1 Name of Order
This Order may be cited as the Transport Administration (State Transit Authority—Fares) Order 1991.
2 Commencement
This Order commences on 30 June 1991.
3 Repeal
Order U/15 made under the Transport Administration Act 1988 and published in Government Gazette No 80 of 22 June 1990 (at pages 5330–5340) is repealed.
3A Notes
The matter appearing under the heading “Note” in this Order does not form part of this Order.cl 3A: Ins 29.3.1996.
4 Charges
The charges to be demanded by the State Transit Authority in respect of its bus and ferry services (including those services that are provided in conjunction with the rail services provided by the State Rail Authority or light rail services provided by CGEA Transport Sydney Pty Ltd trading as Metro Light Rail) are as set out in Schedule 1.cl 4: Am 27.3.1998; 30.7.1999.
5 Purchase of tickets
Tickets in respect of the bus and ferry services provided by the State Transit Authority may be purchased at such locations as the Authority may from time to time determine.
6 Family fares: fare exemption for second and subsequent children
(1) If an adult is accompanied on a bus or ferry journey by 2 or more children from the adult’s household, and if the appropriate charges for the journey have been paid for the adult and any 1 of those children, no charge is payable for any other of those children for that journey.(2) (Repealed)cl 6: Am 26.6.1992; 25.6.1993. Subst 15.12.1995. Am 22.12.1995.
7 State Rail Authority tickets
No charge is payable for any bus or ferry journey for which a ticket issued by the State Rail Authority is valid.
8 Validity of tickets
(1) A single or return ticket issued by the State Transit Authority is valid only for a journey or journeys completed on the day on which it is issued or before 4 am on the next day.(2) A weekly ticket issued by the State Transit Authority is valid only:(a) in the case of a Blue, Orange, Pittwater or Two Zone TravelPass, for the period of one week commencing with the day of first use specified on the ticket and until 4 am on the next day following the expiry of the one-week period, or(b) in any other case, for the period of one week ending with the day of expiry stamped on the ticket at the time of purchase and until 4 am on the next day.(3) A quarterly ticket issued by the State Transit Authority is valid only for the period of 3 months ending with the day of expiry specified on the ticket and until 4 am on the next day.(4) A yearly ticket issued by the State Transit Authority is valid only for the period of 12 months ending with the day of expiry specified on the ticket and until 4 am on the next day.(5) A BusTripper ticket issued by the State Transit Authority is valid only for the day of first use specified on the ticket and until 4 am on the next day.(6) A DayTripper ticket issued by the State Transit Authority is valid only:(a) for the day on which it is issued and until 4 am on the next day, if issued from a railway or ferry booking office, or(b) for the day of first use specified on the ticket and until 4 am on the next day, if issued from a State Transit Authority booking office (other than a ferry booking office).(7), (8) (Repealed)(9) A Newcastle Multi-Ride 1-Hour bus ticket issued by the State Transit Authority is valid only for a journey commenced within 1 hour of the time of first use specified on the ticket.(10) A Newcastle Multi-Ride 4-Hour bus ticket issued by the State Transit Authority is valid only for a journey commenced within 4 hours of the time of first use specified on the ticket.(11) A Newcastle Multi-Ride Day bus-ferry ticket issued by the State Transit Authority is valid only for a journey commenced within 23 hours of the time of first use specified on the ticket.(12) A Newcastle Time-Ten Multi-Ride bus ticket issued by the State Transit Authority is valid only for journeys commenced during any of 10 non-overlapping one-hour periods, each of which commences when it is first used during that hour.cl 8: Am 28.8.1992; 1.7.1994; 15.12.1995; 29.3.1996; 27.12.1996. Subst 27.3.1998. Am 3.7.1998; 29.6.2001.
9 Certain services excluded from TravelPasses etc
(1) TravelPass and BusTripper tickets are not valid for the State Transit Authority’s premium services, tourist services, special (sporting) services, special (racecourse) service or JetCat services.(2) Pensioners’ combined rail/bus/ferry excursion tickets are not valid for the State Transit Authority’s premium services, tourist services or JetCat services.cl 9: Am 26.6.1992; 25.6.1993; 1.7.1994; 15.12.1995; 29.3.1996; 27.12.1996; 27.3.1998; 3.7.1998; 30.7.1999; 29.6.2001.
10 No concessions for quarterly or yearly tickets
Concessions do not apply to quarterly or yearly tickets issued by the State Transit Authority or to the State Transit Authority’s JetCat services.cl 10: Am 26.6.1992; 25.6.1993; 30.7.1999.
