If you do not have a valid ticket when travelling on public transport or refuse to show your ticket on request, you may have committed an offence under the Transport Act 1983 or Regulations.

You will be asked to provide your name and address and evidence confirming these details such as a driver's licence.

Authorised Officers will write a report of the alleged offence committed; they do not issue infringement notices or fines to passengers. Instead, they provide a report of the situation to the Department of Transport. The Department of Transport then determines whether the matter should be progressed and an infringement notice (fine) is issued and sent to you in the mail. If you have been spoken to in relation to multiple offences you may be charged on summons.

Details on how to pay the penalty will appear on the infringement notice.

The money from the fine goes directly to the Victorian Government, except for a small administration fee which is paid to the operator to help offset the costs of enforcement.

Further information

More information about paying and appealing ticket infringements and fines is available at the Department of Transport website (opens in new window).

Follow the link below for information in the Victorian Fares and Ticketing Manual:

Chapter 11: Ticketing procedures and infringement notice process (PDF) 66 kB

Follow the link below for information in the Victorian Fares and Ticketing Manual (myki):

Chapter 11: Ticketing procedures and infringement notice process (PDF) 421 kB

To ensure you are travelling with the right ticket visit metropolitan fares and tickets.