Transport and Other Legislation (Managing E-mobility Use and Protecting Our Communities) Amendment Bill 2026

Queensland Transport and Other Legislation (Managing E- mobility Use and Protecting Our Communities) Amendment Bill 2026

Queensland Transport and Other Legislation (Managing E-mobility Use and Protecting Our Communities) Amendment Bill 2026 Contents Page Part 1 Preliminary 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Part 2 Amendment of Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 3 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 4 Amendment of s 30 (Prescribed circumstances for searching persons without warrant) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 5 Amendment of s 32 (Prescribed circumstances for searching vehicle without warrant) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 6 Insertion of new s 43AA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 43AA Unlawful sale of controlled vehicle to child under 16 . 9 7 Amendment of s 52 (Prevention of offences—general) . . . . . . . 10 8 Insertion of new ch 4A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Chapter 4A Removal and destruction powers for prohibited bikes on roads or in public places Part 1 Preliminary 123A Definitions for ch 4A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 123B Relationship to National Credit Code . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Part 2 Seizing prohibited bikes 123C Seizure of prohibited bike on road, on road-related area or in public place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 123D Particular powers for seizing prohibited bike—attended seizure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 123E Particular powers for seizing prohibited bike—unattended seizure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 123F Steps after seizing prohibited bike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Contents Transport and Other Legislation (Managing E-mobility Use and Protecting Our Communities) Amendment Bill 2026 Page 2 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel Part 3 Application for release of vehicle 123G Release application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 123H Deciding application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Part 4 Review of decisions Division 1 Preliminary 123I Definitions for part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Division 2 Internal review 123J Review process must start with internal review . . . . . 19 123K Who may apply for internal review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 123L Requirements for application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 123M Internal review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Division 3 External review 123N Applying for external review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 123O Notice of external review application . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Part 5 Forfeiture and disposal of prohibited bikes 123P Forfeiture of prohibited bikes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 123Q Disposal of forfeited vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 123R Application of proceeds of sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 123S Liability for costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Part 6 General 123T Limitation of review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 123U Evidentiary provision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 123V Protection from liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 123W Protection for persons exercising power under ch 4A 28 9 Amendment of s 686 (Application of pt 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 10 Amendment of s 747 (Definitions for chapter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 11 Amendment of s 754 (Evasion offence) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 12 Amendment of s 755 (When type 1 vehicle related offence notice may be given to owner of motor vehicle involved in offence) . . . . . . . . . . 30 13 Amendment of sch 6 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Part 3 Amendment of State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 14 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 15 Amendment of s 5 (Act has limited application to children) . . . . . 32 16 Insertion of new pt 10, div 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Division 11 Transitional provision for Transport and Other Legislation (Managing E-mobility Use and Protecting Our Communities) Amendment Act 2026

Contents Transport and Other Legislation (Managing E-mobility Use and Protecting Our Communities) Amendment Bill 2026 Page 3 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel 199 Application of new s 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Part 4 Amendment of State Penalties Enforcement Regulation 2014 17 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 18 Amendment of sch 1 (Infringement notice offences and fines for nominated laws) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Part 5 Amendment of Summary Offences Act 2005 19 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 20 Insertion of new s 19AA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 19AA Definitions for division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 21 Amendment of s 19B (Meaning of racing, burn out or other hooning offence) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 22 Amendment of s 19C (Unlawful conduct associated with commission of racing, burn out or other hooning offence) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 23 Amendment of s 19D (Possession of things used in commission of racing, burn out or other hooning offence) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 24 Amendment of s 19I (Sale by employees of controlled items to minors) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 25 Insertion of new pt 2, div 4C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Division 4C Offences about selling particular vehicles to children under 16 19O Definitions for division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 19P Meaning of sell for division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 19Q Sale of controlled vehicle to child under 16 . . . . . . . . 42 19R Commercial sellers must instruct employees about sale of controlled vehicle to child under 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 19S Sale by employees of controlled vehicle to child under 16 44 19T Application of Anti-Discrimination Act 1991, s 46 . . . 45 19U Commercial sellers must display prohibition signs . . 45 26 Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Part 6 Amendment of Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 27 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 28 Insertion of ch 1, pt 1, hdg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Part 1 Preliminary 29 Renumbering and relocation of s 6 (Act binds everyone, including government entities) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 30 Insertion of ch 1, pt 2, hdg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Part 2 Interpretation

Contents Transport and Other Legislation (Managing E-mobility Use and Protecting Our Communities) Amendment Bill 2026 Page 4 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel 31 Insertion of new s 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 6 What is a prohibited bike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 32 Insertion of new s 34A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 34A Power to require testing of particular vehicles . . . . . . 50 33 Insertion of new s 48AA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 48AA Power to require information from shared e-mobility providers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 34 Insertion of new ss 78B–78D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 78B Riding electrically power-assisted cycle or personal mobility device without valid licence prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . 54 78C Requirement for e-mobility providers to ensure user is over 16 years and holds valid licence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 78D Liability of parent—particular offences committed by child under 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 35 Amendment of s 79 (Vehicle offences involving liquor or other drugs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 36 Amendment of s 80 (Breath and saliva tests, and analysis and laboratory tests) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 37 Amendment of s 84AA (Driving particular vehicles without due care and attention on road-related areas) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 38 Insertion of new ss 84B and 84C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 84B Riding prohibited bikes in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 84C False or misleading labelling related to electrically power- assisted cycles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 39 Amendment of ch 5, pt 7, hdg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 40 Insertion of new ch 5, pt 7, div 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Division 3 Approved testing devices 121A Approved testing devices for particular vehicles . . . . 69 41 Insertion of new s 123KA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 123KA Certificate is evidence of another matter—approved testing device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 42 Amendment of s 123R (Challenges to devices) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 43 Amendment of s 123SA (Evidence of particular matters relating to vehicles) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 44 Amendment of s 124 (Facilitation of proof) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 45 Insertion of new part 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Part 27 Transitional provisions for Transport and Other Legislation (Managing E-mobility Use and Protecting Our Communities) Amendment Act 2026