10A Conditions for use of Blinded Soldiers Gold Pass
The holder of a Blinded Soldiers Gold Pass (issued to a blind Australian war veteran) and a person accompanying the holder as a guide are entitled to free travel on the State Transit Authority’s JetCat services, but are not entitled to free travel on the State Transit Authority’s special (racecourse) services.cl 10A: Ins 18.4.1997.
11 Pro-rata charges for quarterly and yearly tickets
(1) If this Order is amended by another order under section 85 (2) of the Act so as to vary any matter on which the charge for a quarterly or yearly ticket is based, the charge for a quarterly or yearly ticket in respect of which an application has been made but not been dealt with before the date on which the amending order is published in the Gazette, or for which an application is subsequently made, is to be calculated:(a) in respect of any period occurring before the date on which the variation takes effect—on the basis of this Order as in force when the application was made, and(b) in respect of any period occurring on or after the date on which the variation takes effect—on the basis of this Order as so amended.(2) Subclause (1) does not apply if the application for the ticket was made more than 1 month before the date on which the variation takes effect but not more than 1 month before the date on which the ticket is to commence.
12 Refunds
A person is not entitled to a refund in respect of a periodical ticket merely because of a reduction in bus or ferry charges that occurs during the period for which the ticket is valid.
13 Definitions
(1) In this Order:Blue TravelPass means a ticket that allows:(a) unlimited travel on the State Transit Authority’s bus services in the area bounded by the section points at:(i) Watsons Bay,(ii) La Perouse,(iii) the Airport runway tunnel, General Holmes Drive, Mascot,(iv) Rockdale Station,(v) Earlwood shops,(vi) Canterbury Station,(vii) Brighton Avenue, Croydon Park,(viii) the intersection of Liverpool Road and Malvern Avenue, Croydon,(ix) the intersection of Lang Street and Parramatta Road, Croydon,(x) Pittwater Road, Gladesville,(xi) the Lane Cove River,(xii) East Lindfield, and(xiii) the Spit Bridge, and(b) unlimited travel on the State Transit Authority’s inner harbour ferry services.bus term ticket for school travel means a ticket that allows a school pupil to travel for up to 2 sections on the State Transit Authority’s bus services by the most direct route between the pupil’s home address and the school at which the pupil is enrolled.BusTripper means a ticket that allows unlimited travel on the State Transit Authority’s bus services.child means a person who is of or above the age of 4 years but under the age of 16 years and includes a person who is of or above the age of 16 years and is the holder of a Railways of Australia School Pupil Identification Card—Form 202.City Rail Area means the combined area formed by the Sydney Suburban Area, the Outer Metropolitan Area and the Newcastle Suburban Area.concession means a reduced charge available to children and to the holders of certain concessional travel passes issued under section 88 of the Act.DayTripper ticket means a ticket that allows:(a) unlimited travel on the State Transit Authority’s bus services within the Sydney Suburban Area, and(b) unlimited travel on the State Transit Authority’s ferry services within the Sydney Suburban Area, and(c) unlimited travel on the State Rail Authority’s rail services in the area bounded by Bondi Junction, Cowan, Carlingford, Richmond, Emu Plains, Macarthur (via Granville, via Regents Park or via East Hills), Otford and Cronulla.FerryTen ticket means a multi-trip ticket for use on the State Transit Authority’s ferry services on 10 occasions only.Green TravelPass means a ticket that allows:(a) unlimited travel on the State Transit Authority’s bus services within the Sydney Suburban Area (except north of Narrabeen Lagoon),(b) unlimited travel on the State Transit Authority’s ferry services within the Sydney Suburban Area, and(c) unlimited travel on the State Rail Authority’s rail services in the area bounded by Chatswood, Bondi Junction, Kogarah, Kingsgrove, Epping and Bankstown (via Lidcombe or via Sydenham).Inner Harbour ferry service means any State Transit Authority ferry service (including JetCat service) other than:(a) a service to or from Manly, or(b) a Newcastle-Stockton service, or(c) a service to or from a place on the Parramatta River west of the Meadowbank Railway Bridge (that is, the