Public Transport Council Act(CHAPTER 259B)
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part I PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
2 Interpretation
Part II PUBLIC TRANSPORT COUNCIL
3 Establishment and constitution of Public Transport Council
3A Council is body corporate
4 Functions of Council
5 Powers of Council
5A Directions by Minister
5B Appointment of committees and delegation
5C Chief Executive, officers and employees, etc.
5D Preservation of secrecy
6 Protection from personal liability
7 (Repealed)
Part III FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
8 Expenses
9 Grants to Council
10 Bank accounts and application of revenue
10A Issue of shares, etc.
10B Power of investment
11 Financial year
Part IIIA PUBLIC TRANSPORT FUND
11A Public Transport Fund
11B Purposes of Public Transport Fund
11C Expenses
11E Financial year
11D Withdrawals
11F Accounts
11G Financial statements and audit
11H Dissolution of Public Transport Fund
11I Recovery for overpayment, etc., and offences
11J Public Transport Fund regulations
Part IV (Repealed)
Part IVA (Repealed)
Part IVB LICENSING OF TICKET PAYMENT SERVICES
19 Ticket payment service licences
20 Matters to be considered by Council in granting or renewing ticket payment service licences
21 Conditions of ticket payment service licence
22 Council may provide ticket payment service
Part IVC FUEL EQUALISATION FUND
22A Establishment of Fuel Equalisation Fund
22B Contravention of section 22A
Part IVD GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO LICENCES
22C Constitution of partnership or company to be licensed
22D Licensee to submit accounts
22E Codes of practice, etc.
22F Directions affecting licensee
22G Modification of licence conditions
22H Suspension or cancellation of licence, etc.
22I Appeal to Minister
Part V BUS FARES, STREET‑HAIL AND RIDE‑HAIL FARE PRICING POLICIES AND TRAIN FARES
23 Bus, train, street‑hail and ride‑hail fares
23A Obtaining information for fare setting or reviews, etc.
23B Street‑hail fare pricing policy orders
23C Lodgment of street‑hail fares and street‑hail common pricing schemes
23D Ride‑hail fare pricing policy orders
23E Lodgment of ride-hail fares and ride-hail common pricing schemes
24 Application for approval of fares
24AA Unilateral review of fares, etc.
24AB Fare review mechanism
24AC Contribution of proportion of fare increases
Part VA PUBLIC TRANSPORT OFFICIALS
24A Appointment of public transport officials
24B Identification card to be produced
24C Penalty fee for bus fare or train fare evasion
24CA Bus fare or train fare evasion
24CB Evidentiary provisions in proceedings for bus fare or train fare evasion
24D Offence of non-payment of ride‑hail fare or street‑hail fare
24E Power to require evidence of identity
24F Powers of arrest
Part VB INVESTIGATIONS
24G Investigation into affairs of licensee
24H Procedure and powers of inspectors
24I Report of inspector to be admissible in evidence
24J Costs of investigations
24K Penalty for delaying or obstructing investigation
Part VI MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
25 (Repealed)
25A Penalty for unauthorised ticket payment service
25B Offences by bodies corporate, etc.
25C Jurisdiction of court
26 Composition of offences
26A Recovery of sums payable
26B Moneys recovered or collected by Council
27 Exemption
27A Service of documents
27B Amendment of Schedule
28 Regulations