Commonwealth Motor Omnibus Fares Regulations (ACT)

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.

Regulations 1956. No. 6.

Regulations under the Commonwealth Motor Omnibus

Services Ordinance 1955.*

I ALLEN FAIEHALL, Minister of State for the Interior, in pur-, suance of the powers conferred by the Commonwealth Motor Omni- bus Services Ordinance 1955, hereby make the following Regulations.

Dated this nineteenth day of July, 1956.

ALLEN FAIEHALL

Minister of State for the Interior.

COMMONWEALTH MOTOR OMNIBUS FARES

REGULATIONS.

1. These Regulations may he cited as the Commonwealth Motor citation.

Omnibus Fares Regulations.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the thirtieth commencement.

day of July, 1956.

3. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears— Definitions.

" child " means a person who has not attained the age of four-

teen years;

" conductor " means a conductor of an omnibus, and includes a driver of an omnibus on which no conductor is employed; " holiday " means—

(a) a day that is observed, by virtue of sub-section (1.) or (2.) of section seventy-six of the Public Service Act 1922-1955, as a holiday for officers of the Public Service of the Commonwealth employed in the Territory;

(b) the first Monday in the month of October in any year; or (c) a day proclaimed by an Ordinance to be a holiday in the

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Territory, without restriction as to the classes of persons

>	by whom it is to be observed;
A	" inspector " means an inspector appointed under section 5 of the Commonwealth Motor Omnibus Services Ordinance 1955;
" journey " means a journey in an omnibus; " motor omnibus " or " omnibus " means a motor omnibus em-

ployed in a Commonwealth motor omnibus service;

" omnibus stop " means a stopping-place for omnibuses indicated by a shed, post, sign or notice erected, placed or marked at the side of a road;

. . " r o a d " includes a street, lane or other thoroughfare used by

omnibuses;

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 26th July, 1956.

" school child " means a person under the age of eighteen years who is attending school, but does not include a person who has attained the age of fourteen years and is attending school on a part-time basis only;

" section s t o p " means an omnibus stop at or near a location specified in the Firs t Schedule to these Regulations, being an omnibus stop indicated by a shed, post, sign or notice on which there is painted or marked, by authority of the Minister, the word " section " ;

" the City A r e a " has the same meaning as in the Oity A rea

Leases Ordinance 1936-1951;

" the full fare ", in relation to a journey, means the fare pre- scribed by regulation 4 or 5 of these Regulations^ as the case may be, in respect of the journey;

" the Transport Manage r " means the person occupying the office of Transport Manager in the Transport Section of tin Australian Capital Territory Services Branch of the, Depart- ment of the Interior.

Fates on route*	4.—(1.) Subject to these Regulations, the fare to be charged in
Ira?"	respect of a journey by a passenger in an omnibus, being a journey on a route that does not extend beyond the City Area, is—

(a) where the journey consists of one section—Sixpence;

(b) where the journey consists of more than one section but not.

more than four sections—Sixpence plus Twopence for

each section in excess of one; and

(c) where the journey consists of more than four sections—One
shilling plus One penny for each section in excess of four.

(2.) For the purposes of these Regulations, the number of seetions of

which such a journey in an omnibus consists is—

{a) where the omnibus does not, during the journey, pass any
section stop, being an omnibus stop for the purposes

of omnibuses travelling in the direction in which the

journey proceeds—one ; and

(b) in any other case'—the number of such section stops pas I I	t any other case—the number
by the omnibus during the journey, plus one. 4

(3.) Where a passenger commences or ends a journey at a section stop, that section .stop shall not be taken into account in determining the number of sections of which the journey consists.

(4.) Where a passenger, commences a journey on a Saturday. Sunday or holiday, the fare to be charged in respect of the journey is the amount to be charged under sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation plus One penny.

Fares on routes 5.— (1.) Subject to these Regulations, the fare to be charged in

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^ ^ ^	respect of a journey by a passenger in a motor omnibus on a route that
City Area.	extends beyond the City Area, being a journey from a place in the City Area to a place outside the City Area specified in the first column of

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the Second Schedule to these Eegulations, or from a place so specified to a place in the City Area, is the amount shown in the second column of that Schedule opposite to the name of the place so specified.

(2.) Where a passenger commences such a journey on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, the fare to be charged in respect of the journey is the amount to be charged under the last preceding sub-regulation plus One penny.

of a journey by a child is one-half of the full fare in respect of the are8 6.— (1.) Subject to this regulation, the fare to be charged in respect children's

journey or, if the full fare in respect of the journey is not an even number of pence, one-half of the amount ascertained by deducting One penny from the full fare.

(2.) The fare to be charged in respect of a journey by a child when travelling to or from Sunday-school or a Church service is One penny, irrespective of the length of the journey.

(3.) The fare to be charged in respect of a journey by a school child when travelling from his home to school, or from school to his home, in an omnibus provided specially for school children travelling to or from school is One penny, irrespective of the length of the journey.

(4.) Where an omnibus provided specially for school children travelling to or from school is not available to a school child, the fare to be charged in respect of a journey by that child, when travelling from his home to school, or from school to his home, is One penny, irrespective of the length of the journey.

7. Where on account of floods or other special circumstances an Deviations

omnibus deviates from its usual route, the fare to be charged in respect of a journey by a passenger in the omnibus, being a journey that commences and ends at places on the usual route, is the fare that would have been charged if no deviation from that route had occurred.

