Statutes Amendment (Personal Mobility Devices) Bill

Final Stages

The Legislative Council agreed to the bill with the amendments indicated by the following schedule, to which amendments the Legislative Council desires the concurrence of the House of Assembly:

No. 1. Clause 3, page 3, lines 3 to 8—Delete clause 3 and substitute:

3—Amendment of section 5—Interpretation

(1) Section 5(1)—after the definition of drug driving offence insert:

electric personal transporter means an electric personal transporter (within the meaning of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous) Regulations 2014) that may be driven on or over a road in accordance with an approval of the Minister under section 161A of the Road Traffic Act 1961;

(2) Section 5(1), definition of motor vehicle—after 'part of the vehicle' insert:

but does not include an electric personal transporter

Note—

Section 116 however treats electric personal transporters as if they were uninsured motor vehicles for the purposes of claims against the nominal defendant.

3A—Amendment of section 116—Claim against nominal defendant where vehicle uninsured

Section 116(1), definition of uninsured motor vehicle—after 'is in force' first occurring insert:

or an electric personal transporter

No. 2. Clause 4, page 3, lines 11 to 18—Delete clause 4 and substitute:

4—Amendment of section 5—Interpretation

(1) Section 5(1), definition of electric personal transporter—delete the definition

(2) Section 5(1), definition of motor vehicle—delete 'but does not include an electric personal transporter' and substitute:

but does not include a personal mobility device or a device or vehicle of a kind excluded from this definition by the regulations

(3) Section 5(1), definition of motor vehicle, note—delete 'electric personal transporters' and substitute:

personal mobility devices

(4) Section 5(1)—after the definition of P2 licence insert:

personal mobility device has the same meaning as in the Road Traffic Act 1961;

No. 3. Clause 5, page 3, after line 20—Insert (before the present contents which will now be redesignated as subclause (2)):

(1) Section 116(1), definition of uninsured motor vehicle—delete 'an electric personal transporter' and substitute:

a personal mobility device

Consideration in committee.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Minister for Energy and Mining) (21:09): I move:

That the Legislative Council's amendments Nos 1 to 3 be disagreed to.

Motion carried.

At 21:10 the house adjourned until Thursday 17 October 2024 at 11:00.