bridge carrying the main northern railway line between North Strathfield and Meadowbank).Inner Harbour Zone 1 service means any State Transit Authority ferry service (including JetCat service) other than:(a) a service to or from Manly, or(b) a Newcastle-Stockton service, or(c) a service to or from a place on the Parramatta River west of the Ryde Bridge (that is, the bridge crossing the Parramatta River between Concord Road, Concord and Church Street, Ryde).Inner Harbour Zone 2 service means any State Transit Authority ferry service (including JetCat service) to or from a place on the Parramatta River between the Ryde Bridge and the Meadowbank Railway Bridge.JetCat service means a ferry service provided for the conveyance of passengers by JetCats, or any other high speed ferries operated by the State Transit Authority.Manly ferry service means ferry travel between Circular Quay and Manly.Newcastle Multi-Ride 1-Hour bus ticket means a ticket that allows unlimited travel on the State Transit Authority’s bus services in the Newcastle Suburban Area.Newcastle Multi-Ride 4-Hour bus ticket means a ticket that allows unlimited travel on the State Transit Authority’s bus services in the Newcastle Suburban Area.Newcastle Multi-Ride Day bus-ferry ticket means a ticket that allows unlimited travel on the State Transit Authority’s bus services and ferry services in the Newcastle Suburban Area.Newcastle Orange TravelPass means a ticket that allows:(a) unlimited travel on the State Transit Authority’s bus services in the Newcastle Suburban Area, and(b) unlimited travel on the Stockton ferry.Newcastle Pink TravelPass means a ticket that allows:(a) unlimited travel on the State Transit Authority’s bus services in the Newcastle Suburban Area,(b) unlimited travel on the Stockton ferry, and(c) unlimited rail travel on the State Rail Authority’s rail services in the area bounded by Farley, Telarah, Newcastle, Awaba and Toronto.Newcastle Suburban Area means the area bounded by Gosford, Dungog, Muswellbrook, Toronto and Karuah.Newcastle Time-Ten Multi-Ride bus ticket means a ticket that allows unlimited travel on the State Transit Authority’s bus services in the Newcastle Suburban Area.Newcastle Yellow TravelPass means a ticket that allows:(a) unlimited travel on the State Transit Authority’s bus services in the Newcastle Suburban Area,(b) unlimited travel on the Stockton ferry, and(c) unlimited rail travel on the State Rail Authority’s rail services in the area bounded by Thornton, Newcastle and Booragul.Off-Peak ticket means a ticket that allows travel after 9.00 am Mondays to Fridays (inclusive) and at any time on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.Orange TravelPass means a ticket that allows:(a) unlimited travel on the State Transit Authority’s bus services within the Sydney Suburban Area (except north of Narrabeen lagoon), and(b) unlimited travel on the State Transit Authority’s ferry services within the Sydney Suburban Area.Outer Metropolitan Area means the area beyond the Sydney Suburban Area and bounded by Nowra, Moss Vale, Lithgow and Morisset.Parramatta City service means any ferry service (including JetCat service) to or from a place on the Parramatta River west of the wharf at John Street, Rydalmere.pensioners’ combined rail/bus/ferry excursion ticket means a ticket (available only to the holders of certain concessional travel passes issued under section 88 of the Act) that allows:(a) unlimited travel on the State Transit Authority’s bus services,(b) unlimited travel on the State Transit Authority’s ferry services, andwithin the City Rail Area, between Morisset and the Sydney Suburban Area or Outer Metropolitan Area and between Gosford and the Newcastle Suburban Area.(c) unlimited travel on the State Rail Authority’s rail services,periodical ticket means a weekly ticket, a quarterly ticket or a yearly ticket.Pink TravelPass means a ticket that allows:(a) unlimited travel on the State Transit Authority’s bus services within the Sydney Suburban Area (except north of Narrabeen Lagoon),(b) unlimited travel on the State Transit Authority’s ferry services within the Sydney Suburban Area, and(c) unlimited rail travel on the State Rail Authority’s rail services in the area bounded by Bondi Junction, Hornsby (via Epping or via North Sydney), Sandown, Carlingford, Seven Hills, Liverpool, Holsworthy (via East Hills), Engadine and Caringbah.Pittwater TravelPass means a ticket that allows:(a) unlimited travel on the State Transit Authority’s bus services within the