NSW Ticket Parking: potentially massive number of invalid fines

Rob Legat - SBPL said:

@Clancy : Probably. But how many times do they just plain get it wrong? Part of the reason why 'minor' errors on tickets don't invalidate them.

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peterkins said:

But a judgement on this would invalidate hundreds of thousands in fines, so I suspect Revenue would fight it hard

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peterkins said:

Hi All,

I have what seemed to be a straightforward issue. Inner West Council, and many others, have ticket parking areas that also have a 15 or 30 minute free period, after which paid parking is required.

The relevant legislation is 207-3

I was issued a fine for 207-3(1) "Park without current ticket displayed".



HOWEVER, subrule 6 of the same 207-3 rule is:




I was only parked for 5-10 minutes, definitely not exceeding the no-fee period, but I failed to obtain the "free ticket" from the machine in time.

So am I missing something here? The ticket machines do say that "free ticket must be obtained", but there seems to be no legislation to support this; indeed the subrule 207-3(6) unambiguously states that the rule is not contravened.

I requested a review from Revenue NSW, pointing out the above information. But they rejected it, ignoring the legislation I pointed out:


I suspect that Revenue NSW will have issued tens of thousands of such fines, but I just can't see how they are legal; can they just add new conditions on the machines and signs, or does the subrule 207-3(6) apply here?

Thanks for any advice or experience....

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