New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

RAIL SAFETY (OFFENCES) REGULATION 2008 - REG 5

5 Other offences in relation to fares and tickets

(1) A person who is travelling on a train without having paid the fare for the travel concerned must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to pay the fare:

(a) on demand made by an officer authorised in that regard by the rail transport operator of the train system, or

(b) if the fare has not already been paid pursuant to such a demand, immediately on leaving the train at the station or stop at which the person’s travel is completed.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

(2) A person must not, knowingly and without reasonable excuse, travel on a train in a carriage or compartment of a class to which the person’s ticket does not apply.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

(3) In this clause, "train" includes any other form of transport (such as a bus) provided by the rail transport operator in substitution for a train.