❓ This Question on Notice asks about the number of students fined for not tagging their SmartRider during Term 1 of 2026 under the Ride to School Free program. The answer indicates that the infringement database does not specifically record student status, providing data based on age instead.
AnsweredQoN 1647Legislative Council
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I refer to the Ride to School Free program, and I ask:(a) how many students were fined for travelling on public transport without a tagged SmartRider during Term 1 (between Monday 2 February 2026 and Thursday 2 April 2026)?
I refer to the Ride to School Free program, and I ask:
(a) how many students were fined for travelling on public transport without a tagged SmartRider during Term 1 (between Monday 2 February 2026 and Thursday 2 April 2026)?
I refer to the Ride to School Free program, and I ask:
(a) how many students were fined for travelling on public transport without a tagged SmartRider during Term 1 (between Monday 2 February 2026 and Thursday 2 April 2026)?
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Answered
9 June 2026
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport
Response time
4 days
(a) The infringement database in which data is extracted does not record if the person infringed is a student. The data for the enquiry is based on age and, as such, the numbers reflect persons infringed for no valid ticket that are aged under 18 at the time of the offence.
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