything which is likely to cause an obstruction without reasonable excuse.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n\t11 Carriage of pedal bicycles and electric bicycles on metropolitan trains\n\n(1) A person must not bring a pedal bicycle or an electric bicycle into or onto a metropolitan train through the first door of the first carriage of that train.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(2) A person must not be in possession of a pedal bicycle or an electric bicycle near the first door inside the first carriage of a metropolitan train.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(3) Subregulations (1) and (2) do not apply to a person bringing or being in possession of a pedal bicycle or an electric bicycle that can be folded and that is folded.\n\n\t12 Carriage of modified bicycles on metropolitan trains\n\n(1) A person must not bring a modified bicycle into or onto a metropolitan train.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(2) A person must not be in possession of a modified bicycle on a metropolitan train.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n\t13 Carriage of modified bicycles on V/Line passenger services\n\n(1) A person must not bring a modified bicycle into or onto a V/Line passenger service.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(2) A person must not be in possession of a modified bicycle on a V/Line passenger service.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n\t14 Modified bicycles in compulsory ticket areas\n\n(1) A person must not bring a modified bicycle into a compulsory ticket area.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(2) A person must not be in possession of a modified bicycle in a compulsory ticket area.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n\t15 Carriage of bicycles on trams and bicycles on tram stop platforms\n\n(1) A person must not bring a bicycle into or onto a tram unless the bicycle is a folding bicycle that is folded.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(2) A person must not bring a bicycle (other than a folding bicycle) onto a tram stop platform.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(3) A person must not be in possession of a bicycle inside a tram unless the bicycle is a folding bicycle that is folded.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(4) A person must not be in possession of a bicycle (other than a folding bicycle) on a tram stop platform.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(5) Subregulations (1), (2), (3) and (4) do not apply to a person bringing or being in possession of a small children's bicycle.\n\n\t16 Carriage of bicycles on buses\n\n(1) A person must not bring a bicycle into or onto a bus that is a public transport vehicle.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(2) A person must not be in possession of a bicycle inside a bus that is a public transport vehicle.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(3) Subregulations (1) and (2) do not apply to a person bringing or being in possession of—\n\n(a) a folding bicycle that is folded; or\n\n(b) a small children's bicycle; or\n\n(c) a bicycle on a bus—\n\n(i) that is equipped to carry bicycles; or\n\n(ii) that is being used to replace a V/Line passenger service.\n\n\t17 Carriage of electric scooters on trams and electric scooters on tram stop platforms\n\n(1) A person must not bring an electric scooter that is not folded into or onto a tram.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(2) A person must not bring an electric scooter that is not capable of being folded onto a tram stop platform.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(3) A person must not be in possession of an electric scooter that is not folded inside a tram.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(4) A person must not be in possession of an electric scooter that is not capable of being folded on a tram stop platform.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n\t18 Carriage of electric scooters on buses\n\n(1) A person must not bring an electric scooter that is not folded into or onto a bus that is a public transport vehicle.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(2) A person must not be in possession of an electric scooter that is not folded inside a bus that is a public transport vehicle.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(3) Subregulations (1) and (2) do not apply in relation to a V/Line bus service.\n\n\t19 Riding bicycles etc. on public transport vehicles\n\nA person must not ride a bicycle, an electric scooter, an electric transportation device, a wheeled recreational device or a wheeled toy in or on a public transport vehicle.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n\t20 Charging or operating electric bicycles, electric scooters and electric transportation devices on public transport vehicles\n\n(1) A person must not be in possession of an electric bicycle, electric scooter or electric transportation device that is switched on or being operated in or on a public transport vehicle.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(2) A person must not charge an electric bicycle, electric scooter or electric transportation device in or on a public transport vehicle.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n\t21 Charging or operating electric bicycles, electric scooters and electric transportation devices in compulsory ticket areas\n\n(1) A person must not be in possession of an electric bicycle, electric scooter or electric transportation device that is switched on or being operated in a compulsory ticket area.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(2) A person must not charge an electric bicycle, electric scooter or electric transportation device in a compulsory ticket area.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n\t22 Driving, riding or parking a vehicle on public transport premises\n\n(1) A person must not drive, ride or park a vehicle on any part of public transport premises that is not designated for the use of vehicles of that type.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(2) A person who drives, rides or parks a vehicle on public transport premises must obey all parking control signs that apply to the premises.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(3) A person who drives or rides a vehicle or a wheeled recreational device on public transport premises must obey all traffic control devices that apply to the premises.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(4) A person must not drive or ride a vehicle or a wheeled recreational device on public transport premises in a manner likely to cause injury to or to endanger any person or to damage property.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(5) A person must not park a vehicle on public transport premises in a manner likely to cause an obstruction.