Passenger Transport (Opal and Other Fares) Amendment Order 2018 (NSW)

New South Wales

Passenger Transport (Opal and Other Fares)

Amendment Order 2018

under the

Passenger Transport Act 2014

I, Rodd Staples, Secretary of the Department of Transport, in pursuance of section 125 of the

Passenger Transport Act 2014, make the following Order on behalf of TfNSW.

Dated, this 27th day of June 2018.

RODD STAPLES
Secretary

Department of Transport

Explanatory note

The objects of this Order are:

(a)	to increase certain fares for rail passenger services, light rail services, bus services and ferry services, and
(b)	to clarify that rail passenger service fares apply to all rail passenger services other than light rail services, and
(c)	to set fares for on-demand bus services.

This Order is made under section 125 of the Passenger Transport Act 2014.
Passenger Transport (Opal and Other Fares) Amendment Order

2018

under the

Passenger Transport Act 2014

1      Name of Order

This Order is the Passenger Transport (Opal and Other Fares) Amendment Order
2018.

2      Commencement

This Order commences on 2 July 2018 and is required to be published on the NSW legislation website.

Schedule 1 Amendment of Passenger Transport (Opal and
Other Fares) Order 2016

[1]      Clause 3 Definitions

Insert in alphabetical order in clause 3 (1):

on-demand bus service means a booked bus service.

[2]      Clause 4 Maximum fares

Insert “(other than light rail services)” after “rail passenger services” in clause 4 (1).

[3]      Clause 4 (2) and (4)

Omit “or Opal single trip ticket” wherever occurring.
Insert instead “, Opal single trip ticket or an approved payment device”.

[4]      Clause 4 (4A)

Insert “or approved payment device fares” after “Opal single trip ticket fares”.

[5]      Clause 4 (5)

Omit “supplied in accordance with any of the tickets or the pass”.

[6]      Clause 4 (9)

Omit the subclause.

[7]      Schedule 1

Omit the Schedule. Insert instead:

Schedule 1 Fares

(Clause 4 (1)–(4A) and (8))

Part 1 Fares for rail passenger services (other than light
rail services)

Peak and off-peak fares

Opal smartcard	Peak full fare	Off-peak full	Peak	Off-peak
fare	concession	concession
fare	fare
Train—distance band 1	$3.54	$2.47	$1.77	$1.23
Train—distance band 2	$4.40	$3.08	$2.20	$1.54
Train—distance band 3	$5.05	$3.53	$2.52	$1.76
Train—distance band 4	$6.76	$4.73	$3.38	$2.36
Train—distance band 5	$8.69	$6.08	$4.34	$3.03
Maximum default fare for	$8.69	$6.08	$4.34	$3.03
failure to tap on or off

Note. The fares include travel on rail replacement bus services, including in Newcastle.

Opal single trip ticket	Full fare	Child/youth fare
Train—distance band 1	$4.40	$2.20
Train—distance band 2	$5.40	$2.70
Train—distance band 3	$6.20	$3.10
Train—distance band 4	$8.20	$4.10
Train—distance band 5	$10.60	$5.30

Note. The fares include travel on rail replacement bus services, including in Newcastle.

Part 2 Fares for light rail services

Opal smartcard	Full fare	Concession fare
Light rail—distance band 1	$2.20	$1.10
Light rail—distance band 2	$3.66	$1.83
Light rail—distance band 3	$4.71	$2.35
Maximum default fare for failure to tap on or off	$4.71	$2.35

Note. The fares include travel on light rail replacement buses.

Opal single trip ticket or approved	Full fare	Child/youth fare
payment device
Light rail—distance band 1	$2.80	$1.40
Light rail—distance band 2	$4.40	$2.20
Light rail—distance band 3	$5.80	$2.90

Note. The fares include travel on light rail replacement buses.

Part 3 Fares for bus services

Opal smartcard	Full fare	Concession fare
Bus—distance band 1	$2.20	$1.10
Bus—distance band 2	$3.66	$1.83
Bus—distance band 3	$4.71	$2.35
Maximum default fare for failure to tap on or off	$4.71	$2.35
Opal single trip ticket	Full fare	Child/youth fare
Bus—distance band 1	$2.80	$1.40
Bus—distance band 2	$4.40	$2.20
Bus—distance band 3	$5.80	$2.90

Part 4 Fares for ferry services

Opal smartcard	Full fare	Concession fare
Ferry—distance band 1	$6.01	$3.00
Ferry—distance band 2	$7.51	$3.75
Maximum default fare for failure to tap on or off	$7.51	$3.75
Stockton Ferry	$2.20	$1.10

Note. The fares include travel on ferry replacement buses.

Opal single trip ticket or approved	Full fare	Child/youth fare
payment device
Ferry—distance band 1	$7.40	$3.70
Ferry—distance band 2	$9.20	$4.60
Stockton Ferry	$2.80	$1.40

Note. The fares include travel on ferry replacement buses.

Part 5 Fare caps (for Opal smartcard fares in Parts 1–4)

Type of fare cap	Amount of full	Amount of	Amount of Senior/
fare cap	concession fare cap	Pensioner cap
Daily fare cap (Monday to	$15.80	$7.90	$2.50
Saturday)
Daily fare cap (Sunday)	$2.70	$2.70	$2.50
Weekly fare cap	$63.20	$31.60	Not applicable

[8]      Schedule 1A Approved payment device fares

Omit the Schedule.

[9]      Schedule 2 Special services fares and school term bus pass

Omit “$6.00” from the matter relating to unlimited travel on regular bus services.
Insert instead “$7.00”.

[10]      Schedule 2

Omit the matter relating to the School term bus pass. Insert instead:

On-demand bus services

Canada Bay and Strathfield on-demand bus (single)	$3.10	$1.55
Lake Macquarie on-demand bus (single)	$3.00	$1.50

School bus service

School term bus pass (per term) $54.00 —

[11]      Schedule 2

Omit the note to the Schedule.