Amendments of the Motor Omnibus Fares Regulations (ACT)

Regulations 1975 No. 20

Regulations under the Motor Omnibus Services Ordinance

1955-1974.*

I, G O R D O N M U N R O B R Y A N T , the Minister of State for the Capital Terr i tory,

hereby make the following Regulations under the Motor Omnibus	Services
Ordinance	1955-1974.

Dated this seventeenth day of September, 1975.

G O R D O N M. B R Y A N T

Minister of State for the Capital Terri tory.

A M E N D M E N T S OF THE MOTOR O M N I B U S FARES REGULATIONS!

1.   Regulation 3 of the Motor Omnibus Fares Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting after the definition of " school child" the following definit ion:—

" the D i r e c t o r " means the person occupying, or performing the

duties of, the office of Director in the Transpor t Operations Section of the Transport Branch of the Depar tment of the

Capital Terr i tory;";

and

(b ) by omitting the definition of " t h e Transpor t M a n a g e r " .

2. Regulation 5 of the Motor Omnibus Fares Regulations is repealed and

the following regulation subst i tu ted:—

" 5 . (1 ) In this regulation, a reference to an interchange shall be read as a

reference to the Higgins Interchange or the Woden Interchange.

1975, No . 1, and see also Regulations 1975, No . 1.

" ( 2 ) In this regulation, a reference to a limited-stop service shall be read

as a reference to a motor omnibus service—

(a)	established for passengers travelling on journeys that consist, in whole or in part, of journeys between an interchange and City, between City and an interchange or between two interchanges; and
(b)	the omnibuses engaged on which are marked, whether alone or with other figures, with the figures ' 1 6 ' or the figures ' 3 3 3 ' .

" ( 3 ) Subject to these regulations, the fare to be charged in respect of a

journey on a limited-stop service is 20 cents if the journey—

(a ) is a journey commenc ing—

( i )     at an interchange; or

* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 23 September 1975.
t Regulations 1964, No . 7, as amended to 1974. Fo r details of amendments , see footnote f to Regulations

(ii)    at an intermediate stopping place between an interchange and City,

and end ing—

(iii) at City; or

(iv)    at an intermediate stopping place between the interchange and City; or

( b ) is a journey commenc ing—

(i) at City; o r

(ii)    at an intermediate stopping place between City and an interchange,

and end ing—

(iii) at the interchange; or

(iv)    at an intermediate stopping place between City and the interchange.

" ( 4 ) Subject to these Regulations, the fare to be charged in respect of a journey on a limited-stop service is 40 cents if the journey is a journey commenc ing—

(a ) at an interchange; or

(b ) at an intermediate stopping place between an interchange and City,

and end ing—

(c ) at the other interchange; or

(d) at an intermediate stopping place between City and the other

interchange.

" ( 5 ) Subject to these Regulations, the fare to be charged in respect of a journey on a limited-stop service, being a journey commencing at a stopping place before an interchange and continuing on the same omnibus beyond that inter­ change bu t not beyond City is the total of—

(a) the fare that is to be charged, under regulation 4, for a journey commencing at that stopping place and ending at the interchange; and

(b ) the sum of 20 cents.

" ( 6 ) Subject to these Regulations, the fare to be charged in respect of a journey on a limited-stop service, being a journey commenc ing—

(a ) a t City; or

(b ) at an intermediate stopping place between City and an interchange,

and continuing on the same omnibus beyond an interchange, is the total of—

(c ) the sum of 20 cents; and

(d)	the fare that is to be charged, under regulation 4, for a journey com­
mencing at the interchange and ending at the stopping place at which the journey is to cease.

" ( 7 ) Subject to these Regulations, the fare to be charged in respect of a journey on a limited-stop service, being a journey commencing at a stopping place before an interchange and continuing on the same omnibus beyond City bu t not beyond the other interchange is the total of—

(a) the fare that is to be charged, under regulation 4, for a journey com­ mencing at that stopping place and ending at the interchange; and

(b ) the sum of 4 0 cents.

" ( 8 ) Subject to these Regulations, the fare to be charged in respect of a journey on a limited-stop service, being a journey commenc ing—

(a ) at an interchange; or

(b ) at an intermediate stopping place between an interchange and City,

and continuing on the same omnibus beyond the other interchange, is the total

of—

(c ) the sum of 40 cents; and

(d) the fare that is to be charged, under regulation 4, for a journey com­ mencing at the other interchange and ending at a stopping place at which the journey is to cease.