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(6) A person must comply with any direction (whether given orally, in writing or otherwise) about driving, riding, stopping, removing or parking of vehicles or wheeled recreational devices given to the person by an authorised person (conduct) while the person is on public transport premises.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n**Example**\n\nA direction given by means of a hand signal.\n\n(7) In this regulation—\n\n***parking control sign*** has the same meaning as in the dictionary in the Road Rules;\n\n***traffic control device*** has the same meaning as in the dictionary in the Road Rules.\n\n\t23 Unauthorised entering and leaving vehicles and premises\n\n(1) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, enter or leave or attempt to enter or leave a public transport vehicle while the vehicle is in motion.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(2) A person must not, without reasonable excuse or the permission of an authorised person (conduct), enter or leave or attempt to enter or leave a train or tram that stops next to a platform other than by a doorway next to the platform, unless such a doorway is unavailable.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(3) A person must not, without reasonable excuse or the permission of an authorised person (conduct), enter or leave or attempt to enter or leave a public transport vehicle, public transport premises or a compulsory ticket area other than through an entrance or exit provided for passengers or the public.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(4) A person must not, without reasonable excuse or the permission of an authorised person (conduct), enter or leave or attempt to enter or leave a public transport vehicle, public transport premises or a compulsory ticket area through an emergency exit other than in an emergency.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(5) A person must not, without reasonable excuse or the permission of an authorised person (conduct), jump or climb over any barrier on public transport premises.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(6) A person must not, without reasonable excuse or the permission of an authorised person (conduct), enter or attempt to enter a public transport vehicle if the vehicle has stopped only for passengers to leave.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(7) A person must not, without reasonable excuse or the permission of an authorised person (conduct), leave or attempt to leave a public transport vehicle if the vehicle has stopped only for passengers to enter.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n\t24 Travelling in, or mounting of, places not intended for travel\n\n(1) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, step, stand, sit, kneel or lie on or hold onto an exterior part of a public transport vehicle while the vehicle is in motion.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(2) A rider of an electric scooter must not attach or attempt to attach themselves or another person or the electric scooter to the exterior of a public transport vehicle for any purpose.\n\nPenalty: 20 penalty units.\n\n**Note**\n\nIt is an offence against section 221ZE(2) of the Act for a person to attach themselves or a bicycle, wheeled recreational device or wheeled toy to a train, tram or bus.\n\nDivision 2—Interfering with equipment or  \nproperty offences\n\n\t25 Interference with gates and doors\n\n(1) A person in or on any public transport vehicle or on public transport premises must not, without reasonable excuse, unlock a lock or open a locked door.\n\nPenalty: 20 penalty units.\n\n(2) A person in or on any public transport vehicle or on public transport premises must not, without reasonable excuse, lock any unlocked door.\n\nPenalty: 20 penalty units.\n\n(3) A person in or on any public transport vehicle or on public transport premises must not, without reasonable excuse, open or interfere with any locked gate or door.\n\nPenalty: 20 penalty units.\n\n(4) A person in or on any public transport vehicle or on public transport premises must not, without reasonable excuse, close or interfere with any unlocked or opened gate or door.\n\nPenalty: 20 penalty units.\n\n(5) A person in or on any public transport vehicle or on public transport premises must not, without reasonable excuse, prevent or attempt to prevent an automatic door from opening or closing.\n\nPenalty: 20 penalty units.\n\n(6) A person in or on any public transport vehicle or on public transport premises must not, without reasonable excuse, if the release mechanism of an automatic door is operated by an authorised person (conduct), open or attempt to open the automatic door before the release mechanism is operated by the authorised person (conduct).\n\nPenalty: 20 penalty units.\n\n(7) A person in or on any public transport vehicle or on public transport premises must not, without reasonable excuse, make use of an automatic door in a manner likely to cause damage to the release or closing mechanism connected to the door.\n\nPenalty: 20 penalty units.\n\n(8) A person in or on any public transport vehicle must not, without reasonable excuse, open or hold open any door on the vehicle while the vehicle is in motion if the door provides access to the outside of the vehicle.\n\nPenalty: 20 penalty units.\n\n\t26 Prescribed equipment\n\nThe equipment set out in Schedule 2 is prescribed equipment for the purposes of section 222B(1) of the Act.\n\n\t27 Damage to property\n\nA person must not destroy, damage or deface any property belonging to, occupied by, leased by or otherwise under the control of  a passenger transport company, a rail freight operator, Rail Track or a bus company.\n\nPenalty: 20 penalty units.\n\n\t28 Fires on public transport vehicles and public transport premises\n\n(1) A person must not light a fire in or on a public transport vehicle.\n\nPenalty: 20 penalty units.\n\n(2) A person must not light a fire in or on public transport premises without appropriate written authorisation.\n\nPenalty: 20 penalty units.\n\n(3) A person must not leave a fire that has been lit by that person in or on public transport premises until the fire is completely extinguished.\n\nPenalty: 20 penalty units.\n\n(4) A person must not bring any burning substance into or onto a public transport vehicle or, by any act or omission, cause a burning substance to be brought into or onto a public transport vehicle.\n\nPenalty: 20 penalty units.\n\n(5) A person must not bring any burning substance into or onto public transport premises or, by any act or omission, cause a burning substance to be brought into or onto public transport premises in circumstances likely to cause injury to or to endanger any person or to damage any property.\n\nPenalty: 20 penalty units.\n\n(6) A person must not throw or drop any burning substance onto or from any public transport vehicle or public transport premises.\n\nPenalty: 20 penalty units.