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Land Transport Act 1998

Enforcement of responsibilities - Enforcement powers for offences involving certain vehicles

128F: Powers of enforcement officers in relation to public transport service fares

You could also call this:

“Officers can check if you paid for your bus or train ride”

If you’re using public transport, an enforcement officer can ask you to show that you’ve paid your fare. This means they can ask you to prove that you’ve bought a ticket or paid in some other way for your trip.

If you can’t show that you’ve paid when the officer asks, they can do two things. First, they can tell you to give them your full name, where you live, your phone number, and when you were born. Second, they can stop you from getting on the public transport or tell you to get off if you’re already on.

These rules are there to make sure everyone pays for their public transport ride. It’s important to always have your ticket or proof of payment ready when you’re using public transport.

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Part 9 Enforcement of responsibilities
Enforcement powers for offences involving certain vehicles

128FPowers of enforcement officers in relation to public transport service fares

  1. An enforcement officer may direct a person to provide evidence that the person has paid a public transport service fare that the person is liable to pay.

  2. If a person fails to provide evidence of payment after a direction is given under subsection (1), the enforcement officer may—

  3. direct the person to provide the person’s full name, full address, telephone number, and date of birth; and
    1. direct the person not to board, or direct the person to disembark, the public transport service concerned.

      Notes
      • Section 128F: inserted, on , by section 38 of the Land Transport Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 34).