Australian Capital Territory
Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Maximum Fares Determination 2006 (No 1)
Disallowable instrument DI2006–106
made under the  
Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Act 2001, s 23 (Regular route services – power to determine maximum fares)
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

This determination sets out the maximum fares for ACTION’s regular route services applicable from 3 July 2006.  

Mr Paul Baxter, Senior Commissioner, Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission endorsed a 6% fare increase on 26 May 2006.
The Commission determined an average price cap providing ACTION with flexibility to adjust individual fares within the limitation of the 6% overall increase.  

The pricing strategy adopted aims to minimise ticket sales on the bus for reasons of security, accountability and to expedite loadings, while sales from agency outlets are encouraged with commuters continuing to be provided with a variety of ticket options at discounted prices.  

Accordingly price movements for 2006-07 reflect a loading of the on-bus transactions (cash fares) while more modest increases occur in the remaining ticket types.

The instrument incorporates the following fares:

ADULT
Ticket type	2005-06	2006-07	
 Cash 	$2.50	$3.00	
 Transfer ticket 	$2.50	$3.00	
 Faresaver 10 	$21.40	$22.00	
 Weekly	$24.00	$24.60	
 Monthly	$80.00	$82.00	
 Daily	$6.40	$6.60	
 Shoppers Off-Peak	$4.00	$4.10	

CONCESSION
Ticket type	2005-06	2006-07	
 Cash 	$1.30	$1.50	
 Transfer ticket 	$1.30	$1.50	
 Faresaver 10 	$10.70	$11.00	
 Weekly 	$12.00	$12.30	
 Monthly	$40.00	$41.00	
 Daily	$3.20	$3.30	
 Shoppers Off-Peak	$1.30	$1.40	

SCHOOL
Ticket type	2005-06	2006-07	
 Faresaver 10 	$8.00	$8.20	
 School Term 	$55.00	$56.00