\n\n(7) A person must not, by any act or omission, cause a burning substance to be thrown or dropped onto or from any public transport vehicle or public transport premises.\n\nPenalty: 20 penalty units.\n\n(8) A person must not throw any burning substance at a public transport vehicle or public transport premises.\n\nPenalty: 20 penalty units.\n\n(9) In this regulation—\n\n***burning substance*** includes a cigarette or cigar or any part of a cigarette or cigar.\n\nDivision 3—Crossing railway tracks and tramway tracks offences\n\n\t29 Definitions\n\nIn this Division—\n\n***pedestrian crossing*** means a place provided for crossing over railway tracks or designated tramway tracks by pedestrians;\n\n***pedestrian gate*** includes a pedestrian boom or pedestrian barrier;\n\n***twin red lights*** has the same meaning as in the dictionary in the Road Rules.\n\n\t30 Crossing of railway tracks or designated tramway tracks by pedestrians\n\n(1) A pedestrian must not cross or attempt to cross railway tracks or designated tramway tracks other than at a pedestrian crossing unless directed to do so by an authorised person (conduct).\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(2) A pedestrian must not cross or attempt to cross railway tracks or designated tramway tracks at a pedestrian crossing if—\n\n(a) a train or tram approaching the crossing can be seen from the crossing, or is sounding a warning; and\n\n(b) there would be a danger of the pedestrian being struck by the train or tram if the pedestrian entered the crossing.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(3) A pedestrian must not cross or attempt to cross railway tracks or designated tramway tracks at a pedestrian crossing if the crossing, or a footpath beyond the crossing, is blocked.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n**Examples**\n\nThe crossing, or a footpath beyond the crossing, may be blocked by congested traffic, a car accident or stock on the footpath.\n\n(4) A pedestrian must not cross or attempt to cross railway tracks or designated tramway tracks at a pedestrian crossing if the pedestrian is directed not to do so by an authorised person (conduct).\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(5) A pedestrian must not cross or attempt to cross railway tracks or designated tramway tracks at a pedestrian crossing that has pedestrian gates that operate independently from pedestrian gates on the other side of the pedestrian crossing if a pedestrian gate on the same side of the pedestrian crossing as the pedestrian is closed or is opening or closing.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(6) If any of the following events occurs after a pedestrian has entered a pedestrian crossing, the pedestrian must exit the pedestrian crossing without delay—\n\n(a) warning lights (for example, twin red lights or rotating red lights) start operating or warning bells start ringing;\n\n(b) a gate, boom or barrier at a level crossing next to the pedestrian crossing starts to close;\n\n(c) a train or tram approaches the pedestrian crossing.\n\nPenalty: 5 penalty units.\n\n(7) In this regulation—\n\n***footpath*** has the same meaning as in the dictionary in the Road Rules.\n\n\t31 Pedestrian crossings other than pedestrian crossings that have independent pedestrian gates\n\n(1) This regulation does not apply in relation to a pedestrian crossing that has pedestrian gates that operate independently from pedestrian gates on the other side of the pedestrian crossing.\n\n(2) A pedestrian must not cross or attempt to cross railway tracks or designated tramway tracks at a pedestrian crossing if warning lights (for example, twin red lights or rotating red lights) are operating or warning bells are ringing.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(3) A pedestrian must not cross or attempt to cross railway tracks or designated tramway tracks at a pedestrian crossing if a train or tram is on or entering the pedestrian crossing.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(4) A pedestrian must not cross or attempt to cross railway tracks or designated tramway tracks at a pedestrian crossing if a gate, boom or barrier at a level crossing next to the pedestrian crossing is closed or is opening or closing.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(5) A pedestrian must not cross or attempt to cross railway tracks or designated tramway tracks at a pedestrian crossing if—\n\n(a) the pedestrian crossing has pedestrian gates next to a level crossing that operate together with pedestrian gates on the other side of the pedestrian crossing; and\n\n(b) a pedestrian gate next to the level crossing is closed or is opening or closing.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n\t32 Driving or riding across railway tracks or designated tramway tracks\n\n(1) A person must not drive or ride or attempt to drive or ride a vehicle or wheeled recreational device across railway tracks or designated tramway tracks at a place other than a level crossing.\n\nPenalty: 20 penalty units.\n\n(2) A person must not drive or ride or attempt to drive or ride a vehicle or wheeled recreational device across railway tracks or designated tramway tracks at a level crossing if warning lights (for example, twin red lights or rotating red lights) are operating or warning bells are ringing.\n\nPenalty: 20 penalty units.\n\n(3) A person must not drive or ride or attempt to drive or ride a vehicle or wheeled recreational device across railway tracks or designated tramway tracks at a level crossing if a gate, boom or barrier at the crossing is closed or is opening or closing.\n\nPenalty: 20 penalty units.\n\n(4) A person must not drive or ride or attempt to drive or ride a vehicle or wheeled recreational device across railway tracks or designated tramway tracks at a level crossing if a train or tram is on or entering the crossing.\n\nPenalty: 20 penalty units.\n\n(5) A person must not drive or ride or attempt to drive or ride a vehicle or wheeled recreational device across railway tracks or designated tramway tracks at a level crossing if a train or tram approaching the crossing can be seen from the crossing, or is sounding a warning, and there would be a danger of a collision with the train or tram if the person entered the crossing.\n\nPenalty: 20 penalty units.\n\n(6) A person must not drive or ride or attempt to drive or ride a vehicle or wheeled recreational device across railway tracks or designated tramway tracks at a level crossing if the person cannot drive or ride through the crossing because the crossing, or a road beyond the crossing, is blocked.\n\nPenalty: 20 penalty units.\n\n**Examples**\n\nThe crossing, or a road beyond the crossing, may be blocked by congested traffic, a disabled vehicle, a collision between vehicles or between a vehicle and a pedestrian or stock on the road.\n\n(7) A person must not drive or ride or attempt to drive or ride a vehicle or wheeled recreational device across railway tracks or designated tramway tracks at a level crossing if the person is directed not to do so by an authorised person (conduct).