Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Regulation 2018
sec.218IPower to require production of tickets or tokens
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sec.218I Power to require production of tickets or tokens
This section applies in relation to a public passenger vehicle if a person travelling on the vehicle is required, under the terms or conditions for travel on the vehicle, to either— have a ticket for the journey; or tap on a token for the journey. The driver or an authorised person may require a person who is travelling, or attempting to travel, on the public passenger vehicle to produce to the driver or authorised person the person’s ticket or token for the journey. If the driver or an authorised person reasonably suspects that a person has just travelled on the public passenger vehicle, the driver or authorised person may require the person to produce to the driver or authorised person the person’s ticket or token for the journey. A person must comply with a requirement under subsection (2) or (3) , unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. A person complies with a requirement under subsection (2) or (3) to produce the person’s ticket or token for the journey, if, and only if, the person does everything reasonably necessary to enable the driver or authorised person— to view the ticket or token; and for a token—to use a revenue protection device to electronically read or scan the token to determine whether the person is contravening, or has just contravened, section 218C (1) . produce a ticket or token for the journey operate an electronic device on which a token is stored in order to display the token refresh an electronic device displaying or storing a token hold an electronic device displaying a token away from glare display a ticket or token in a way that ensures it is legible If a person produces a token under subsection (2) or (3) to the driver or an authorised person, the driver or authorised person may use a revenue protection device to electronically read or scan the token to determine whether the person is contravening, or has just contravened, section 218C (1) . In this section— revenue protection device means an instrument that can be used to electronically read or scan a token to obtain information from the token to determine whether a person is contravening, or has just contravened, section 218C (1) . s 218I ins 2020 SL No. 26 s 6 (sec.218I-ssec.1) This section applies in relation to a public passenger vehicle if a person travelling on the vehicle is required, under the terms or conditions for travel on the vehicle, to either— have a ticket for the journey; or tap on a token for the journey. (sec.218I-ssec.2) The driver or an authorised person may require a person who is travelling, or attempting to travel, on the public passenger vehicle to produce to the driver or authorised person the person’s ticket or token for the journey. (sec.218I-ssec.3) If the driver or an authorised person reasonably suspects that a person has just travelled on the public passenger vehicle, the driver or authorised person may require the person to produce to the driver or authorised person the person’s ticket or token for the journey. (sec.218I-ssec.4) A person must comply with a requirement under subsection (2) or (3) , unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.218I-ssec.5) A person complies with a requirement under subsection (2) or (3) to produce the person’s ticket or token for the journey, if, and only if, the person does everything reasonably necessary to enable the driver or authorised person— to view the ticket or token; and for a token—to use a revenue protection device to electronically read or scan the token to determine whether the person is contravening, or has just contravened, section 218C (1) . produce a ticket or token for the journey operate an electronic device on which a token is stored in order to display the token refresh an electronic device displaying or storing a token hold an electronic device displaying a token away from glare display a ticket or token in a way that ensures it is legible (sec.218I-ssec.6) If a person produces a token under subsection (2) or (3) to the driver or an authorised person, the driver or authorised person may use a revenue protection device to electronically read or scan the token to determine whether the person is contravening, or has just contravened, section 218C (1) . (sec.218I-ssec.7) In this section— revenue protection device means an instrument that can be used to electronically read or scan a token to obtain information from the token to determine whether a person is contravening, or has just contravened, section 218C (1) .