8. For the purposes of these Eegulations, where a passenger in an Journeys t«

omnibus travels to the terminus of a route and returns on the same terminus.
omnibus without alighting from it, he shall be deemed to have ended
a journey upon the arrival of the omnibus at the terminus and to have

commenced another journey upon its departure from the terminus.

9.—(1.) Subject to this regulation, the fare to be charged in respect concession

of a journey by a person to whom the full fare would, but for this ,sub-regulation, be applicable, being a person who is in receipt of an invalid or age pension under the Social Services Act 1947-1955, is one-

^half of the full fare in respect of the journey or, if the full fare in respect of the journey is not an even number of pence, one-half of the amount ascertained by deducting One penny from the full fare.

(2.) Subject to this regulation, the fare to be charged in respect of a journey to or from the Canberra University College, the Canberra Technical College or a High School by a person to whom the full fare would, but for this sub-regulation, be applicable, being a person who—

(a) is a student under the age of twenty-one years attending a course of study or instruction at that College or High School; and

(b) is travelling to that College or High School for purposes connected with that course or from that College or High School after attending it for purposes connected with that course,

is one-half of the full fare in respect of the journey or, if the full fare in respect of the journey is not an even number of pence, one-half of the amount ascertained by deducting One penny from the the full fare.

(3.) The preceding provisions of this regulation do not apply in relation to a person unless he produces to the conductor aud, if so required by an inspector, to the inspector, written evidence, of a kind approved by the Transport Manager, identifying him as a person referred to in sub-regulation (1.) or (2.) of thi.s regulation, as the case requires.

Exemptions. 10.— (1.) Subject to tin's regulation, but notwithstanding anything contained in regulation 4, ."< or 6 of these Regulations, no fare is charge- able in respect of a journey in an omnibus by—

(a) a child under the age of five years who is not occupying a

seat in the omnibus;

(b) a person who is an incapacitated returned soldier; or
(r.) a member of the Police Force of the Territory, or a person

employed in the Transport Section of the Australian Capital Terri tory Services Branch of the Department of the Interior, while travelling on duty or between, his home and a place where he performs duty for the purpose of commencing, or immediately after completing, duty.

(2.) The last preceding sub-regulation does not apply—

(a) in relation to a person referred to in paragraph (b) of that sub-regulation, unless he produces to the conductor and, if so required by an inspector, to the inspector, written evidence, of a kind approved by the Transport Manager, identifying him as such a person; or
(h) in relation to a person referred to in paragraph (c) of that sub-regulation, unless that person is in uniform or pro- duces to the conductor and, if so required by an inspector, to the inspector, written evidence, of a kind approved by the Transport Manager, identifying him as such a person.

(3.) I n this regulation, " incapacitated returned soldier " means a person who is in receipt of a pension under the Repatriation Act 1920-

1955 in respect of an incapacity, being total incapacity for the purposes

of that Act, incapacity of the nature specified in the Fourth Schedule

to that Act or such other serious incapacity as the Minister approves	^
for the purposes of this regulation.

T H E S C H E D U L E S .

FIRST' SCHEDULE.

Regulation 3.

LOCATION OF SECTION STOPS IN THE CITY AREA.

In Scrivener-street, at its intersection with Miller-street.
In Westgarth-street, at its junction with Tate-street.
In Northbourne-avenue, at its intersection with Masson-street.
In Officer-crescent, at its junction with Hawdon-street.

THE SCHEDULES—continued.

FIRST SCHEDULE—continued.

In Campbell-street, between Foveaux-street and Chaffey-erescent.
In Cowper-street, a t its junction with Toms-crescent.
In Euree-street, at its intersection with Currong-street.
In Northbourne-avenue, at the City Shopping Centre.
In Liversidge-street, at University House.
In Commonwealth-avenue, at its intersection with Lawson-crescent.
In Constitution-avenue, a t its junction with Anzae Park.
In Aerodrome-road, a t its junction with Vowles-road.
In Anzac Park, a t St. John's Church.
In Commonwealth-avenue, a t the Administrative Offices, West Block.
In Adelaide-avenue, a t its junction with Empire-circuit.
In Hooker-street, between Banks-street and Hutchins-street.
In National-circuit, a t the Hotel Kurrajong.
In Empire-circuit, at its intersection with Melbourne-avenue.
In Franklin-street, a t the Manuka Shopping Centre.
In Cunningham-street, between Wentworth-avenue and Howitt-street.
In Stuart-street, a t its intersection with Strzelecki-crescent.
In Wild-street, between Captain Cook-crescent and Walker-crescent.
In Matina-street, a t its junction with Thirteenth-street.
In Canberra-avenue, a t its junction with Ipswich-street.

In Canberra-avenue, near the entrance to the Department of Civil Aviation Radio

Transmission Station.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

Regulation 5.

FAKES ON ROUTES EXTENDING BEYOND THE CITY AREA.

FIKST COLUMN. SECOND COLUMN.

Place Outside the City Area. Fare.

The junction of the Belconnon and Yass Roads	One shilling and twopence
Hal]	One shilling and eightpence
Canberra Cemetery	One shilling and one penny
Western Creek	One shilling
Mount Stromlo	One shilling and eightpence
By Authori ty: A. J . AETHUR, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.

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