\n\nPenalty: 20 penalty units.\n\n\t33 Stopping on crossings between boom gates\n\nA person who drives or rides a vehicle or wheeled recreational device across railway tracks or designated tramway tracks must not stop the vehicle or wheeled recreational device on a level crossing between boom gates.\n\nPenalty: 20 penalty units.\n\n\t34 Entering onto tramway tracks and otherwise moving between platforms and tracks\n\n(1) This regulation does not apply in relation to designated tramway tracks.\n\n(2) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, enter a place between 2 platforms in which there is a tramway track other than at a place provided for crossing by pedestrians.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(3) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, descend from a platform onto a tramway track other than at a place provided for descending by pedestrians.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(4) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, ascend onto a platform from a tramway track other than at a place provided for ascending by pedestrians.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n\t35 Entering onto railway tracks and designated tramway tracks and otherwise moving between platforms and tracks\n\n(1) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, enter a place between 2 platforms in which there is a railway track or designated tramway track other than at a place provided for crossing by pedestrians.\n\nPenalty: 20 penalty units.\n\n(2) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, descend from a platform onto a railway track or designated tramway track other than at a place provided for descending by pedestrians.\n\nPenalty: 20 penalty units.\n\n(3) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, enter onto a railway track or designated tramway track other than at a place provided for crossing by pedestrians.\n\nPenalty: 20 penalty units.\n\nDivision 4—Face coverings\n\n\t36 Wearing a face covering on public transport if required by a pandemic order\n\n(1) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, enter or travel in a passenger vehicle without wearing a face covering if a pandemic order is in force that requires a person to wear a face covering in that circumstance.\n\nPenalty: 20 penalty units.\n\n(2) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, be in or on the following without wearing a face covering if a pandemic order is in force that requires a person to wear a face covering in or on such a place—\n\n(a) a railway station, including—\n\n(i) a train platform; and\n\n(ii) any compulsory ticket area that is not a train platform;\n\n(b) a tram stop shelter or bus stop shelter;\n\n(c) a tram stop platform.\n\nPenalty: 20 penalty units.\n\n(3) For the purposes of subregulations (1) and (2), reasonable excuse includes, but is not limited to, that the person is exempted from wearing a face covering in accordance with the pandemic order.\n\nPart 3—Conduct affecting amenity\n\n\t37 Indecent, obscene, etc. language and behaviour\n\nA person in or on a public transport vehicle or public transport premises must not—\n\n(a) use indecent, obscene, offensive or threatening language; or\n\n(b) behave in an indecent, obscene, offensive, threatening, disorderly, riotous or violent manner.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n\t38 Committing a nuisance or conveying things likely to annoy etc.\n\n(1) A person in or on a public transport vehicle or public transport premises must not convey, bring or attempt to convey or bring any thing that is likely to annoy or disturb another person.\n\nPenalty: 5 penalty units.\n\n(2) A person in or on a public transport vehicle or public transport premises must not commit a nuisance or act in a way that is likely to interfere with the comfort of another person.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n\t39 Musical instruments on public transport vehicles or premises\n\nA person must not play a musical instrument in or on a public transport vehicle or public transport premises without appropriate written authorisation.\n\nPenalty: 5 penalty units.\n\n\t40 Sound equipment on public transport vehicles or premises\n\n(1) A person must not operate any sound equipment in or on a public transport vehicle or public transport premises unless—\n\n(a) the sound from the equipment is contained by the use of headphones; or\n\n(b) the sound is inaudible to other persons in or on the vehicle or premises; or\n\n(c) the person is using a mobile telephone to make or receive a telephone call and the mobile telephone is not on loudspeaker; or\n\n(d) the person has appropriate written authorisation.\n\nPenalty: 5 penalty units.\n\n(2) In this regulation—\n\n***sound equipment*** means any device capable of producing sound.\n\n**Examples**\n\nA radio, smart phone or tablet.\n\n\t41 Selling and busking etc. on public transport vehicles or premises\n\n(1) A person in or on a public transport vehicle or public transport premises must not, without appropriate written authorisation—\n\n(a) sell, offer to sell or expose for sale any thing; or\n\n(b) hire or offer for hire any thing; or\n\n(c) tout or ply for custom, hire or employment—\n\nunless that conduct is solicited.\n\nPenalty: 5 penalty units.\n\n(2) A person in or on a public transport vehicle or public transport premises must not, without appropriate written authorisation—\n\n(a) distribute handbills; or\n\n(b) solicit money or goods from any person; or\n\n(c) busk.\n\nPenalty: 5 penalty units.\n\n\t42 Drinking liquor or possessing an open container of liquor on public transport vehicles or premises\n\n(1) A person in or on a public transport vehicle or public transport premises must not drink from a container that contains, or purports to contain, liquor, unless the liquor has been purchased from, and is consumed at, a place that has been authorised by a passenger transport company, a rail freight operator, a bus company or Rail Track as a place where liquor may be consumed.\n\nPenalty: 5 penalty units.\n\n(2) A person in or on a public transport vehicle or public transport premises must not possess an open container that contains, or purports to contain, liquor, unless the liquor has been purchased from, and is consumed at, a place that has been authorised by a passenger transport company, a rail freight operator, a bus company or Rail Track as a place where liquor may be consumed.\n\nPenalty: 5 penalty units.\n\n(3) In this regulation—\n\n***liquor*** has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the **Liquor Control Reform Act 1998**.\n\n\t43 Smoking on public transport vehicles or premises\n\n(1) A person must not smoke in or on any of the following—\n\n(a) a public transport vehicle;\n\n(b) a tram stop shelter or bus stop shelter;\n\n(c) a train platform;\n\n(d) a compulsory ticket area (other than a train platform);\n\n(e) a tram stop platform;\n\n(f) any other public transport premises or part of public transport premises where a notice is displayed stating that smoking on the premises or that part of the premises is prohibited.