Australian Capital Territory
Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regular Route Services Maximum Fares Determination 2013 (No 3)
Disallowable instrument DI2013-310
made under the  
Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Act 2001, section 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 2013 (No 3).
2	Commencement
This instrument commences on 4 January 2014.
3	Revocation of previous determination
The Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regular Route Services Maximum Fares Determination 2013 (No 2) (DI2013-168) is revoked.
4	Determination of maximum fares
(1)	The maximum fares payable on regular route services provided by ACTION, when payment is made by MyWay Smart Card, are set out in Part A of the Schedule.
(2)	The maximum fares payable on regular route services provided by ACTION as cash fares are set out in Part B 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 for regular route services provided by ACTION are set out in Part C of the Schedule.
6	Payment of fares
A fare to which this determination applies is payable by a person, who is not an exempt person, using a bus service operated by ACTION and is payable to ACTION or an authorised agent of ACTION.
7	Goods and services tax
All fares contained in Part A and Part B of the Schedule are inclusive of GST. 

Simon Corbell MLA
Attorney-General
11 December 2013

PART A – MyWay Smart Card fares					
	Fare or Cap	Concession Fare	School Student Fare 	Tertiary Student Fare	
Week day single trip
(including any transfers undertaken within 90 minutes of boarding first service)	$2.84	$1.41	$1.41	$1.41	
Week day off-peak single trip (with 90 minute transfer)	$2.25	$0.62	$1.41	$1.41	
Week day daily cap 	$8.60	$4.30	$4.30	$4.30	
Weekend/Public holiday single trip (including any transfers undertaken within 90 minutes of boarding first service) 	$2.25	$0.62	$1.41	$1.41	
Weekend/public holiday daily cap	$5.19	$1.92	$1.92	$1.92	
School day (including any transfers undertaken within 90 minutes of boarding first service)	Not applicable 	Not applicable	$1.07	$1.41	
Monthly trip cap 	40 single trips	40 single trips	30 single trips	40 single trips	
Default after cap fare	$1.66	$0.79	$0.79	$0.79	
Default fare
	$1.66	$0.79	$0.79	$0.79	

PART B – On bus cash fares					
	Fare 	Concession Fare	School /Tertiary Student Fare		
Single trip (with 90 minute transfer)	$4.50	$2.20	$2.20		
Daily cash fare	$8.60	$4.30	$4.30		

Part C:	Definitions and validity arrangements for ticket types and eligibility conditions for discounted fares
Definitions and validity arrangements for ticket types
MyWay Student Concession Card – a card that identifies the holder as being eligible for tertiary student fares
Cash – a paper receipt issued for cash on boarding a regular route service that allows a person to complete a journey on that vehicle. 
Transfer – allows a customer to transfer to another bus or buses without additional fares provided this occurs within 90 minutes of their first validating ticket on the first bus.  
A trip – a single trip including transfers made within 90 minutes. 
Default fare – the amount charged where a customer fails to correctly tag on or off a bus.  This is calculated by subtracting the applicable peak MyWay fare from the applicable cash fare.
Default after cap fare – the amount charged where a customer fails to correctly tag on or off a bus after reaching the daily cap or monthly trip cap.   This is calculated by subtracting the applicable peak MyWay fare from the applicable cash fare.
Daily cap   – the maximum amount charged for MyWay Smart Card fares on a daily basis excluding any default after cap fares.
Daily cash fare– provides unlimited travel on regular route services on the day the ticket is issued.
Monthly trip cap – a maximum number of trips against which a MyWay Smart Card is charged in a calendar month.
Off peak travel -travel on weekdays between 9:00am and 4:30pm and after 6:00pm.
School day – a gazetted, or otherwise official school day, as notified from time to time by the ACT Education and Training Directorate. 
Eligibility conditions for discounted fares
A person is eligible for a concession fare if—
(a)	the person 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)	a card issued by Centrelink commonly known as a “Health Care Card”; 
(iii)	a Department of Veterans’ Affairs Gold Card;
 (b)	the person is the holder of a Seniors Card issued by any Australian State or Territory;
(c)	the person is the holder of an ACT Services Access Card 
A person is eligible for a school student fare if the person is —
 (a)     an ACT school student who is:
(i)	a primary school student attending an ACT school;
(ii)	a student registered for home schooling under the Education Act 2004; or 
(iii)	 a student who holds an appropriate student card identifying the person as a secondary school student attending an ACT school.
           OR
            (b)   a school student who holds an appropriate student card identifying the person as:
(i)	an Australian primary school student; or
(ii)	an Australian secondary student.
A person is eligible for a tertiary student fare if the person
(a)	 holds a valid photographic student identification card issued by an Australian higher education institution, indicating that the person is a full time student.
OR
(b)	holds a current MyWay Student Concession Card
A person is an exempt person if the person is—
(a)	a person 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)	a person who
(i)	has been assessed as having total and permanent incapacity and who holds a Totally and Permanently Incapacitated (TPI) pass issued from a MyWay Office and, where that person is accompanied by an attendant, the attendant; 
(ii)	holds a Totally and Permanently Incapacitated (TPI) Travel Pass issued by an Australian State or Territory Government and, where that person is accompanied by and attendant the attendant.
 (c)	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;
(d)	wearing or displaying war service medals on the 25th day of April in any year;
(e)	seniors card holders at all times during Seniors Week as declared on a yearly basis;
(f)	any person on the 25th day of December in any year;
(g)	a person who:
(i)	has been assessed as legally blind and holds a Vision Impaired Travel Pass issued from a MyWay Office and, where that person is accompanied by an attendant, the attendant; 
(ii)	holds a Vision Impaired Travel Pass issued by an Australian State or Territory Government and, where that person is accompanied by and attendant the attendant.
(h)	a person who is not of compulsory education age as defined in the Education Act 2004 and does not attend school, is not occupying a seat on the bus and is in the care and custody of a responsible person who assures the driver or inspector that the child is not at school;
(i)	a sworn member of ACT Policing (Australian Federal Police) in their official capacity and who holds evidence which identifies him or her as such a person;
(j)	an ACT resident who has attained the age of 70 years and who has been issued with an ACTION Gold Card or MyWay card; or
(k)	a person who:
(i)	is a resident of Oaks Estate who provides proof of one way travel on a Deane’s Buslines service that occurred within 90 minutes prior to the resident travelling on an ACTION service; or
(ii)	is a resident of Oaks Estate who provides proof of return travel on Deane’s Buslines services that has occurred or will occur on the same day of travel as the resident’s travel on an ACTION service; or
(l)	the companion of a person holding a Companion Card issued by an Australian State or Territory Government.