Transport Administration (State Transit Authority-Fares) Amendment Order 2013 (NSW)

New South Wales

Transport Administration (State Transit

Authority—Fares) Amendment Order 2013

under the

Transport Administration Act 1988

I, Peter Rowley, Chief Executive of the State Transit Authority, in pursuance of section 85 (2) of the Transport Administration Act 1988, make the following Order on behalf of the State Transit Authority.

Dated, this 26th day of November 2013.

PETER ROWLEY,
Chief Executive

State Transit Authority

Explanatory note
The objects of this Order are to set out:

(a)	the standard Opal fares payable for certain bus services provided by the State Transit Authority, and
(b)	the cash fare of $2 for a new one-way, late night bus service from Kings Cross to Railway Square (via a stop near Town Hall Station) on weekends and other specified nights.

The Opal ticketing system also provides for certain automatic weekly travel rewards. The terms and conditions applying to those Opal fares are set out in the document published in the Gazette and titled Opal Terms of Use.

This Order is made under section 85 (2) of the Transport Administration Act 1988.
Transport Administration (State Transit Authority—Fares)

Amendment Order 2013

under the

Transport Administration Act 1988

1      Name of Order

This Order is the Transport Administration (State Transit Authority—Fares)
Amendment Order 2013.

2      Commencement

This Order commences on 30 November 2013 and is required to be published in the
Gazette.

Schedule 1 Amendment of Transport Administration (State
Transit Authority—Fares) Order 2010

[1]      Clause 2A

Insert after clause 2:

2A Definition

In this Order: smartcard.

Opal smartcard means a smartcard within the meaning of section 3 (1) of the

[2]      Clause 3 Fares

Insert after clause 3 (2):

(3)

The fares to be demanded by the State Transit Authority in respect of bus
services supplied by that Authority in accordance with an Opal smartcard:

(a)	are set out in Schedule 2, and
(b)	are subject to the fare caps set out in that Schedule.

[3]      Schedule 1, heading

Omit the heading. Insert instead:

Schedule 1 MyZone and other fares for bus and ferry
services

[4]      Schedule 1

Insert after the matter relating to the Special (New Year’s Eve) Service:

Special (Kings Cross to Railway Square) Service	$
Kings Cross to Railway Square via Town Hall	2.00

[5]      Schedule 2

Insert after Schedule 1:

Schedule 2 Opal fares for bus services

(Clause 3 (3))

Type of fare	Fare
Bus—distance band 1	$2.10
Bus—distance band 2	$3.50
Bus—distance band 3	$4.50
Default fare for failure to tap on or off	$4.50
Fare caps
Type of fare cap	Amount of fare cap
Daily fare cap (Monday to Saturday)	$15.00
Daily fare cap (Sunday)	$2.50

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