\n\nPenalty: 5 penalty units.\n\n(2) A passenger transport company or bus company must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that acceptable no smoking signs are displayed in any public transport vehicle operated by the passenger transport company or bus company in places where a person on that vehicle is reasonably likely to see one or more of the signs.\n\nPenalty: 5 penalty units.\n\n(3) A responsible entity in respect of a tram stop shelter or bus stop shelter must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that acceptable no smoking signs are displayed at the shelter in a manner in which a person is reasonably likely to see one or more of the signs when the person is in or is entering the shelter.\n\nPenalty: 5 penalty units.\n\n(4) A responsible entity in respect of a train platform, compulsory ticket area (other than a train platform) or tram stop platform must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that acceptable no smoking signs are displayed on the platform or in the area in a manner in which a person is reasonably likely to see one or more of the signs when the person is in or on or is entering the platform or area.\n\nPenalty: 5 penalty units.\n\n(5) In this regulation—\n\n***acceptable no smoking sign*** has the same meaning as in section 3 of the **Tobacco Act 1987**;\n\n***occupier*** means—\n\n(a) in respect of a tram stop shelter or bus stop shelter, the infrastructure manager (within the meaning of section 3(1) of the **Road Management Act 2004**) of the shelter; or\n\n(b) in respect of a train platform, compulsory ticket area (other than a train platform) or tram stop platform, the passenger transport company that occupies the platform or area;\n\n***responsible entity***, in respect of a tram stop shelter, bus stop shelter, train platform, compulsory ticket area (other than a train platform) or tram stop platform, means—\n\n(a) if there is an occupier of that place, the occupier; or\n\n(b) if there is no such occupier, the owner of that place;\n\n***smoke*** means—\n\n(a) smoke, hold or otherwise have control over an ignited or heated tobacco product; or\n\n(b) use a vaping device to generate or release an aerosol or vapour; or\n\n(c) smoke any other substance;\n\n***tobacco product*** has the same meaning as in section 3 of the **Tobacco Act 1987**;\n\n***vaping device*** has the same meaning as in section 3 of the **Tobacco Act 1987**.\n\n\t44 Littering on public transport vehicles or premises\n\n(1) A person must not leave or deposit litter in or on a public transport vehicle or public transport premises except in a receptacle provided for that purpose.\n\nPenalty: 5 penalty units.\n\n(2) A person must not leave or deposit any thing in or on a public transport vehicle or public transport premises that may endanger any person or property except in a receptacle provided for that purpose.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n**Example**\n\nA broken glass bottle.\n\n(3) In this regulation—\n\n***litter*** has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the **Environment Protection Act 2017**.\n\n\t45 Spitting\n\n(1) A person must not spit in, on or at a public transport vehicle or on public transport premises.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(2) A person who is in or on a public transport vehicle or public transport premises must not spit at or on another person.\n\nPenalty: 15 penalty units.\n\n\t46 Soiling of furniture\n\nA person must not, without reasonable excuse—\n\n(a) soil or damage any furniture; or\n\n(b) allow an animal of which the person is in charge to soil or damage any furniture—\n\nthat is the property of a passenger transport company or bus company.\n\nPenalty: 5 penalty units.\n\n\t47 Placing luggage as directed\n\nA passenger on a public transport vehicle must place luggage carried by that passenger as directed by an authorised person (conduct).\n\nPenalty: 5 penalty units.\n\n\t48 Graffiti\n\nA person must not, in or on any public transport vehicle or public transport premises, without appropriate written authorisation—\n\n(a) write or draw any word, representation or character; or\n\n(b) affix any poster.\n\nPenalty: 20 penalty units.\n\n\t49 Scratching or burning\n\nA person must not scratch or burn a public transport vehicle or public transport premises.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n\t50 Animals on public transport vehicles or premises\n\n(1) A person must not take any animal onto or into a public transport vehicle  or public transport premises unless the person is permitted to do so under subregulation (2).\n\nPenalty: 5 penalty units.\n\n(2) A person is permitted to take an animal onto or into a public transport vehicle or public transport premises if the animal is—\n\n(a) a guide dog or hearing dog or a guide dog or hearing dog in training for a person with a sight or hearing impairment; or\n\n(b) an assistance animal; or\n\n(c) a small animal being carried in a container that—\n\n(i) is designed specifically for the carriage of animals; and\n\n(ii) is suitable for the carriage of that small animal; or\n\n(d) in the case of a metropolitan train or public transport premises, a dog that—\n\n(i) is restrained by the person by a lead or harness; and\n\n(ii) is prevented from biting by a muzzle.\n\n(3) A person who takes an animal onto or into a public transport vehicle or public transport premises must remove any matter emanating from the animal or its container from the vehicle or premises.\n\nPenalty: 5 penalty units.\n\n(4) An authorised person (conduct) may ask a person in charge of an animal in a public transport vehicle or on public transport premises to remove the animal from the vehicle or premises if, in the opinion of the authorised person (conduct), the animal is causing a disturbance or acting in a manner that poses a risk to the safety of any person.\n\n(5) A person must remove an animal from a public transport vehicle or public transport premises immediately after being asked to do so under subregulation (4).\n\nPenalty: 5 penalty units.\n\n(6) In this regulation—\n\n***assistance animal*** has the same meaning as in section 4(1) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 of the Commonwealth.\n\n\t51 Animals on seats\n\nA person who takes an animal onto a public transport vehicle must not allow the animal to occupy a seat or otherwise prevent another person from using a seat on the vehicle.\n\nPenalty: 5 penalty units.\n\n\t52 Animals not to stray\n\nA person must not allow an animal to stray or wander onto or into a public transport vehicle or public transport premises.\n\nPenalty: 5 penalty units.