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Active Mobility Act 2017 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3A · Registration of Registrable Personal Mobility Devices

28B. Mandatory registration of registrable personal mobility devices

Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2018.

(1)

Except as otherwise provided by or under this Act, an individual must not ride an unregistered registrable personal mobility device on any footpath or shared path, knowing that, or reckless as to whether, the registrable personal mobility device is unregistered.

(2)

Except as otherwise provided by or under this Act, a person must not cause or permit an individual to ride an unregistered registrable personal mobility device on any footpath or shared path, knowing that, or reckless as to whether, the registrable personal mobility device is unregistered.

(3)

A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —

(a)

to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both; but(b)where the person is a repeat offender, to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.

(4)

This section applies to the riding of a registrable personal mobility device only on or after a date specified by the Minister by order in the Gazette in relation to the type of that registrable personal mobility device.

Terms defined in s 2

footpath
Defined · s 2
“footpath” means a length or area of path (whether or not contiguous with another path or a road) provided for pedestrians to use, or individuals to ride a bicycle or non‑motorised personal mobility device on, and ending at the nearest of the following:(a)a pedestrian‑only path sign or pedestrian‑only path marking;(b)a shared path sign or shared path marking;(c)a road;(d)the natural end of the path (which may be a dead end);
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registrable personal mobility device
Defined · s 2
“registrable personal mobility device” means a personal mobility device of the description prescribed by the Minister by order in the Gazette;
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repeat offender
Defined · s 2
“repeat offender”, in relation to any offence under this Act, means a person who —(a)is convicted, or found guilty, of such an offence (called the current offence); and(b)has been convicted or found guilty of the same offence on at least one other earlier occasion within the period of 5 years immediately before the date on which the person is convicted or found guilty of the current offence;
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ride
Defined · s 2
“ride”, in relation to a bicycle, PAB, personal mobility device or mobility vehicle, means to travel in or on the bicycle, PAB, personal mobility device or mobility vehicle;
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riding
Defined · s 2
“ride” or “riding”, only in relation to a motor vehicle that drives itself, means —(a)cause or causing the vehicle to operate and move; or(b)initiate or initiating the operation and movement of the vehicle without the need for anyone to operate or permit the operation of systems that cause the vehicle to move;
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shared path
Defined · s 2
“shared path” means a length or area of path provided for use by both riders and pedestrians, starting at a shared path sign or shared path marking, and ending at the nearest of the following:(a)an end‑of shared path sign or an end‑of shared path marking;(b)a pedestrian‑only path sign or a pedestrian‑only path marking;(c)a road;(d)the natural end of the path (which may be a dead end);
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unregistered
Defined · s 2
“unregistered”, in relation to a registrable personal mobility device or registrable mobility vehicle, means a registrable personal mobility device or registrable mobility vehicle —(a)that is not registered under Part 3A or 3B; or(b)the registration of which is cancelled under that Part;
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