Sydney Suburban Area, and(b) unlimited travel on the State Transit Authority’s ferry services within the Sydney Suburban Area.means a limited stop, flat fare bus service.Purple TravelPass means a ticket that allows:(a) unlimited travel on the State Transit Authority’s bus services within the Sydney Suburban Area,(b) unlimited travel on the State Transit Authority’s ferry services within the Sydney Suburban Area, and(c) unlimited rail travel on the State Rail Authority’s rail services in the area bounded by Bondi Junction, Cowan, Carlingford, Richmond, Emu Plains, Macarthur (via Granville, via Regents Park or via East Hills), Otford and Cronulla.quarterly ticket means a ticket issued for a period of 3 months.rail service means services for the conveyance of passengers by rail or road coach, but not by light rail.Red TravelPass means a ticket that allows:(a) unlimited travel on the State Transit Authority’s bus services in the area bounded by the section points at:(i) Watsons Bay,(ii) La Perouse,(iii) the Airport Terminus (General Holmes Drive), Mascot,(iv) Rockdale Station,(v) the intersection of Earlwood Street, Thompson Street and Prince Edward Avenue, Earlwood,(vi) Canterbury Station,(vii) Brighton Avenue, Croydon Park,(viii) the intersection of Liverpool Road and Malvern Avenue, Croydon,(ix) the intersection of Lang Street and Queen Street, Croydon,(x) Regatta Road, Canada Bay,(xi) Pittwater Road, Gladesville,(xii) the Lane Cove River,(xiii) East Lindfield, and(xiv) the Spit Bridge, and(b) unlimited travel on the State Transit Authority’s inner harbour ferry services, and(c) unlimited rail travel in the area bounded by Chatswood, Rockdale, Canterbury, Bardwell Park, Croydon and Bondi Junction.Rydalmere service means any ferry service (including JetCat service) to or from a place on the Parramatta River between:(a) the bridge carrying the main northern railway line between North Strathfield and Meadowbank, and(b) the wharf at John Street, Rydalmere.section means the portion of a bus route between 2 section points.section point means any point on a bus route indicated as a section point on any of the State Transit Authority’s bus stop signs.special (racecourse) service means a bus service provided to and from race meetings on which special return fares are charged on forward journeys.special (sporting) service means a bus service provided to and from sporting and other fixtures on which special return fares are charged on forward journeys.Stockton ferry means the ferry service operated by the State Transit Authority between Newcastle and Stockton.Sydney Suburban Area means the area bounded by Otford, Macarthur, Emu Plains, Richmond and Cowan.the Act means the Transport Administration Act 1988.tourist services means special tourist bus or ferry services operated by the State Transit Authority.TravelTen ticket means a multi-trip ticket with a magnetic strip for use on the State Transit Authority’s bus services on 10 occasions only.Two Zone TravelPass means a ticket that allows unlimited travel (otherwise than within the city business area or across the Sydney Harbour Bridge) on the State Transit Authority’s bus services in any 2 zones.Upper Parramatta River service means a ferry service between any two places on the Parramatta River between the Parramatta and Drummoyne wharves.weekly ticket means a ticket issued for a period of one week.yearly ticket means a ticket issued for a period of 12 months.Yellow TravelPass means a ticket that allows:(a) unlimited travel on the State Transit Authority’s bus services within the Sydney Suburban Area (except north of Narrabeen Lagoon),(b) unlimited travel on the State Transit Authority’s ferry services within the Sydney Suburban Area, and(c) unlimited rail travel on the State Rail Authority’s rail services in the area bounded by Bondi Junction, Waitara (via North Sydney), Epping (via North Strathfield), Hardies, Camellia, Parramatta, Granville, Chester Hill, Panania and Jannali.zone means a zone having such boundaries as may be determined from time to time by the State Transit Authority.(2) In this clause, ticket means a valid ticket.cl 13: Am 26.6.1992; 31.7.1992; 28.8.1992; 25.6.1993; 3.12.1993; 24.12.1993; 1.7.1994; 15.12.1995; 29.3.1996; 5.7.1996; 27.12.1996; 27.6.1997; 27.3.1998; 3.7.1998; 29.6.2001; 28.6.2002; 29.8.2003.
Schedule 1 Charges
(Clause 4)
sch 1, hdg: Subst 26.6.1992; 25.6.1993; 1.7.1994; 23.6.1995; 5.7.1996; 27.12.1996; 27.6.1997; 27.3.1998; 3.7.1998; 30.7.1999; 30.6.2000; 29.6.2001; 28.6.2002; 29.8.2003.
