Passenger Transport Services Regulations 2023
22AObligation to scan at beginning and end of journey
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22A Obligation to scan at beginning and end of journey
[Regulation 22A Inserted by S.R. 2025, No. 65, Applied:10 Dec 2025]
(1) A person who makes payment in relation to a journey on a regular passenger service by one of the following payment methods must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to scan the payment method at the time of commencing, and at the time of ceasing, the journey on that service:
(a) a ticket;
(b) a contactless payment method.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.
(2) Subregulation (1) does not apply to a person, or a class of persons, who the Secretary has determined need not scan the payment method in relation to the vehicle being used to provide the service at that time and for the journey that the person is making.