" ( 9 ) Subject to these Regulations, the fare to be charged in respect of a journey on a limited-stop service, being a journey commencing at a stopping place before an interchange and continuing on the same omnibus beyond the other interchange, is the total of—

(a) the fare that is to be charged, under regulation 4, for a journey commencing at the first stopping place and ending at the first interchange;

(b ) the sum of %0 cents; and

(c) the fare that is to be charged, under regulation 4, for a journey commencing at the second interchange and ending at the stopping place at which the journey is to cease.".

3 . Regulation 5AA of the Motor Omnibus Fares Regulations is amended by omitt ing the word and figures " 50 cents " and substituting the word and figures " 80 cents ".

4 . Regulation 5A of the Motor Omnibus Fares Regulations is amended by

omitting the words " Eight d o l l a r s " and substituting the symbol and figures

"	$ 1 2 . 0 0 " .
5 . Regulation 6 of the Motor Omnibus Fares Regulations is repealed and the following regulation	subst i tu ted:—

" 6 . ( 1 ) Subject to these Regulations, the fare to be charged in respect of

a journey by a child is 10 cents in respect of a journey of less than 6 sections

i s — and 15 cents in respect of a journey of 6 or more sections, plus, if the journey (a ) a journey referred to in sub-regulation 5 (5 ) or 5 ( 6 ) — 1 0 cents; or
( b ) a journey referred to in sub-regulation 5 (7 ) or 5 ( 8 ) — 1 5 cents.

" ( 2 ) Subject to this Regulation, the fare to be charged in respect of a journey by a child, be ing—

(a ) a journey referred to in sub-regulation 5 ( 3 ) — i s 10 cents; or

(b ) a journey referred to in sub-regulation 5 ( 4 ) — i s 15 cents.

" (3 ) Subject to this regulation, the fare to be charged in respect of a journey

by a child, being a journey referred to in sub-regulation 5 ( 9 ) , is 15 cents p lus—

(a) if that part of the journey commencing at the first stopping place and ending at the first interchange i s —

(i) a journey of less than 6 sect ions—10 cents; or (i i) a journey of 6 or more sections—15 cents; and

(b) if that part of the journey commencing at the second interchange and ending at the stopping place at which the journey ceases i s—

(i) a journey of less than 6 sect ions—10 cents; or (i i) a journey of 6 or more sections—15 cents.".

6.   Regulation 9 of the Motor Omnibus Fares Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting sub-regulations (1) and (2) and substituting the following sub-regula t ions:—

" (1 ) Subject to this regulation, the fare to be charged in respect of a journey by a person who is a pensioner, being a person to whom the full fare would, but for this sub-regulation, be applicable, is the fare that would be payable by virtue of Regulation 6 if the pen­ sioner were a person to whom that regulation applied.

" (2 ) Subject to this regulation, the fare to be charged in respect
of a journey to or from a prescribed institution by a person to whom

the full fare would, but for this sub-regulation, be applicable, being

a person	w h o —
(a)	is a student under 18 years of age, or a full-time student of not less than 18 years of age, at tending a course of study or instruction at a prescribed institution; and
(b)	is travelling to the institution for purposes connected with that course or from the institution after at tending it for purposes connected with that course,

is the fare that would be payable by virtue of Regulation 6 if the

student were a person to whom that regulation applied.

" ( 2 A ) In sub-regulation ( 2 ) , ' p rescr ibed ins t i tu t ion ' means any

of the fol lowing:—

(a ) Austral ian National University;

( b )	Canber ra College of Advanced	Educat ion;
( c )	Canber ra Technical College " ;

(b )	by omitt ing from sub-regulation (3) the words " T r a n s p o r t Manager , identifying him as a person referred to in sub-regulation ( 1 ) , ( 2 ) " and substituting the words " Director, identifying him as a person
referred to in sub-regulation (1 ) or ( 2 ) "; and
(c )	by omitting sub-regulation ( 4 ) .

7 . The Moto r Omnibus Fares Regulations are amended as set out in the

Schedule.

SCHEDULE

Provision amended Omit— Substitute—

Paragraph 10 (1) (e) . . Transport Section of the Com- Transport Operations Section

mercial and Transport Opera-	of the Transport Branch
tions Branch

Paragraph 10 (2) (b)	. .	Transport Manager	. .	. .	Director
Paragraph 10 (2) (c)	. .	Transport Manager	. .	Director
Paragraph 10 (2) (d)	. .	Transport Manager	. .	. .	Director
Sub-regulation 10 (2A)	. .	Transport Manager	. .	. .	Director
Sub-regulation 10 (2c)	. .	Transport Manager	. .	. .	Director

8 . The Schedule to the Motor Omnibus Fares Regulations is repealed and the following Schedule subst i tuted:—

SCHEDULE

Number of sections	Fare
cents

1	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	15
2	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	20
3	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	20
4	25
5	25
6	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	30
7	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	30

8 or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40