South Australian Current Regulations South Australian Current Regulations100—Payment of fares and charges
(1) A person must not
travel or attempt to travel on a regular passenger service vehicle without
paying the appropriate fare or charge.
Maximum penalty: $1 250.
Expiation fee: $160.
(2) In proceedings for
an offence against subregulation (1), it is a defence to prove that the
defendant did not have a reasonable opportunity to pay the appropriate fare or
charge.
(3) A person who
boards a regular passenger service vehicle without a ticket must immediately
purchase a ticket.
Maximum penalty: $1 250.
Expiation fee: $160.
(4) In proceedings for
an offence against subregulation (3), it is a defence to prove that the
defendant was unable to comply with that subregulation because of a
disability.
(a) fail
to leave a regular passenger service vehicle on arriving at the point to which
the person has paid the fare or charge to which a ticket applies; or
(b) use
a ticket, student identification card, travel concession card or pass that the
person is not entitled to use (or not entitled to use in that case), or that
is no longer valid.
Maximum penalty: $1 250.
Expiation fee: $160.
(6) In proceedings for
an offence against subregulation (3) or (5), it is a defence to prove
that the act or omission constituting the offence was attributable to an
honest and reasonable mistake on the defendant's part.
(7) This regulation
does not apply to a person who is authorised by the Minister, the regular
passenger service operator or an authorised person to travel without a ticket.
(8) In
subregulation (7)—
"regular passenger service operator" does not include a rail operator.