Riders must be aged 16 years or older to ride unsupervised. Children aged 12 to 15 can ride only under adult supervision.

FINE: $172

Passengers are not allowed, regardless of age or size. This includes parents doubling with children. Only one person per device is allowed.

FINE: $518

Must be properly fastened under the chin. Approved helmets include bicycle and motorbike helmets. Watch safety gear video.

You can wear a full-face helmet, if you choose.

Must be under 0.05 Breath Alcohol Concentration (BAC).

Random Breath Tests will be enforced by police.

FINES: $518 to $6,908 (maximum court imposed)

It is illegal to hold your mobile phone or have it resting on any part of your body while riding a e-scooter, e-skateboard or e-unicycle. These rules apply even when stopped at traffic lights or if the phone is turned off or not in use.

A phone mounted in a cradle on handlebars is ok while riding. Watch video

FINE: $1,295

Ring bell to warn pedestrians as you approach. Slow down to pass.

Avoid actions such as dangerously weaving in and out of pedestrians on a crowded path or riding at unsafe speeds around blind corners.

FINE: $518

Obey the road rules including traffic lights and signs, keeping left on roads and giving way.

FINE: View full list of fines on the TMR website.

Park in designated parking areas or on the kerbside. Don’t block the path and keep clear of crossings, kerb ramps, building access and exits, loading zones, taxi zones and bus stops, and tactile ground surface indicators. Consider other path users and people with disabilities when parking.

FINE: $172

View the safe parking video

Drivers must keep minimum passing distances to riders of 1m in 60km/h zones or under.

View Sharing the road with riders video.

Riders may ride alongside one other person travelling on a road or path in the same direction. Don’t move into the path of another rider/driver or unreasonably obstruct the path of any other road user.

E-scooters, e-skateboards, and e-unicycles must be limited so they cannot travel faster than 25km/h. Riders will have a transition period, until 28 February 2027, to comply. From then, any device that is not locked to a maximum speed of 25km/h will be considered illegal, and, owners risk fines and seizure by police. Contact your retailer or manufacturer for information about speed limiting your device.

FINE: $621

E-scooter, e-skateboard or e-unicycle dimensions must not exceed the maximums:

– 1,350mm height

– 750mm width

– 1,100mm long wheelbase (for devices with 2 or more wheels only)

Must be visible with working front and rear lights when travelling at night or in hazardous conditions. Reflectors recommended also.

If the device has handlebars it must have a bell fitted to alert pedestrians of approach.

Devices must have a working brake. Test it before each ride to make sure it is safe.

Riders must be aged 16 years or older.

FINE: $518

Police may issue fines to both parent/guardian and child, if under 16.

Exemptions: Targeted age and licensing exemptions are being developed, including:

• children aged 12 to 15 under adult supervision
• 16 and 17 year olds without a valid licence under adult supervision
• riders in designated and controlled public access areas such as rail trails and mountain bike parks.

Full information on exemptions will be available closer to 31 August here.

Minimum of a Learner licence from Queensland, interstate or overseas equivalent.

FINE: $518

Parents/guardians liable for fines for under 16 year olds.

Exemptions: Targeted age and licensing exemptions are being developed, including:

• individuals over 16 who cannot hold a licence for medical reasons but can safely operate an e-mobility device
• children aged 12 to 17 under adult supervision
• riders in designated and controlled public access areas such as rail trails and mountain bike parks.

Full information on exemptions will be available closer to 31 August here.

If you are involved in a crash with anyone (pedestrian, car, bike, e-scooter), you must stop, remain at the scene and provide assistance to any injured person. This applies on all roads, footpaths, shared paths and bikeways. Significant penalties for hit and run incidents apply.

FINE: $1,727 for minor incidents, $3,454 for serious

If involved in a crash, exchange contact details, including name and address, to any other person involved, anyone injured or the owner of any property damaged. These obligations apply on all roads and road-related areas, such as footpaths, shared paths and bikeways.

FINE: $345