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title: Public Transport Accessibility (Expansion) Amendment Bill

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Public Transport Accessibility (Expansion) Amendment Bill
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### 1. Title

This Act may be cited as the Public Transport Accessibility (Expansion) Amendment Act 2019.

### 2. Commencement

This Act comes into force on the day after the date it receives the Royal Assent.

### 3. Purpose

The purpose of this Act is to expand free public transport to the rest of the population and make it available outside of off-peak hours.

### 4. Principal Act

This Act amends the Public Transport Accessibility Act 2018 (the principal Act).

### 5. Section 3 amended

(1) Repeal the definition of **off-peak**.

### 6. Section 4 amended

(1) Replace the contents of section 4 with the following—
> (1) Public Transport shall be made free of charge.