{"id":"F2006B01409","name":"Motor Vehicle Standards (Road Vehicles) Determination 2003","slug":"motor-vehicle-standards-road-vehicles-determination-2003","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":40893,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B01409-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Motor Vehicle Standards (Road Vehicles) Determination 2003","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nMotor Vehicle Standards (Road Vehicles) Determination 2003\n\nI, RONALD BOSWELL, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport and Regional Services, make this Determination under section 5B of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989.\n\nDated 11 August 2003\n\nRONALD BOSWELL\n\nParliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport and Regional Services\n\n1 Name of Determination\n\nThis Determination is the Motor Vehicle Standards (Road Vehicles) Determination 2003.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Determination commences on gazettal.\n\n3 Interpretation\n\nIn this Determination:\n\n> wheelchair means a chair mounted on 3 or more wheels that is built to transport a person who is unable to walk or who has difficulty in walking, but does not include a pram, stroller or trolley.\n\n4 Vehicles that are not road vehicles\n\n(1) Vehicles of the class of motorised wheelchairs described in subsection (2) are not road vehicles for the purposes of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989.\n\n(2) The class of motorised wheelchairs comprises wheelchairs each of which:\n\n(a) is self\\-propelled; and\n\n(b) accommodates only 1 person; and\n\n(c) is designed so as not to be capable of more than 10 km/h on level ground; and\n\n(d) has an unladen mass of 40kg or more.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1877},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination maintains its original narrow scope of exempting specific categories of low-speed motorized wheelchairs from road vehicle classification. It has not expanded beyond this specific regulatory carve-out for disability mobility aids."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 sections total","Single defined term ('wheelchair')","No cross-references to other legislative provisions beyond the enabling Act","Simple 4-part test with no nested conditions or exceptions"],"plain_english_summary":"This law exempts certain motorized wheelchairs/mobility scooters from being treated as road vehicles, so they aren’t subject to car-style safety and design rules. It affects people who use these devices and their manufacturers by defining eligible chairs as self‑propelled, single‑occupant, under 10 km/h on level ground, and at least 40 kg unladen, and by excluding prams, strollers, and shopping trolleys. The change keeps mobility aids regulated less like cars, avoiding costly vehicle standards."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/motor-vehicle-standards-road-vehicles-determination-2003","history":"/api/acts/motor-vehicle-standards-road-vehicles-determination-2003/history","analysis":"/api/acts/motor-vehicle-standards-road-vehicles-determination-2003/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/motor-vehicle-standards-road-vehicles-determination-2003/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/motor-vehicle-standards-road-vehicles-determination-2003/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/motor-vehicle-standards-road-vehicles-determination-2003/documents"}}