Australian Capital Territory
Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regular Route Services Maximum Fares Determination 2008 (No 1)
Disallowable Instrument DI2008 -142
made under the
Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Act 2001, s 23 (Regular route services – power to determine maximum fares)

1.	Name of Instrument
This Instrument is the Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regular Route Services Maximum Fares Determination 2008 (No 1).
2.	Commencement
This instrument commences on 1 July 2008.
3.	Revocation of previous determination
Disallowable Instrument DI2007-307 (Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Maximum Fares Determination 2007 (No 1)) is revoked.
4.	Determination of maximum fares
The maximum fares payable on regular route services provided by ACTION are set out in part A of the schedule.
5.	Definitions and validity arrangements for ticket types and eligibility conditions for discounted fares
Definitions and validity arrangements for ticket types and eligibility conditions for discounted fares are set out in part B of the schedule.
6.	Payment of Fee
A fee to which this determination applies is payable by a customer for use of ACTION bus services and is payable to ACTION or an authorised agent of ACTION.

John Hargreaves MLA
Minister for Territory and Municipal Services

26 June 2008

Part A – Fares
Ticket type	Fare	Concession Fare	Student Fare	Fare for an Exempt Person	
Cash 	$3.00	$1.50	$1.50	$0	
Transfer (cash)	$3.00	$1.50	$1.50	Not applicable	
Faresaver 10	$22.00	$11.00	$11.00	Not applicable	
Student Faresaver 10	Not applicable	Not applicable	$8.20	Not applicable	
Daily	$6.60	$3.30	$3.30	Not applicable	
Shoppers off-peak daily	$4.10	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	
Concession off-peak daily	Not applicable	$1.40	Not applicable	Not applicable	
Weekly	$24.60	$12.30	$12.30	Not applicable	
Monthly	$82.00	$41.00	$41.00	Not applicable	
School Term	Not applicable	Not applicable	$56.00	Not applicable	

Part B:	Definitions and validity arrangements for ticket types and eligibility conditions for discounted fares
Definitions and validity arrangements for ticket types

Cash – a paper receipt issued on boarding a regular route service, that allows a person to complete a journey on that vehicle.

Transfer (cash) – when purchased, upon boarding a regular route service, allows a person to transfer to another bus or buses free of charge provided this occurs within 90 minutes of first validating the ticket on the first bus.

Faresaver 10 – provides 10 journeys on regular route services and includes a transfer free of further charge to another bus or buses provided this occurs within 90 minutes of validating the ticket on the first bus.

Student Faresaver 10 – provides 10 journeys for regular route services within the period of a school term or tertiary semester, not including a Saturday, a Sunday or a public holiday and includes a transfer free of further charge to another bus or buses provided this occurs within 90 minutes of validating the ticket on the first bus.

Daily – provides unlimited travel on regular route services on the day the ticket is validated.

Shoppers off-peak daily – applies on the day when the ticket is validated and provides unlimited travel on weekdays between 9.00 am to 4.30 pm and after 6 pm, and all day Saturday, Sunday and public holidays on regular route services.

Concession off-peak daily – applies on the day when the ticket is validated and provides unlimited travel on weekdays between 9.00 am to 4.30 pm and after 6 pm, and all day Saturday, Sunday and public holidays on regular route services.

Weekly – provides unlimited travel on regular route services for a period of seven (7) days commencing on the day the ticket is first validated.

Monthly – provides unlimited travel on regular route services during a period of a month commencing on the day the ticket is first validated.

School Term – provides a student with unlimited travel within a period of a school term but not including a Saturday, a Sunday or a public holiday. 

A journey by a passenger on a bus operating on a regular route service is taken to have been completed when the passenger alights from the bus or when the bus completes the scheduled route service, which ever occurs first.

Eligibility conditions for discounted fares
A person is eligible for a concession fare if:
(a)	the person is an ACT resident and holds one of the following concession cards -
(i)	a card issued by Centrelink or the Department of Veterans’ Affairs commonly known as a “Pensioner Concession Card”;
(ii)	an ACTION Concession Card issued by Centrelink based on the person holding a “Health Care Card Low Income” or a “Health Care Card”;
(iii)	a Department of Veterans’ Affairs Gold Card;
(iv)	an ACT Seniors Card; or
(b)	the person attends a primary school; or
(c)	the person holds a concession card issued by ACTION and:
(i)	attends a secondary school or college; or
(ii)	is a full time student attending a tertiary education institution. 

A person is eligible for a student fare if:
(a)	a primary school student attending an ACT school;
(b)	a student registered for home schooling under the Education Act 2004; or 
(c)	a student who holds an appropriate student card identifying the person as:
(i)	a secondary school or college student attending an ACT school ; or
(ii)	a full time student attending an ACT accredited tertiary education institution or the Australian Defence Force Academy (ACT campus).
A person is an exempt person if the person is:
(a)	an ACT resident who holds a Department of Veterans’ Affairs Gold Card embossed with TPI or EDA and, where that person is accompanied by an attendant, the attendant; 
(b)	an interstate resident who holds a Department of Veterans’ Affairs Gold Card embossed with TPI or EDA and has applied for and been approved as an exempt person, and where that person is accompanied by an attendant, the attendant;
(c)	a World War I veteran;
(d)	a World War I veteran’s spouse, or a person who was, at the time of the veteran’s death, living with the veteran as the veteran’s spouse on a permanent and bona fide basis although not legally married to the veteran;
(e)	a person wearing or displaying war service medals on the 25th day of April in any year;
(f)	during Seniors Week on Monday to Friday between 9.00am and 4.30pm and after 6.00pm – a person who holds an ACT Seniors Card;
(g)	any person on the 25th day of December in any year;
(h)	a person who has been assessed as legally blind and holds a vision impaired pass or an ACTION vision impaired annual ticket and, where that person is accompanied by an attendant, the attendant; 
(i)	a person who has not attained the age of five years, is not occupying a seat in the bus and is in the care and custody of a person apparently over the age of eight years who assures the driver or inspector that the first mentioned person has not attained the age of five years;
(j)	a person who is a sworn member of ACT Policing (Australian Federal Police) and in their official capacity who holds evidence identifying him or her as such a person;
(k)	a person riding on an ACTION bus who has placed a bike on the bike rack provided by ACTION buses for that service where that bike conforms with ACTION’s requirements for bikes that may utilise the bike rack; or
(l)	an ACT resident who has attained the age of 75 years and who has been issued with an ACTION Gold Card.