Infringement notices

Infringement notices

Infringement notices are legal under the Public Transport Authority Regulations 2003 and are issued to customers who travel without a valid standard ticket, a valid concession entitlement, an incorrect ticket or who have not paid for their entire journey. Infringement notices are also issued for any other offences which contravene the Regulations.

Most offences will incur a $100 fine, however under some by-laws of the Regulations, an on the spot fine can be up to $500.

Failure to pay an infringement notice within the required time period will lead to the matter being dealt with by the Fines Enforcement Registry which has the power to suspend your motor vehicle or drivers licence. Once the infringement process reaches this stage additional costs may be incurred.

If you wish to challenge the notice, email fines@pta.wa.gov.au or send a letter of appeal to:

Manager of Security and Customer Service
PO Box 383
Northbridge, WA, 6865

If you are unsuccessful in this appeal and wish to contest your infringement further, this can be done by taking the matter to court.

Types of infringements

Following is a list of the most widely incurred infringement notices on the Transperth network.

Offence	On the spot infringement	Maximum penalty
No valid ticket	$100	$500
Smoking on a bus, train or at a station	$100	$500
Consuming alcohol on a bus, train or at a station	$100	$500
Behave in a manner to cause nuisance	$100	$500
Bicycles on trains during restricted hours	$100	$2000
Damage conveyance or station	$200	$2000
Placing feet on seats of conveyance	$100	$500
Obstructing authorised person	$200	$1000
Interfere with property	$200	$2000
Continuing to travel when travel has been refused	$200	$2000
Possess explosive, syringe, firearm, controlled or prohibited weapon as per Weapons Act 1999	$200	$2000
Possess tool, device, substance or apparatus capable of graffiti or mark property	$100	$500

For the complete list of infringements covered by the Public Transport Authority Regulations 2003, please click here to visit the Western Australian State Law Publisher website.