Re: Ununiformed Inspectors

["Eric Cartman" <erk_cartman@yahoo.com>]

As long as the Revenue Protection Officer identified themselves by showing
their ID and telling you what is happening, they can go in plain clothes. As
an example, this occurred until recently every day in Sydney because the
RPO's were not uniformed. There would be no difference in the law between a
plain clothed RPO/uniformed one (as is also the case with Police.)

Eric
www.webalias.com/erknet

Kylie Johnson wrote in message <37C0914B.226AC92F@ems.rmit.edu.au>...
>I recently got a fine for not having a metcard on a tram (I'd forgotten to
get one that morning - I had several weekly tickets on me to prove that I
normally have one), but the inspectors were not wearing uniforms.  A friend
of mine said she read in a paper that undercover inspectors can only give
warnings and can't issue tickets.  Is this correct, or do I have to take it
to court?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Kylie