Passenger Transport (General) Regulation 2017
67No travel allowed on certain parts of bus, ferry or train
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67 No travel allowed on certain parts of bus, ferry or train
67 No travel allowed on certain parts of bus, ferry or train
(1) A passenger must not, without reasonable excuse, travel on any portion of a bus, ferry or train not intended for the conveyance of passengers.
Maximum penalty—5 penalty units.
(2) Without limiting subclause (1)—
(a) the portions of a bus not intended for the conveyance of passengers include the roof, steps and footboard and the stairs of a double-decker bus, and
(b) the portions of a train not intended for the conveyance of passengers include the engine or locomotive, the roof, steps and footboard and the stairs of a double-decker train.
(3) A passenger must not stand on the top deck of a double-decker bus otherwise than in the course of entering or exiting the top deck.
Maximum penalty—5 penalty units.
(4) A passenger must not sit or stand on the side rails of a ferry (whether or not the ferry is moving).
Maximum penalty—5 penalty units.
(5) A person who is on a train must not, without reasonable excuse—
(a) protrude any part of the person’s body from an open door or window of the train, or
(b) touch any building, structure or other object outside the train with any part of the person’s body or with an object.
Maximum penalty—5 penalty units.