\n\nPart 4—Seating on public transport vehicles or premises\n\n\t53 Person must vacate priority seat for person who needs a priority seat\n\nA person who is sitting on a priority seat must vacate the seat if—\n\n(a) the person is not a person who needs a priority seat; and\n\n(b) the person is requested to vacate the seat by or on behalf of a person who needs a priority seat or by an authorised person (conduct) to enable a person who needs a priority seat to occupy the seat.\n\nPenalty: 5 penalty units.\n\n\t54 Person must vacate seat for person who needs a priority seat\n\nA person who is sitting on a seat (other than a priority seat or a reserved seat) on a public transport vehicle or on public transport premises must vacate the seat if—\n\n(a) the person is not a person who needs a priority seat; and\n\n(b) the person is requested to vacate the seat by or on behalf of a person who needs a priority seat or by an authorised person (conduct) to enable a person who needs a priority seat to occupy the seat; and\n\n(c) each priority seat to which the person who needs a priority seat has reasonable access on the vehicle or on the premises is already occupied by another person who needs a priority seat.\n\nPenalty: 5 penalty units.\n\n\t55 Person must vacate wheelchair area in certain circumstances\n\n(1) A person who is occupying a wheelchair area in a carriage of a train that is a public transport vehicle must vacate the area if—\n\n(a) the person is not in a wheelchair; and\n\n(b) a person in a wheelchair enters that carriage of the train; and\n\n(c) there is no other wheelchair area in the carriage that is closer to the door of the carriage by which the person in a wheelchair entered the carriage.\n\nPenalty: 5 penalty units.\n\n(2) A person who is occupying a wheelchair area in a tram or a bus that is a public transport vehicle must vacate the area if—\n\n(a) the person is not in a wheelchair; and\n\n(b) a person in a wheelchair enters the tram or bus; and\n\n(c) there is no other wheelchair area in the tram or bus that is closer to the door of the tram or bus by which the person in a wheelchair entered the tram or bus.\n\nPenalty: 5 penalty units.\n\n(3) A person who is occupying a wheelchair area must vacate the area if—\n\n(a) the person is not in a wheelchair; and\n\n(b) the person is requested to vacate the area by or on behalf of a person in a wheelchair or by an authorised person (conduct) to enable the area to be occupied by a person in a wheelchair.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n\t56 Occupying unreserved seats\n\nA person who is sitting on a seat on a public transport vehicle and is using another seat that is not a reserved seat must make the other seat available for another person to sit on if requested to do so by the other person.\n\n**Example**\n\nA person placing a bag on another seat.\n\nPenalty: 5 penalty units.\n\n\t57 Unauthorised travel and seating\n\n(1) A person must not, without obtaining permission from an authorised person (conduct), occupy a compartment, sleeping berth, seat or other place in or on a public transport vehicle contrary to—\n\n(a) a condition determined by the Head, Transport for Victoria under section 220D(1) of the Act; or\n\n(b) a condition of travel specified in writing by the passenger transport company or the bus company that operates the public transport vehicle.\n\n(2) An authorised person (conduct) may request a person in or on a public transport vehicle to comply with a condition referred to in subregulation (1)(a) or (b).\n\n(3) An authorised person (conduct) may, on reasonable grounds, request a person in or on a public transport vehicle to occupy a particular seat on that vehicle.\n\n(4) A person must comply with a request made by an authorised person (conduct) under subregulation (2) or (3).\n\nPenalty: 5 penalty units.\n\nPart 5—Miscellaneous\n\n\t58 Prosecution or infringement for more than one offence\n\nA person is not liable to be prosecuted or served with an infringement notice for an offence against regulation 36(1) or (2) if, in relation to the same facts or circumstances, that person has been prosecuted or served with an infringement notice for an offence against section 165BN(1) of the **Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008**.\n\n\t59 Request to leave vehicle or premises\n\n(1) An authorised person (conduct) may ask a person to leave a public transport vehicle if—\n\n(a) the person enters the vehicle when it is too full to carry any more passengers in a safe manner; or\n\n(b) the person remains in a doorway, vestibule, corridor or gangway of the public transport vehicle after being asked by an authorised person (conduct) not to do so; or\n\n(c) the person is using indecent, obscene, offensive or threatening language; or\n\n(d) the person is behaving in an indecent, obscene, offensive, threatening, disorderly, riotous or violent manner; or\n\n(e) the authorised person (conduct) reasonably believes that the person's clothing or luggage is likely to soil or damage any property of the passenger transport company, rail freight operator or bus company that operates the public transport vehicle or any property of Rail Track or any other person; or\n\n(f) the person enters, boards or attempts to enter or board the public transport vehicle after being asked by an authorised person (conduct) not to do so.\n\n(2) An authorised person (conduct) may ask a person to leave public transport premises if—\n\n(a) the person is using indecent, obscene, offensive or threatening language; or\n\n(b) the person is behaving in an indecent, obscene, offensive, threatening, disorderly, riotous or violent manner.\n\n(3) An authorised person (conduct) may ask a person to leave a public transport vehicle or public transport premises if the authorised person (conduct) reasonably believes that—\n\n(a) in the case of a public transport vehicle that is a passenger vehicle, the person has failed to comply with regulation 7(1), 8(2) or 10(3) of the Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) (Ticketing) Regulations 2017 in respect of travel in that passenger vehicle; or\n\n(b) in the case of public transport premises, the person has failed to comply with regulation 7(2), 9(2) or 11(3) of the Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) (Ticketing) Regulations 2017 in respect of an entry to a compulsory ticket area that is part of the premises; or\n\n(c) the person has committed an offence against the Act or these Regulations.\n\n(4) A person who is asked to leave a public transport vehicle or public transport premises under subregulation (1), (2) or (3) must comply with the request immediately.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\nSchedule 1—Revoked regulations\n\nRegulation 4\n\n| *S.R. No.