Australian Capital Territory

Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regular
Route Services Maximum Fares Determination 2012
(No 1)

Disallowable instrument DI2012–10

made under the

Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Act 2001, section 23 (Regular route services –
power to determine maximum fares)

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

This instrument provides maximum fares charged to customers using the ACTION bus system.  The instrument revokes the Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regular Route Services Maximum Fares Determination 2011 (No.1) (DI2011 - 275).

The instrument contains the fares for MyWay smart cards and cash fares.

Part A of the Schedule provides fares under the MyWay smart card system.  The fare system allows for caps on the amount charged either as a total cost per day or, as the case with a monthly cap, the number of trips taken.  For example, the instrument includes a monthly cap trip of 36 trips (26 trips for school students) in a calendar month meaning that any additional trips will be at no cost during that month.  A trip is a single fare including any transfers made within 90 minutes.

It is a condition of travel using a MyWay card that passengers tag on and off the bus they are travelling on. If a customer does not comply with this requirement then they will be charged a default fare.  A default fare will still be charged to a MyWay card after a passenger has reached the monthly ride cap, or daily fare cap if the passenger fails to tag off, though no fare will be deducted for the trip that has been taken.

Part B of the Schedule provides for cash fares.

Part C of the Schedule provides definitions and validity arrangements for ticket types and eligibility conditions for discounted fares.  This part also provides the definition of an exempt person, who, under the instrument, is not required to pay a fare.

This determination refines the arrangements for tertiary student travel providing for the identification of a student by using a photo identification card provided by a tertiary institution or through the provision of a MyWay Student Identification card, a card that identifies the holder as being eligible for tertiary student fares and is provided by the MyWay Administration Office.