PUBLIC TRANSPORT AUTHORITY OF NSW.

CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

IN RESPECT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN
INTEGRATED TICKETING SYSTEM FOR
PUBLIC PASSENGER SERVICES IN THE
SYDNEY METROPOLITAN AREA

OCTOBER 1997


STORED VALUE CARDS:

While SVC Suppliers/Vendors/System Operators are indicating that they, as the suppliers of technology, are expecting contact smart cards to enter the Sydney marketplace in 1997/98, there are still many issues which need to be addressed including:

  • Only Australian notes and coins have the status of legal tender in Australia; SVC value does not have this status.

  • There is currently no specific consumer protection regulation in NSW concerning SVC.

  • Absence of commercial and legal policies concerning the provision of transaction receipts, allocation of loss in the event of unauthorised use or system malfunction and refunds of unused balances on cards.

  • Privacy and trade practices issues

  • Multiplicity of standards for contactless cards

    It is recognised that system maturity or full acceptance of SVC will occur over a number of years.


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