Victorian Consolidated Regulations Victorian Consolidated Regulations(1) An authorised person (conduct) or a tram driver may ask a person to leave a public transport vehicle if—
(a) the public transport vehicle is fully loaded with passengers when the person enters the vehicle; or
(b) the person remains in a doorway, vestibule, corridor or gangway after being asked by an authorised person (conduct) or tram driver not to do so; or
(c) the person is behaving in a violent, noisy or offensive manner; or
(d) the person's clothing or luggage is reasonably believed by an authorised person (conduct) or tram driver to be likely to soil or damage any property of the passenger transport company, rail freight operator, Rail Track, or the bus company or the property of any other person; or
(e) the person enters, boards or attempts to enter or board or remain on board the public transport vehicle after being asked by an authorised person (conduct) or tram driver not to do so.
(2) An authorised person (conduct) may ask a person to leave public transport premises if—
(a) the person is behaving in a violent, noisy or offensive manner; or
(b) the person is reasonably believed by the authorised person (conduct) to be so affected by alcohol or other substances that the person is likely to behave in an offensive manner.
Reg. 66(3) substituted by S.R. No. 49/2017 reg. 13.
(3) An authorised person (conduct) may ask a person to leave a public transport vehicle or public transport premises if the authorised person (conduct) reasonably believes that—
(a) if the public transport vehicle is a passenger vehicle, the person has failed to comply with regulation 8(2) of the Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) (Ticketing) Regulations 2017 in respect of travel in that passenger vehicle; or
(b) the person has failed to comply with regulation 7(2), 9(2) or 11(3) of the Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) (Ticketing) Regulations 2017 in respect of an entry to a compulsory ticket area that is part of the public transport premises; or
(c) if the public transport vehicle is a passenger vehicle, the person has failed to comply with regulation 7(1) or 10(3) of the Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) (Ticketing) Regulations 2017 in respect of travel in that passenger vehicle; or
(d) the person has committed an offence against the Act or these Regulations.
(4) A person who is asked to leave a public transport vehicle or public transport premises under subregulation (1), (2) or (3) must comply with the request immediately.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
Sch. 1 substituted by S.R. No. 49/2017 reg. 14, revoked by S.R. No. 2/2022 reg. 9.
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