Meaning of “smartcard”
70 Meaning of “smartcard”
For the purposes of the definition of smartcard in section 3(1) of the Act, the following are types of smartcard—
a card issued by or on behalf of TfNSW—
on which an amount, or an entitlement to travel on public passenger vehicles or trains, may be recorded electronically, and
that may be scanned at, and read electronically by, a smartcard reader for the purpose of enabling the person by whom the smartcard is held to pay for, or exercise an entitlement to, travel on public passenger vehicles or trains (regardless of whether the smartcard may also be used to pay for, or exercise a right to, travel on other public transport systems),
an approved payment device.
Without limiting the way in which an entitlement to travel on a public passenger vehicle or train may be recorded on a smartcard (other than an approved payment device), the entitlement may be limited by reference to any one or more (or any combination) of the following—
the kinds of public passenger vehicles or trains on which the entitlement may be exercised,
the geographical boundaries within which it may be exercised,
the times or periods within which it may be exercised.
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