GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS ACT 1904
Government Railways (Infringement Notice) By-laws 1994
GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS ACT 1904
Government Railways (Infringement Notice) By-laws 1994
Western Australia
Government Railways (Infringement Notice) By-laws 1994
Contents
1.Citation1
2.Commencement1
3.Interpretation1
4.Offences prescribed for the purposes of section 53A of the Act1
5.Modified penalties prescribed for the purposes of section 53A of the Act2
6.Infringement notice2
7.Notice of withdrawal of infringement notice2
Schedule 1
Schedule 2
Notes
Compilation table9
Western Australia
GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS ACT 1904
Government Railways (Infringement Notice) By‑laws 1994
These by‑laws may be cited as the Government Railways (Infringement Notice) By‑laws 1994.
These by‑laws come into operation on the day on which the Acts Amendment (Perth Passenger Transport) Act 1994 comes into operation.
In these by‑ laws —
“metropolitan area” has the meaning given in section 18B (1) of the Transport Co‑ordination Act 1966;
“railway operations” means transport services provided by or on behalf of the Western Australian Government Railways Commission;
“suburban travel” means railway operations that do not involve travel outside the metropolitan area.
4.Offences prescribed for the purposes of section 53A of the Act
The offences described in columns 1 and 2 of Schedule 1 are prescribed offences for the purposes of section 53A of the Act.
5.Modified penalties prescribed for the purposes of section 53A of the Act
The penalties set out in column 3 of Schedule 1 are prescribed modified penalties for the offences in column 2 to which the penalties correspond, for the purposes of section 53A of the Act.
Under section 53A (3) of the Act, form No. 1 in Schedule 2 is prescribed as the form of an infringement notice.
7.Notice of withdrawal of infringement notice
Under section 53A (7) of the Act, form No. 2 in Schedule 2 is prescribed as the form of a notice of withdrawal of an infringement notice.
[By‑laws 4 & 5]
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Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
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Provision Creating Offence |
Nature of Offence |
Penalty $ |
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Government Railways Act 1904 |
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1.Section 43 (2) |
Damaging railway property (including damage by way of graffiti, whether indecent or not) |
50 |
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2.Section 43 (3) |
Defacing boards or notices (including defacement by way of graffiti, whether indecent or not) |
50 |
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3.Section 43 (5) |
Behaving in a violent or offensive manner, or being drunk on any railway or railway premises |
50 |
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4.Section 45 (1) |
Altering a ticket |
50 |
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5.Section 45 (2) |
Permitting an unauthorised person to use a pass |
50 |
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6.Section 45 (2), (3) or (4) |
Unauthorised sale or transfer, or offering for sale or transfer, any ticket |
50 |
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7.Section 46 (1) |
Using an expired ticket |
50 |
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8.Section 46 (2) |
Travelling without a ticket |
50 |
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9.Section 46 (3) |
Travelling in excess of ticket allocation |
50 |
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10.Section 46 (6) |
Having travelled, leaving or attempting to leave without paying the proper fare |
50 |
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11.Section 48 (1) |
Selling or attempting to sell articles without authorization |
50 |
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12.Section 48 (3) |
Trespassing on railway property |
50 |
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Railways By‑laws |
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13.By‑law 12 |
Smoking in places not set apart for the purpose |
50 |
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14.By‑law 13 |
Smoking in non‑smoking compartments, carriages or vehicles |
50 |
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15.By‑law 14 |
Placing feet on seats |
50 |
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16.By‑law 15 |
Spitting |
50 |
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17.By‑law 20 |
Entering or leaving carriages when in motion, etc. |
50 |
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18.By‑law 21 |
Entering or leaving carriages through a window Opening door of carriage while in motion |
50
50 |
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19.By‑law 22 |
Travelling on roof, steps, etc. of carriage |
50 |
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20.By‑law 23 |
Being in possession of graffiti implement without lawful excuse |
50 |
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21.By‑law 23A |
Being in possession of a substance capable of narcotic effect without lawful excuse |
50 |
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22.By‑law 25 |
Misusing means of communication, or applying brake without excuse |
50 |
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23.By‑law 26 |
Offering gratuity to employee |
50 |
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24.By‑law 27 (2) |
Refusing to give a name or address |
50 |
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25.By‑law 27 (3) |
Giving a false name or address |
50 |
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26.By‑law 27 (4) |
Refusing to verify a name or address |
50 |
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27.By‑law 31 |
Distributing or posting placards, bills or advertisements |
50 |
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28.By‑law 36 |
