Passenger Transport Act 2014
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125 Fares orders
125 Fares orders
(1) TfNSW may, by order published on the NSW legislation website (a fares order), determine the following for all or any of the services provided by one or more public passenger services—
(a) the maximum fares for the service or services,
(b) specified maximum fares or classes of fares for the service or services.
(2) TfNSW may not determine a fare that exceeds any maximum fare determined by IPART under this Part or that is determined otherwise than in accordance with a methodology determined by IPART under this Part.
(3) TfNSW may have regard to any recommendation of IPART under this Part when making a fares order.
(4) A fares order may specify a fare or specify the manner in which a fare is to be calculated.
(5) (Repealed)
(6) A person must not demand a fare for the provision of a service that—
(a) exceeds the amount of the fare determined for the service under a fares order, or
(b) contravenes arrangements for remuneration approved by a fares order.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
(7) A fares order prevails to the extent of any inconsistency with an order made under Division 5 of Part 8 of the Transport Administration Act 1988.
(8) This section does not prevent the operator of a public passenger service from demanding a fare that is, or making contracts or arrangements for the provision of a service for which the fare is, lower than that determined under a fares order, subject to the provisions of any applicable passenger service contract.
s 125: Am 2016 No 34, Sch 5 [6] [13].