* | *Title* |\n| --- | --- |\n| 72/2015 | Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) (Conduct on Public Transport) Regulations 2015 |\n| 49/2017 | Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) (Conduct on Public Transport) Amendment Regulations 2017 |\n| 57/2019 | Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) (Conduct on Public Transport) and (Ticketing) Amendment Regulations 2019 |\n| 168/2019 | Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) (Conduct on Public Transport) and (Ticketing) Further Amendment Regulations 2019 |\n| 2/2022 | Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) (Conduct on Public Transport) and (Infringements) (COVID-19 Response) Amendment Regulations 2022 |\n| 48/2023 | Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) (Conduct on Public Transport) and (Ticketing) Amendment (Prescribed Equipment and Processes) Regulations 2023 |\n\n\nSchedule 2—Prescribed equipment\n\nRegulation 26\n\n**Table**\n\n| *Item* | *Equipment* |\n| --- | --- |\n| 1. | A TTA: ACS Expert 900 Melbourne: CVM/AVM-s, also known as a myki machine (stationary). |\n| 2. | A Parkeon (Wayfarer) TCON product Melbourne: Bus Driver Console BDC, also known as a Bus Driver Console. |\n| 3. | A Parkeon (Wayfarer) TCON product Melbourne: Depot Card Management Console, also known as a Depot Card Management Console. |\n| 4. | A Parkeon (Wayfarer) ICON Product Melbourne: Primary Tram Driver Console TDC, also known as a Tram Driver Console. |\n| 5. | A Parkeon (Wayfarer) ICON Product Melbourne: Secondary Tram Driver Console TDC. |\n| 6. | An ACS Product family EVD121 Melbourne: Standalone Enquiry Machine (SEM), also known as a myki check. |\n| 7. | A Motorola MobileCompia (M3) MC6500S. |\n| 8. | A Melbourne: Ticket Office Machine (Terminal) Fixed (TOM/TOT-F). |\n| 9. | A Melbourne: Ticket Office Machine (Terminal) Mobile (TOM/TOT-M). |\n| 10. | A Melbourne: Ticket Office Machine (Terminal) Smart Card Management Terminal (TOM SMT). |\n| 11. | An ACS Product family EVD240 Melbourne: Fare Payment Device Mobile, including the housing for that equipment. |\n| 12. | An ACS Product family EVD141 Melbourne: Fare Payment Device Stationary, including the housing for that equipment. |\n| 13. | An ACS Product family EVD360 Melbourne: Fare Payment Device Mobile, including the housing for that equipment. |\n| 14. | A PSION WORKABOUT PRO S Model 7527S-G2. |\n| 15. | An ACS Electronic Validation Device EVD340, including the housing for that equipment. |\n| 16. | An operator access card within the meaning of the Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) (Ticketing) Regulations 2017. |\n| 17. | A vehicle control unit within the meaning of the Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) (Ticketing) Regulations 2017. |\n| 18. | An ACS product family AGC100 Arcos Gate Controller, also known as a Gate Attendant Control, including the housing for that equipment. |\n| 19. | An electronic gate kit, also known as an EGK. |\n| 20. | An M3 Mobile M3 Orange. |\n| 21. | A ZEBRA Model TC77. |\n| 22. | A Vix Product Family iVal CR6000 Fare Payment Device, including the housing for that equipment. |\n| 23. | The central computer system within the meaning of the Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) (Ticketing) Regulations 2017. |\n| 24. | A ticket barrier within the meaning of the Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) (Ticketing) Regulations 2017. |\n| 25. | A smartcard security access module within the meaning of the Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) (Ticketing) Regulations 2017. |\n| 26. | A Vix product family DC6000 Primary Tram Driver Console, also known as a TDC. |\n| 27. | A Vix product family DC6000 Secondary Tram Driver Console, also known as a TDC. |\n| 28. | A Vix product family DC6000 Bus Driver Console, also known as a BDC. |\n| 29. | A Vix product family iVal CP6500 Fare Payment Device, also known as a myki reader, including the housing for that equipment. |\n| 30. | A Vix product family PCP6100 Standalone Enquiry Machine, also known as an SEM or a myki check. |\n| 31. | A Vix Gate Attendant Control, also known as a Gate Attendant Control, including the housing for that equipment. |\n\n\n═════════════\n\nEndnotes\n\n1 General information\n\nSee [www.legislation.vic.gov.au](http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au) for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.\n\nThe Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) (Conduct on Public Transport) Regulations 2025, S.R. No. 147/2025 were made on 16 December 2025 by the Governor in Council under sections 56, 249B and 256 of the **Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) Act 1983**, No. 9921/1983 and came into operation on 21 December 2025: regulation 3.\n\nThe Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) (Conduct on Public Transport) Regulations 2025 will sunset 10 years after the day of making on 16 December 2035 (see section 5 of the **Subordinate Legislation Act 1994**).\n\nINTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)\n\nStyle changes\n\nSection 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.\n\nReferences to ILA s. 39B\n\nSidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided regulation, rule or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subregulations, subrules or subclauses the original regulation, rule or clause becomes subregulation, subrule or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression \"(1)\" at the beginning of the original regulation, rule or clause.\n\nInterpretation\n\nAs from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:\n\n• Headings\n\nAll headings included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any heading inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nThis includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; Orders; Parts into which an Order is divided; clauses; regulations; rules; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms.  \nSee section 36(1A)(2A)(2B).\n\n• Examples, diagrams or notes\n\nAll examples, diagrams or notes included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Statutory Rule. See section 36(3A).\n\n• Punctuation\n\nAll punctuation included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 forms part of that Statutory Rule. Any punctuation inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nSee section 36(3B).\n\n• Provision numbers\n\nAll provision numbers included in a Statutory Rule form part of that Statutory Rule, whether inserted in the Statutory Rule before, on or after  \n1 January 2001. Provision numbers include regulation numbers, rule numbers, subregulation numbers, subrule numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).\n\n• Location of \"legislative items\"\n\nA \"legislative item\" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of a Statutory Rule is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.\n\n• Other material\n\nAny explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of a Statutory Rule. See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).\n\n2 Table of Amendments\n\nThere are no amendments made to the Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) (Conduct on Public Transport) Regulations 2025 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.