Re: Trip to Melbourne

Mike Alexander (malex@bigfoot.com)
7 Feb 1998 14:01:21 GMT

> This raises an interesting point. Under Federal law if it was human
> selling tickets and I offered a $5 note for a $2 ride, they would be
> legally bound to accept the $5 note tendered and give me change. They
> could not reject the tendering of the note as unsuitable for the
> payment.
>
> I wonder what position that would put a transport operator in if they
> tried to prosecute a passenger who did not have a ticket but did have
> the price of their fare on them in legal tender in the form of a small
> denomination note, which the ticket issuing device was incapable of
> accepting?

Whatever the legality of it may be, I'm sure anyone who operates a parking
meter must have it covered. So. I'm sure the same law applies.

BTW, what _exactly_ is the federal law which covers this? How is it worded?

Also, even if it was a human selling the tickets, and they refused to
accept your $100 note as payment for an 80 cent ticket (as would no doubt
happen), what would be the legality then?

There has to be some sense of reasonableness.

Regards,

Mike Alexander
(malex@bigfoot.com)