Queensland Consolidated Regulations

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT--ROAD RULES) REGULATION 2009 - REG 239A

239A Operating a motorised mobility device on a path

(1) A person operating a motorised mobility device must not operate the device on a path unless—

(a) the motorised mobility device is not travelling over 10km/h; and

(b) because of the physical condition of a person in the motorised mobility device, the person in the device has a reasonable need to use a motorised mobility device.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) In this section—

"motorised mobility device" includes—

(a) a vehicle that would be a mobility scooter other than because it does not comply with the requirement in schedule 4 of the Act , definition
"mobility scooter" , paragraph (d) ; and

(b) a vehicle that would be a motorised wheelchair other than because it does not comply with the requirement in schedule 4 of the Act , definition
"motorised wheelchair" , paragraph (a) (iii) .

"path" means a bicycle path, footpath or shared path.