244CElectric personal transporter routes and use areas

244C Electric personal transporter routes and use areas

Rule 244C(1) amended by S.R. No. 153/2019 rule 4(Sch. 1 item 9(a)).

(1) The Head, Transport for Victoria, for the purposes of this Division, by notice published in the Government Gazette, may do either or both of the following—

(a) specify a route consisting of specified roads and road related areas as an electric personal transporter route;

(b) specify an area encompassing roads and road related areas to be an electric personal transporter use area.

Rule 244C(2) amended by S.R. No. 153/2019 rule 4(Sch. 1 item 9).

(2) Before the Head, Transport for Victoria publishes a notice under subrule (1), the Head, Transport for Victoria must consult with any other road authority that the Head, Transport for Victoria considers may be affected by that publication.

road authority has the same meaning as in the Road Management Act 2004.

244D Electric personal transporters must only be used on roads or road related areas as part of an electric personal transporter tour

A person must not travel on an electric personal transporter on a road or road related area unless the person is taking part in an electric personal transporter tour on an electric personal transporter supplied to the person as part of that tour.

A local law may provide that a permit is required in order to operate an electric personal transporter tour.

244E Electric personal transporters must only be used on electric personal transporter routes or in electric personal transporter use areas

A person must not travel on an electric personal transporter on a road or road related area unless that road or road related area is an electric personal transporter route or in an electric personal transporter use area.