(1)  A person must not travel as a passenger on a public passenger vehicle providing a regular passenger transport service unless –

(a) the person has paid any required fare or holds a ticket that entitles the person to travel on the vehicle at that time and for the journey the person is making; or

(b) the person holds a valid pass, issued or approved by the Commission, entitling the person to travel on the vehicle at that time without paying a fare; or

(c) the person has been given permission by the driver of the vehicle, or by an authorised person, to pay the fare for the person's journey at a later time; or

(d) the person is a schoolchild and the service being provided is a school bus service, not requiring the payment of fares, under contract with the Commission.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.

(2)  The driver of, or an authorised person on, a public passenger vehicle providing a regular passenger transport service may –

(a) request any person on the vehicle to produce for inspection a ticket or pass that entitles the passenger to travel on the vehicle at that time and for the journey the person has made or is apparently making; and

(b) if the driver or authorised person reasonably believes that a person on the vehicle has not paid the correct fare for the journey the person has made or is apparently making – request that person on the vehicle to pay that fare or, if applicable, the amount of that fare outstanding.

(3)  A person must comply with a request under subregulation (2) immediately.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.