\n\n3 Explanatory details\n\n1. Reg. 5(1) def. of ***compulsory ticket area***: S.R. No. 48/2017 as amended by S.R. Nos 22/2018, 55/2018, 150/2018, 22/2019, 57/2019, 168/2019, 6/2020, 103/2020, 87/2021, 48/2023, 129/2024 and 22/2025. [↑](#endnote-ref-1)\n\n2. Reg. 5(1) def. of ***Road Rules***: S.R. No. 41/2017 as amended by  \nS.R. Nos 6/2018, 87/2018, 88/2018, 96/2019, 121/2019, 153/2019, 121/2020, 35/2021, 111/2021, 135/2021, 30/2022, 38/2022, 7/2023, 22/2023, 101/2024, 21/2025, 67/2025 and 102/2025.\n\n  ——\n\n  **Penalty Units**\n\n  These Regulations provide for penalties by reference to penalty units within the meaning of section 110 of the **Sentencing Act 1991**. The amount of the penalty is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of the **Monetary Units Act 2004**, by multiplying the number of penalty units applicable by the value of a penalty unit.\n\n  The value of a penalty unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2025 is $203.51. The amount of the calculated penalty may be rounded to the nearest dollar.\n\n  The value of a penalty unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the Treasurer under section 5 of the **Monetary Units Act 2004**. The value of a penalty unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year. [↑](#endnote-ref-2)","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient content was provided to determine whether the scope of this regulation changed from its original intent. 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They cover behaviours that may be prohibited and the consequences for breaches, such as fines or removal.\n\nNote: the supplied document contains mainly version history and metadata, so detailed rules, specific offences and penalty amounts cannot be confirmed from the text provided."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The legislation has expanded significantly beyond traditional 'conduct' rules. Originally likely focused on basic safety and anti-social behaviour, it now encompasses detailed technical regulations for modern micromobility devices (e-bikes, e-scooters, electric transportation devices), specific pandemic response mechanisms, granular rules about track crossings with multiple technical conditions, and an extensive prescribed equipment schedule for ticketing systems. The scope now covers not just passenger behaviour but also infrastructure-specific rules (designated tramway tracks) and complex conditional permissions for emerging transport technologies."},"complexity_factors":["47 defined terms in the interpretation section (regulation 5), many cross-referencing other legislation (Road Rules, Public Health and Wellbeing Act, etc.)","Extensive conditional logic with multiple exceptions and carve-outs (e.g., regulations 11-21 on bicycles/scooters have numerous 'does not apply if' clauses for folding bikes, small children's bikes, V/Line services, etc.)","Nested exceptions: for example, regulation 15 bans bicycles on trams except folding bicycles that are folded, except small children's bicycles are exempt from that exception","Dual penalty structures: different penalty units for similar offences (5, 10, 15, 20 penalty units) depending on specific circumstances","Cross-references to at least 6 other Acts and multiple sets of regulations (Ticketing Regulations, Road Rules, etc.)","Specific technical equipment schedule (Schedule 2) listing 31 specific devices by manufacturer and model number","Geographic specificity: designated tramway tracks specifically identified (Whiteman Street to St Kilda Station/Port Melbourne)","Pandemic order provisions (regulation 36) that are contingent on external emergency declarations"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set the rules for how people must behave on Victoria's public transport system—trains, trams, buses, and stations. They replace earlier 2015 regulations and cover three main areas: **safety**, **amenity** (comfort and decency), and **seating**.\n\n**Safety rules** include:\n- **No dangerous items**: You can't bring things likely to injure people or damage property (like explosives or petrol), and staff can direct you to remove such items.\n- **Body parts and objects**: Don't hang out of doors or windows while the vehicle is moving.\n- **Bicycles and scooters**: Strict rules about where and how you can bring bikes and e-scooters. For example, regular bikes are banned on trams and buses unless folded; modified e-bikes (those with external batteries or motors) are banned entirely from trains and ticketed areas; e-scooters must be folded on trams and buses.\n- **No riding or charging**: You can't ride bikes or scooters inside vehicles, and you can't charge e-bikes or e-scooters on board or in ticketed areas.\n- **Track crossings**: Detailed rules for pedestrians and drivers at railway and tram crossings—don't cross when lights are flashing, bells are ringing, gates are closing, or trains are approaching.\n- **Face coverings**: If a pandemic order requires it, you must wear a fitted face mask on public transport and at stations.\n\n**Amenity rules** (keeping things pleasant) include:\n- **Behaviour**: No indecent, threatening, or violent language or behaviour.\n- **Noise**: No playing musical instruments without permission; sound equipment must use headphones or be inaudible to others.\n- **Alcohol and smoking**: No drinking alcohol or possessing open containers unless in a licensed area; no smoking (including vaping) on vehicles, platforms, or shelters.\n- **Cleanliness**: No littering, spitting, graffiti, or scratching property. You must place luggage as directed.\n- **Animals**: Only guide dogs, assistance animals, small animals in containers, or muzzled dogs on leads (on trains) are allowed. Animals can't occupy seats or wander.\n- **Commercial activity**: No selling, busking, or distributing handbills without written permission.\n\n**Seating rules**:\n- **Priority seating**: You must give up priority seats (marked for elderly, pregnant, injured, or disabled passengers) if requested by someone who needs it or by staff.\n- **Wheelchair areas**: You must vacate these areas for wheelchair users if requested.\n- **Bag on seat**: You can't use a seat for your bag if someone else wants to sit there.\n\n**Enforcement**:\n- **Authorised officers**, police, protective services officers, and certain staff can enforce these rules.\n- They can ask you to leave a vehicle or station if you're breaking rules, causing a disturbance, or the vehicle is too full.\n- Penalties range from 5 to 20 penalty units (roughly $1,000 to $4,000). Staff acting in the course of their duties are protected from prosecution.\n\n**Why it matters**: These rules aim to keep public transport safe, clean, and accessible for everyone, while clarifying what is and isn't allowed—especially regarding newer technologies like e-scooters and modified e-bikes."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Regulations state objectives in regulation 1 and operate under the Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) Act 1983 (regulation 2). 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