Contents Transport and Other Legislation (Managing E-mobility Use and Protecting Our Communities) Amendment Bill 2026 Page 5 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel 245 Transition period for formerly compliant power-assisted bicycles and personal mobility devices . . . . . . . . . . . 74 246 Evidentiary provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 46 Amendment of sch 1 (Evidence by certificate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 47 Amendment of sch 4 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Part 7 Amendment of Transport Operations (Road Use Management— Accreditation and Other Provisions) Regulation 2015 48 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 49 Amendment of s 128 (Application for, and issue of, permit) . . . . 77 50 Amendment of s 129 (Authority of special circumstances permit) 78 Part 8 Amendment of Transport Operations (Road Use Management— Road Rules) Regulation 2009 51 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 52 Replacement of s 15A (Personal mobility devices—Act, sch 4) . 79 15A Personal mobility devices—Act, sch 4, definition personal mobility device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 53 Amendment of s 21 (Speed limit where a speed limit sign applies) 80 54 Replacement of s 24B (Speed limit for personal mobility devices) 80 24B Speed limit on particular signed or marked paths . . . 80 24C Speed limit for personal mobility devices . . . . . . . . . 81 24D Speed limit for electrically power-assisted cycles on crossings or particular paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 55 Amendment of s 244B (Wearing of helmets by users of low powered toy scooters) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 56 Omission of s 245A (Age restrictions for personal mobility device riders) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 57 Amendment of s 252B (Personal mobility devices not to be ridden on particular roads) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 58 Amendment of s 252C (Exception to not riding personal mobility devices on particular roads—PMD-permitted bicycle lane) . . . . . . . . . . . 84 59 Amendment of s 252D (Other exceptions to not riding personal mobility devices on particular roads) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 60 Insertion of new s 253A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 253A Unreasonably obstructing bicycle paths, footpaths etc. 85 61 Amendment of s 256 (Bicycle helmets) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 62 Amendment of s 257 (Riding a bicycle or personal mobility device with a person on a bicycle or PMD trailer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 63 Replacement of s 353B (Power-assisted bicycles—Act, sch 4, definition power-assisted bicycle) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Contents Transport and Other Legislation (Managing E-mobility Use and Protecting Our Communities) Amendment Bill 2026 Page 6 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel 353B Prescribed standard—Act, sch 4, definition EPAC standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 64 Amendment of sch 3 (Other permitted traffic signs) . . . . . . . . . . 86 65 Amendment of sch 4 (Symbols and traffic-related items) . . . . . . 87 66 Amendment of sch 5 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Part 9 Other amendments 67 Legislation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Schedule 1 Other amendments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Rural and Regional Adjustment Regulation 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Standards and Safety) Regulation 2021 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

2026 A Bill for An Act to amend the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000, the State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999, the State Penalties Enforcement Regulation 2014, the Summary Offences Act 2005, the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Accreditation and Other Provisions) Regulation 2015, the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995, the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Road Rules) Regulation 2009 and the legislation mentioned in schedule 1 for particular purposes

Page 8 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel [s 1] Transport and Other Legislation (Managing E-mobility Use and Protecting Our Communities) Amendment Bill 2026 Part 1 Preliminary The Parliament of Queensland enacts— Part 1 Preliminary 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Transport and Other Legislation (Managing E-mobility Use and Protecting Our Communities) Amendment Act 2026. 2 Commencement (1) This Act, other than the following provisions, commences on 1 July 2026— (a) part 3; (b) section 34, to the extent it inserts section 78C. (2) Part 3 commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation. (3) Section 34, to the extent it inserts section 78C, commences on 1 January 2027. Part 2 Amendment of Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 3 Act amended This part amends the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000. 4 Amendment of s 30 (Prescribed circumstances for searching persons without warrant) Section 30(1)(a)(viii), ‘section 17,’— 1 2 Clause 3 4 5 6 Clause 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Clause 17 18 19 Clause 20 21 22

Page 9 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel [s 5] Transport and Other Legislation (Managing E-mobility Use and Protecting Our Communities) Amendment Bill 2026 Part 2 Amendment of Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 omit, insert— section 17, 19Q(1), 19S(2), 5 Amendment of s 32 (Prescribed circumstances for searching vehicle without warrant) Section 32(1)(l), ‘section 17,’— omit, insert— section 17, 19Q(1), 19S(2), 6 Insertion of new s 43AA After section 43A— insert— 43AA Unlawful sale of controlled vehicle to child under 16 (1) This section applies if— (a) a police officer— (i) observes a person being sold a thing that the officer reasonably suspects is a controlled vehicle; or (ii) reasonably suspects a person has just been sold a controlled vehicle; and (b) the officer reasonably suspects the person is under 16 years. (2) The police officer may— (a) ask the person to show acceptable evidence of age of the person; and (b) require the person to produce the thing sold to the person. (3) The police officer may seize the thing if— (a) the person— 1 2 Clause 3 4 5 6 7 Clause 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28