Loitering on railway premises |
50 |
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29.By‑law 37 |
Refusing to leave when requested to do so |
50 |
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30.By‑law 38 |
Crossing railway at unauthorized place |
50 |
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31.By‑law 39 |
Failing to use overbridge or subway when provided |
50 |
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32.By‑law 47 |
Throwing missiles, rubbish, etc |
50 |
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33.By‑law 91 (other than for suburban travel) |
Offences relating to the unauthorized consumption of food and liquor, and the unauthorized sale and transportation of liquor Offences relating to the furnishing of, and the provision of details for, a certificate of age |
50
50 |
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Government Railways (Fares and Passengers) By‑laws 1994 |
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34.By‑law 14 (1) |
Travelling, or attempting to travel without a valid ticket, or failure to produce a valid ticket on demand |
50 |
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35.By‑law 14 (2) |
Producing invalid ticket while travelling, or attempting to travel |
50 |
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36.By‑law 14 (3) |
Allowing person to use ticket to travel at lower fare |
50 |
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37.By‑law 14 (4) |
Travelling, or attempting to travel using ticket not issued to the person producing it |
50 |
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38.By‑law 14 (5) |
Obtaining or attempting to obtain ticket by false statement or representation |
50 |
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39.By‑law 14 (6) |
Travelling, or attempting to travel using ticket obtained by false statement or representation |
50 |
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40.By‑law 14 (7) |
Altering ticket |
50 |
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41.By‑law 15 |
Travelling, or attempting to travel with inappropriate voucher |
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42.By‑law 16 (1) |
Travelling, or attempting to travel together with bicycle without a ticket for the person, a ticket for the bicycle and a valid bicycle permit, during times determined by Commission |
50 |
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43.By‑law 16 (2) |
Travelling, or attempting to travel together with bicycle without both a ticket for the person and a ticket for the bicycle at times other than the times determined by Commission for a permit |
50 |
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44.By‑law 18 |
Failing to produce appropriate concession identification |
50 |
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45.By‑law 19 |
Failing to produce valid ticket for child |
50 |
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46.By‑law 22 (1) (suburban travel only) |
Consuming food or drink |
50 |
Form 1
Western Australian Government Railways (Infringement Notice)
By‑laws 1994
(by‑law 6)
INFRINGEMENT NOTICE
No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Date. . . . . . . /. . . . . . . /. . . . . . .
1.To. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Surname)(Other names)
of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Postcode . . . . .
It is alleged that at about . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . am/pm on the . . . . . . . . . . . . .
day of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19. . . . . at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
you committed the offence described below and are liable for the modified penalty stated.
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Authorized Person
2.Section of Act or
provision of By‑law Description of offence Modified penalty
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3.You may dispose of this matter by payment of the modified penalty within 28 days of receiving this notice.
4.If the modified penalty is not paid within the time specified in this notice a complaint for the alleged offence may be heard and determined by a court.
5.Payment of the modified penalty may be made by either —
(a)posting this form and a cheque, money order or postal note for the amount of the modified penalty specified in item 2, to The Cashier, GPO Box S1422 Perth 6000; or
(b)presenting this form and paying the amount to any Railway Booking Office at such times as those Offices are open for regular business.
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Form 2
Western Australian Government Railways (Infringement Notice)
By‑laws 1994
(by‑law 7)
WITHDRAWAL OF INFRINGEMENT NOTICE
No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Date. . . . . . . /. . . . . . . /. . . . . . .
To. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Name)
of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Address)
Infringement Notice No. . . . dated . . . . ./ . . . . . / . . . . . for the offence described below is hereby withdrawn.
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Authorized Person
Section of Act or
provision of By‑law Description of offence Modified penalty
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1.This is a compilation of the Government Railways (Infringement Notice) By‑laws 1994 and includes the amendments referred to in the following Table.
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Citation |
Gazettal |
Commencement |
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Government Railways (Infringement Notice) By‑laws 1994 |
30 Dec 1994 p. 7336—40 |
30 Dec 1994 (see by‑law 2 and Gazette 30 Dec 1994 p.7211) |
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These by-laws were repealed by the Government Railways Amendment and Repeal By-laws 2003 bl. 3 as at 12 Dec 2003 (see Gazette 12 Dec 2003 p. 5042) |
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