54AConverted e-bike batteries prohibited on rail services—the Act, s 63(2)(o) and (mm)

54A Converted e-bike batteries prohibited on rail services—the Act, s 63(2)(o) and (mm)

54A Converted e-bike batteries prohibited on rail services—the Act, s 63(2)(o) and (mm)

(1) A person must not bring a converted e-bike battery—

(a) onto a restricted rail vehicle, or

(b) into the following parts of the restricted area of a station—

(i) the platform,

(ii) for a station with ticket barriers or smartcard readers—a part of the station between the platform and the barriers or readers that is not a publicly accessible thoroughfare.

Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.

(2) This clause does not apply to a person if the person—

(a) has a disability that impairs the person’s mobility, and

(b) uses a converted e-bike as a mobility aid, and

(c) is carrying a medical certificate or a health practitioner certificate stating that the person is able to use an e-bike as a mobility aid, and

(d) immediately produces the certificate if an authorised officer asks to see the certificate.

(3) In this clause—

converted e-bike means a bicycle that—

(a) did not, at the time the bicycle was manufactured, have an auxiliary motor, and

(b) has been modified to have an auxiliary motor.

converted e-bike battery means a lithium battery used for supplying power to the auxiliary motor of a converted e-bike, whether or not the battery is attached to the e-bike.

health practitioner means a physiotherapist or an occupational therapist.

health practitioner certificate means a certificate that—

(a) is signed by a health practitioner, and

(b) states a date of issue.

medical certificate has the same meaning as in the Road Rules 2014.

restricted rail vehicle means—

(a) a train, other than a light rail vehicle, used to provide a rail passenger service, or