Committee Details

COMMITTEE’S REPORT

The committee tabled its Report No. 21, 58th Parliament - Inquiry into e-mobility safety and use in Queensland on 4 March 2026. The Government’s response to this report was tabled on 25 March 2026. The report will be debated in the Legislative Assembly in due course.

View: Report 
View: Executive Summary 
View: Government Response

About the inquiry

On 1 May 2025 the Legislative Assembly agreed to a motion that the State Development, Infrastructure and Works Committee inquire into and report on e-mobility safety and use in Queensland, with the following terms of reference: 

     That the State Development, Infrastructure and Works Committee inquire into and report to the Legislative Assembly no later than 30 March 2026 on: 

1.  Benefits of e-mobility (including both Personal Mobility Devices (PMDs), such as e-scooters and e-skateboards, as well as e-bikes) for Queensland; 

2.  Safety issues associated with e-mobility use, including increasing crashes, injuries, fatalities, and community concerns; 

3.  Issues associated with e-mobility ownership, such as risk of fire, storage and disposal of lithium batteries used in emobility, and any consideration of mitigants or controls; 

4.  Suitability of current regulatory frameworks for PMDs and ebikes, informed by approaches in Australia and internationally; 

5.  Effectiveness of current enforcement approaches and powers to address dangerous riding behaviours and the use of illegal devices; 

6.  Gaps between Commonwealth and Queensland laws that allow illegal devices to be imported and used; 

7.  Communication and education about device requirements, rules, and consequences for unsafe use; and 

8.  Broad stakeholder perspectives, including from community members, road user groups, disability advocates, health and trauma experts, academia, the e-mobility industry, and all levels of government.

View: Minister’s statement 

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