Passenger Transport Services Regulations 2023
22Obligations in relation to fares
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22 Obligations in relation to fares
(1) A person must only use a passenger transport service if –
(a) the person has paid any required fare for the service or holds a ticket that entitles the person to travel on the service at that time and for the journey that the person is making; or
(b) the person is a person, or is a member of a class of persons, approved by the Commission, who is not required to pay a fare to use the service at that time and for the journey that the person is making; or
(c) [Regulation 22 Subregulation (1) amended by S.R. 2025, No. 65, Applied:10 Dec 2025] the person has been given permission by the operator of the service not to pay a fare to use the service at that time and for the journey that the person is making; or
(d) the person is an authorised officer or a police officer exercising a power under the Act, these regulations or any other Act or regulations.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.
(1A) [Regulation 22 Subregulation (1A) inserted by S.R. 2025, No. 65, Applied:10 Dec 2025] For the purposes of subregulation (1)(a) , a person has paid the required fare for a service if the person –
(a) has used a contactless payment method to commence payment of the fare on the service at that time; and
(b) has yet to complete the person’s journey on the service.
(2) Subregulation (1) does not apply to a person who –
(a) holds a valid pass, issued or approved by the Commission, entitling the person to travel without paying a fare on the vehicle being used to provide the service at that time and for the journey that the person is making; or
(b) is a schoolchild and the service being provided is a school bus service that, under the terms of the contract with the Secretary in relation to the service, does not require passengers to pay fares.
(3) A person using a passenger transport service must, if requested by the driver of a vehicle in relation to the service, provide evidence that the passenger has paid any required fare or holds a ticket or pass that entitles the person to travel on the vehicle.