sec.218EWhen a person otherwise evades payment of a fare

sec.218E When a person otherwise evades payment of a fare

This section sets out, for section 218C (1) , other circumstances in which a person evades payment of a fare in relation to the use or hire of a public passenger vehicle. A person evades payment of a fare in relation to a public passenger vehicle if the person, without a reasonable excuse— travels or attempts to travel on the vehicle on a concession fare without being entitled to the concession fare; or travels or attempts to travel on the vehicle using a ticket or token that— has been altered or defaced in a material way; or has been cancelled; or is counterfeit; or has expired; or remains on the vehicle after the distance, place or time covered by the fare paid for the journey has been reached; or travels or attempts to travel on the vehicle in a higher class than the class shown on the person’s ticket or token; or travels or attempts to travel on the vehicle using a ticket or token for the journey that— belongs to, was issued to, or is for use for a journey by, another person; and is not transferable under the terms or conditions for use of the ticket or token on the vehicle. However, subsection (2) (d) does not apply to a person in relation to a public passenger vehicle if the operator of the public passenger service provided using the vehicle permits the person to travel in the higher class. If a person otherwise travels or attempts to travel on a public passenger vehicle, the person evades payment of a fare in relation to the vehicle if the person does not, without a reasonable excuse, pay the fare for the journey. s 218E ins 2020 SL No. 26 s 6 (sec.218E-ssec.1) This section sets out, for section 218C (1) , other circumstances in which a person evades payment of a fare in relation to the use or hire of a public passenger vehicle. (sec.218E-ssec.2) A person evades payment of a fare in relation to a public passenger vehicle if the person, without a reasonable excuse— travels or attempts to travel on the vehicle on a concession fare without being entitled to the concession fare; or travels or attempts to travel on the vehicle using a ticket or token that— has been altered or defaced in a material way; or has been cancelled; or is counterfeit; or has expired; or remains on the vehicle after the distance, place or time covered by the fare paid for the journey has been reached; or travels or attempts to travel on the vehicle in a higher class than the class shown on the person’s ticket or token; or travels or attempts to travel on the vehicle using a ticket or token for the journey that— belongs to, was issued to, or is for use for a journey by, another person; and is not transferable under the terms or conditions for use of the ticket or token on the vehicle. (sec.218E-ssec.3) However, subsection (2) (d) does not apply to a person in relation to a public passenger vehicle if the operator of the public passenger service provided using the vehicle permits the person to travel in the higher class. (sec.218E-ssec.4) If a person otherwise travels or attempts to travel on a public passenger vehicle, the person evades payment of a fare in relation to the vehicle if the person does not, without a reasonable excuse, pay the fare for the journey.