Part 1 Sydney Suburban Area
Single Trip Fares
Full fare $ | Concession $ | |
Bus Services | ||
1 or 2 sections (to 3.2 km) | 1.60 | 0.80 |
3–5 sections (to 8.0 km) | 2.70 | 1.30 |
6–9 sections (to 14.4 km) | 3.50 | 1.70 |
10–15 sections (to 24.0 km) | 4.00 | 2.00 |
16 or more sections | 4.80 | 2.40 |
Ferry Services | ||
Inner Harbour Zone 1 | 4.50 | 2.20 |
Inner Harbour Zone 2 | 4.80 | 2.40 |
Manly: | ||
Ferry | 5.80 | 2.90 |
JetCat (full fare only) | 7.50 | — |
Parramatta City | 7.00 | 3.50 |
Rydalmere | 5.80 | 2.90 |
Upper Parramatta River | 4.50 | 2.20 |
Multi-trip Fares
Full fare $ | Concession $ | |
Bus Services | ||
TravelTen Blue (1 or 2 sections) | 11.80 | 5.90 |
TravelTen Brown (3–5 sections) | 19.70 | 9.80 |
TravelTen Red (6–9 sections) | 24.50 | 12.20 |
TravelTen Green (10–15 sections) | 33.20 | 16.60 |
TravelTen Orange (16 or more sections) | 41.80 | 20.90 |
BusTripper | 10.90 | 5.40 |
Ferry Services | ||
FerryTen (Inner Harbour Zone 1) | 28.50 | 14.20 |
FerryTen (Inner Harbour Zone 2) | 31.10 | 15.50 |
FerryTen (Manly Ferry) | 42.90 | 21.40 |
FerryTen (Manly JetCat) (full fare only) | 62.50 | — |
FerryTen (Parramatta City) | 49.30 | 24.60 |
FerryTen (Rydalmere) | 42.90 | 21.40 |
FerryTen (Upper Parramatta River) | 28.50 | 14.20 |
Multi-trip Intermodal Fares | ||
DayTripper | 15.00 | 7.50 |
Periodical Fares
Full fare $ | Concession $ | |
Weekly Periodical Fares | ||
Two Zone TravelPass | 29.00 | 14.50 |
Blue TravelPass | 29.00 | 14.50 |
Red TravelPass | 32.00 | 16.00 |
Orange TravelPass | 36.00 | 18.00 |
Green TravelPass | 40.00 | 20.00 |
Yellow TravelPass | 44.00 | 22.00 |
Pink TravelPass | 47.00 | 23.50 |
Pittwater TravelPass | 49.00 | 24.50 |
Purple TravelPass | 54.00 | 27.00 |
Quarterly Periodical Fares | ||
The charge for a quarterly TravelPass ticket is 11 times that for the corresponding weekly TravelPass ticket. | ||
Yearly Periodical Fares | ||
The charge for a yearly TravelPass ticket is 40 times that for the corresponding weekly TravelPass ticket. | ||
Special Services
Full fare $ | Concession $ | |
Special (Sporting) Services | ||
Old RAS Showground (Moore Park), Sydney Cricket Ground or Sydney Football Stadium | 4.60 | 2.30 |
Special (Racecourse) Service | ||
Royal Randwick Racecourse | 4.60 | 2.30 |
Part 2 Newcastle Suburban Area
Full fare $ | Concession $ | |
Bus Services | ||
Newcastle Multi-Ride 1-Hour bus ticket | 2.60 | 1.30 |
Newcastle Multi-Ride 4-Hour bus ticket | 5.10 | 2.50 |
Newcastle Time-Ten Multi-Ride bus ticket | 21.50 | 10.70 |
Ferry Service | ||
Newcastle–Stockton | 1.90 | 0.90 |
Intermodal Service | ||
Newcastle Multi-Ride Day bus-ferry ticket | 7.80 | 3.90 |
Intermodal Weekly Periodical Fares | ||
Newcastle Orange TravelPass | 36.00 | 18.00 |
Newcastle Yellow TravelPass | 44.00 | 22.00 |
Newcastle Pink TravelPass | 47.00 | 23.50 |
Quarterly Periodical Fares | ||
The charge for a quarterly TravelPass ticket is 11 times that for the corresponding weekly TravelPass ticket. | ||
Yearly Periodical Fares | ||
The charge for a yearly TravelPass ticket is 40 times that for the corresponding weekly TravelPass ticket. | ||
Part 3 Additional concessional fares
$ | |
Pensioner’s Combined Rail/Bus/Ferry Excursion Tickets | |
(a) Travel wholly within the Sydney Suburban Area, wholly within the Newcastle Suburban Area, between Gosford and the Newcastle Suburban Area or between the Newcastle Suburban Area and Gosford | 1.10 |
(b) Travel wholly within the Sydney Suburban and Outer Metropolitan Areas, between Morisset and the Sydney Suburban and Outer Metropolitan Areas or between the Sydney Suburban and Outer Metropolitan Areas and Morisset | 2.20 |
(c) Travel wholly within the City Rail Area otherwise than as referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) | 3.30 |
School Travel | |
Bus term ticket for school travel (per term) | 40.00 |
sch 1: Subst 26.6.1992. Am 31.7.1992. Subst 25.6.1993. Am 3.12.1993; 24.12.1993. Subst 1.7.1994; 23.6.1995. Am 15.12.1995; 29.3.1996. Subst 5.7.1996; 27.12.1996; 27.6.1997. Am 27.3.1998. Subst 3.7.1998; 30.7.1999; 14.1.2000; 30.6.2000; 29.6.2001; 28.6.2002; 29.8.2003.