Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Road Rules) Regulation 2009
sec.244BWearing of helmets by users of low powered toy scooters
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sec.244B Wearing of helmets by users of low powered toy scooters
A person who is travelling on a low powered toy scooter on a road or road-related area must wear an approved bicycle helmet securely fitted and fastened on the person’s head. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. A person is exempt from wearing a bicycle helmet under subsection (1) if the person is carrying a current doctor’s certificate stating that, for a stated period— the person can not wear a bicycle helmet for medical reasons; or because of a physical characteristic of the person, it would be unreasonable to require the person to wear a bicycle helmet. A person is also exempt from wearing a bicycle helmet under subsection (1) if— the person is a member of a religious group; and the person is wearing a type of headdress customarily worn by members of the group; and the wearing of the headdress makes it impractical for the person to wear a bicycle helmet. s 244B amd 2013 SL No. 150 s 15 ; 2024 Act No. 2 s 67 (sec.244B-ssec.1) A person who is travelling on a low powered toy scooter on a road or road-related area must wear an approved bicycle helmet securely fitted and fastened on the person’s head. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.244B-ssec.2) A person is exempt from wearing a bicycle helmet under subsection (1) if the person is carrying a current doctor’s certificate stating that, for a stated period— the person can not wear a bicycle helmet for medical reasons; or because of a physical characteristic of the person, it would be unreasonable to require the person to wear a bicycle helmet. (sec.244B-ssec.3) A person is also exempt from wearing a bicycle helmet under subsection (1) if— the person is a member of a religious group; and the person is wearing a type of headdress customarily worn by members of the group; and the wearing of the headdress makes it impractical for the person to wear a bicycle helmet.
- (a) the person can not wear a bicycle helmet for medical reasons; or
- (b) because of a physical characteristic of the person, it would be unreasonable to require the person to wear a bicycle helmet.
- (a) the person is a member of a religious group; and
- (b) the person is wearing a type of headdress customarily worn by members of the group; and
- (c) the wearing of the headdress makes it impractical for the person to wear a bicycle helmet.