Bill
Road Vehicle Standards Amendment (Safer E-Bikes) Bill 2025
lapsed, as at 2026-03-31.
- Sponsor
- Sophie Scamps
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2025-09-01
- second reading — 2025-09-01
- other — 2026-03-31
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2025-09-01.
This bill would bring e-bikes under the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018 and set national safety standards for them.
The Minister would be required to create road vehicle standards for electrically power-assisted cycles and powerful e-bikes, covering design features like anti-tampering protections and speed capability.
Vehicles that meet the standard, are designed for people with disability, or are intended for off-road use would be exempt from the regulations.
- Classifies electrically power-assisted cycles as road vehicles.
- Creates a new vehicle class for powerful e-bikes.
- Requires the Minister to set national road vehicle standards for both types of e-bikes.
Manufacturers, importers, and users of e-bikes in Australia.
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