Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Road Rules) Regulation 2009
sec.239AOperating a motorised mobility device on a path
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sec.239A Operating a motorised mobility device on a path
A person operating a motorised mobility device must not operate the device on a path unless— the motorised mobility device is not travelling over 10km/h; and because of the physical condition of a person in the motorised mobility device, the person in the device has a reasonable need to use a motorised mobility device. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. In this section— motorised mobility device includes— a vehicle that would be a mobility scooter other than because it does not comply with the requirement in schedule 4 of the Act , definition mobility scooter , paragraph (d) ; and a vehicle that would be a motorised wheelchair other than because it does not comply with the requirement in schedule 4 of the Act , definition motorised wheelchair , paragraph (a) (iii) . path means a bicycle path, footpath or shared path. s 239A ins 2022 Act No. 19 s 35 (sec.239A-ssec.1) A person operating a motorised mobility device must not operate the device on a path unless— the motorised mobility device is not travelling over 10km/h; and because of the physical condition of a person in the motorised mobility device, the person in the device has a reasonable need to use a motorised mobility device. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.239A-ssec.2) In this section— motorised mobility device includes— a vehicle that would be a mobility scooter other than because it does not comply with the requirement in schedule 4 of the Act , definition mobility scooter , paragraph (d) ; and a vehicle that would be a motorised wheelchair other than because it does not comply with the requirement in schedule 4 of the Act , definition motorised wheelchair , paragraph (a) (iii) . path means a bicycle path, footpath or shared path.
- (a) the motorised mobility device is not travelling over 10km/h; and
- (b) because of the physical condition of a person in the motorised mobility device, the person in the device has a reasonable need to use a motorised mobility device.
- (a) a vehicle that would be a mobility scooter other than because it does not comply with the requirement in schedule 4 of the Act , definition mobility scooter , paragraph (d) ; and
- (b) a vehicle that would be a motorised wheelchair other than because it does not comply with the requirement in schedule 4 of the Act , definition motorised wheelchair , paragraph (a) (iii) .