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Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) (Ticketing) Regulations 2017
19Ticket must not be transferred
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19 Ticket must not be transferred
(1) A person who has begun to use a ticket that has not yet expired must not transfer that ticket to another person unless the conditions under which the ticket is issued permit the transfer.
(2) A ticket is valid for travel in a passenger vehicle, or for entry to a compulsory ticket area, only by the person who has begun to use it or a person to whom it may be transferred in accordance with the conditions under which the ticket is issued.
Reg. 19(3) inserted by S.R. No. 22/2019 reg. 11, substituted by S.R. Nos 129/2024 reg. 10, 14/2026 reg. 15.
(3) For the purposes of this regulation, a person does not transfer a V/Line digital ticket or a digital token that proves the existence of a ticket to another person only by giving the personal electronic device on which the V/Line digital ticket is capable of being displayed or the digital token is stored to that person for a purpose other than to authorise travel in a passenger vehicle or entry to a compulsory ticket area.
Reg. 20 (Heading) amended by S.R. No. 14/2026 reg. 16(1).
Reg. 20 amended by S.R. Nos 150/2018 reg. 3, 14/2026 reg. 16(2).