77EInspection of tickets

77E Inspection of tickets

77E Inspection of tickets

(1) A person must make the person’s ticket available for inspection by an authorised officer on that officer’s request if the person—

(a) is on, or has just left, a public passenger vehicle, or

(b) is in or has just left the paid area of a ferry wharf used for the purposes of, or in connection with, a regular ferry service, or

(c) is on a train or is in or has just left the restricted area of a station.

Maximum penalty—5 penalty units.

(2) A person who has just left the paid area of a ferry wharf used for the purposes of, or in connection with, a regular ferry service or the restricted area of a station does not commit an offence under this clause if the person’s ticket has been—

(a) captured by an automatic gate or other equipment provided to read or record any details on the ticket, or

(b) given to an authorised officer or employee of the operator of the ferry service or the rail passenger service concerned.