079 Other theft

This subdivision includes the theft of money, goods, vehicles other than a motor vehicle, or services not elsewhere classified.

Fail to pay for a valid fare on a train, bus, commuter ferry, tram, light-rail, monorail, commuter cable-car, or other public transport, or fail to provide ticket on request. 

For the purposes of this classification, public transport is defined as transport for which fare evasion is policed by public officers. This includes authorised officers, transit officers, transport officers, police officers, or other officers with authority from government to inspect transport tickets.

It excludes private transport services such as taxi, ride-share, tourist ferries, punts, gondolas, charter buses, airport transfers, tour buses, cruise ships, recreational flights in small aircraft, transport within snow resorts or sailing tours.

• Fail to provide ticket on request
• Fail to purchase a ticket for public transport
• Purchase a concession ticket without a valid concession
• Travelling further than the distance paid for on the ticket
• Other public transport fare evasion

• Avoid payment of fine by giving false name or address to an authorised officer – coded to 1521 Resist or hinder a government representative
• Fail to pay for private transport service – coded to 0799 Theft, nec

Theft of other vehicles is defined as the taking of a vehicle other than a motor vehicle, illegally and without permission. This includes trams, trains, ships, aircraft, boats, caravans, bicycles, trailers, wheelchairs, and scooters used on footpaths or bike paths, whether motorised or not. It also includes small, motorised vehicles such as segways, golf buggies, and go-karts that cannot be registered to be driven on public roads

Illegal use of other vehicles may also be coded here. This includes the taking or use of another person’s vehicle (other than a motor vehicle, as defined for this subdivision) illegally and without permission, without the intent of temporarily depriving the owner or possessor of the use of the vehicle. This may include where the offender did not take the vehicle themselves.

• Illegal use of other vehicles temporarily without consent
• Permanently take other vehicles without consent
• Steal other vehicles by conversion (rent to steal)
• Theft of any vehicle as defined for this subdivision
• Unlawfully take control of an aircraft without the use of force
• Unlawfully use other vehicles as a passenger or driver
• Other illegal use of other vehicles

• Take a vehicle by force – coded to relevant groups in 051 Robbery
• Theft of a motor vehicle – coded to 0711 Theft of a motor vehicle

This group includes other theft or illegal use offences not elsewhere classified.

• Evade payment for services rendered
• Fail to pay for private transport services, such as taxi, ride-share, tourist ferries, punts, gondolas, charter buses, airport transfers, tour buses, cruise ships, recreational flights in small aircraft, transport within snow resorts, or sailing tours
• Illegal use of something other than a motor vehicle, excluding use of fraud, trespass, or hacking
• Leave a café, restaurant, pub, or bar without paying
• Theft from a charity donation box
• Theft from a tip jar or box
• Theft from retail premises that involves the taking of tools, equipment, furnishings, or other items not for sale
• Steal electricity, gas, or water
• Other theft not elsewhere classified

• Illegal entry to a shop for the purposes of theft – coded to the relevant groups in 062 Burglary of a non-residential building
• Theft from a person with the use of force, threat of force or by putting the victim in fear – coded to the relevant groups within 051 Robbery
• Theft of personal data – coded to 0841 Privacy offences
• Use stolen credit cards, debit cards or cheques – coded to 0811 Identity theft