Statutes Amendment (Personal Mobility Devices) Bill 2022 (SA)

South Australia Statutes Amendment (Personal Mobility Devices) Bill 2022 A Bill For An Act to amend the Motor Vehicles Act 1959 and the Road Traffic Act 1961.

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 2 Commencement Part 2—Amendment of Motor Vehicles Act 1959 3 Amendment of section 5—Interpretation 4 Insertion of section 13 13 Exemption from registration and insurance for personal mobility device 5 Insertion of section 98AAH 98AAH Exemption from holding a driver's licence or learner's permit for personal mobility device Part 3—Amendment of Road Traffic Act 1961 6 Amendment of section 5—Interpretation 7 Insertion of section 174CA 174CA Personal mobility device not to be banned

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows: Part 1—Preliminary 1—Short title This Act may be cited as the Statutes Amendment (Personal Mobility Devices) Act 2022. 2—Commencement This Act comes into operation 3 months after it is assented to by the Governor.

Part 2—Amendment of Motor Vehicles Act 1959 3—Amendment of section 5—Interpretation (1) Section 5(1)—after the definition of motor bike insert: motorised scooter means a scooter that is propelled by 1 or more electric motors and complies with the requirements in paragraph (e) of the definition of scooter; (2) Section 5(1)—after the definition of P2 licence insert: personal mobility device means a device that— (a) has at least 1 wheel; and (b) is designed to be used by 1 person; and (c) is propelled by an electric motor or motors: and (d) when propelled only by the motor or motors, is not capable of travelling over 25 kilometres per hour on level ground; and (e) is fitted with an effective stopping system controlled by using brakes, gears or motor control; and (f) is not more than— (i) 1,250 millimetres in length by 700 millimetres in width by 1,350 millimetres in height and, when the device is not carrying a person or other load, 25 kilograms in weight; or (ii) 700 millimetres in length by 1,250 millimetres in width by 1,350 millimetres in height and, when the device is not carrying a person or other load, 60 kilograms in weight, and includes a motorised scooter but does not include a bicycle or motorised wheelchair; (3) Section 5(1)—after the definition of scene of an accident insert: scooter means a device that— (a) has 2 or more wheels and a footboard supported by the wheels; and (b) is steered by handlebars; and (c) is designed to be used by a single person; and (d) is propelled by any 1 or more of the following: (i) gravity; (ii) the user pushing 1 foot against the ground; (iii) an electric motor or motors; and (e) if it is fitted with an electric motor or motors, complies with the following requirements: (i) its maker certifies (either by means of a plate attached to the motor or each motor, or by means of engraving on the motor or each motor) the ungoverned power output of the motor, or each motor; (ii) the maximum power output of the motor, or the combined maximum power output of the motors, is not more than 200 watts; (iii) when propelled only by the motor or motors, the scooter is not capable of going faster than 10 kilometres per hour on level ground; 4—Insertion of section 13 After section 12B insert: 13—Exemption from registration and insurance for personal mobility device A personal mobility device may be driven on roads without registration or insurance under Part 4. 5—Insertion of section 98AAH After section 98AAG insert: 98AAH—Exemption from holding a driver's licence or learner's permit for personal mobility device A person may drive a personal mobility device without holding a licence or learner's permit.