Victorian Consolidated Regulations Victorian Consolidated Regulations(1) A person who is travelling in a passenger vehicle must have in the person's possession a ticket that is valid for the whole of the person's travel in that passenger vehicle.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
Note
Regulation 13 sets out the defence that may apply in respect of a charge under this subregulation.
(2) A person who is in a compulsory ticket area must have in the person's possession a ticket that is valid for that entry to the compulsory ticket area.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
Note
Regulation 14 sets out the defence that may apply in respect of a charge under this subregulation.
Reg. 7(3) substituted by S.R. Nos 22/2019 reg. 7, 129/2024 reg. 6.
(3) For the purposes of this regulation, a person has a ticket in the person's possession only if—
(a) the person holds—
(i) in the case of a ticket that is a digital card, the personal electronic device on which the digital card is stored on or about their person; or
(ii) in the case of a ticket that is a V/Line digital ticket, a personal electronic device on which the V/Line digital ticket can be displayed on or about their person; or
(iii) in any other case, the ticket on or about their person; or
(b) the person is accompanied by another person and that other person holds—
(i) in the case of a ticket that is a digital card, the personal electronic device on which the digital card is stored on or about their person on behalf of the first‑mentioned person; or
(ii) in the case of a ticket that is a V/Line digital ticket, a personal electronic device on which the V/Line digital ticket can be displayed on or about their person on behalf of the first-mentioned person; or
(iii) in any other case, the ticket on or about their person on behalf of the first-mentioned person.
Examples
For the purposes of subregulation (3)(b), examples of another person holding a ticket on a person's behalf are—
• a parent, foster carer or person who is granted guardianship of a child holding a ticket on behalf of a child; and
• the holder of a ticket authorising group travel.
Note
See regulation 6, which explains the meaning of valid for travel or valid for entry to a compulsory ticket area.