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Passenger Transport (General) Regulation 2017
55Direction to leave public passenger vehicle, train or railway premises
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#### 55 Direction to leave public passenger vehicle, train or railway premises
55 Direction to leave public passenger vehicle, train or railway premises
> > (1) A driver of a public passenger vehicle or train or an authorised officer may direct a person to leave, or not to enter, a public passenger vehicle or train if the driver or authorised officer is of the opinion that—
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> > > (a) the person’s body, clothing or luggage (or any other thing on or carried by the person)—
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> > > > (i) may soil or damage the public passenger vehicle or train or the clothing or luggage of other passengers, or
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> > > > (ii) is of such a size or has such dimensions that it cannot be accommodated in the public passenger vehicle or train without inconvenience or danger to other passengers or to the driver, or
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> > > (b) the person is otherwise causing, or is likely to cause, inconvenience to other passengers or to the driver of the public passenger vehicle or train (whether because the person is under the influence of alcohol or another drug, or for any other reason), or
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> > > (c) the person is committing an offence under this Regulation in or on the public passenger vehicle or train, or
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> > > (d) the person is committing an offence under section 4 of the [Graffiti Control Act 2008](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2008-100) in relation to the public passenger vehicle or train.
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> > (2) An authorised officer may direct a person to leave, or not to enter, railway premises if the authorised officer is of the opinion that—
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> > > (a) the person is causing, or is likely to cause, inconvenience to other persons on those railway premises (whether because the person is under the influence of alcohol or another drug, or for any other reason), or
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> > > (b) the person is committing an offence under this Regulation in or on those railway premises, or
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> > > (c) the person is committing an offence under section 4 of the [Graffiti Control Act 2008](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2008-100) in relation to any part of the infrastructure of a railway or any property on those railway premises.
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> > (3) A person who is given a direction under subclause (1) or (2) must comply with it.
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> > Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
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> > (4) A person who has been directed to leave a public passenger vehicle, train or railway premises must not, without a reasonable excuse, re-enter the public passenger vehicle, train or railway premises within 2 hours of the direction being given.
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> > Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
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> > (5) A person who refuses or fails to comply with a direction given under this clause may be removed from the relevant public passenger vehicle, train or railway premises by an authorised officer.