Committee Details

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 

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

The committee invites submissions on any aspect of the terms of reference for the inquiry from all interested parties. Guidelines for making a submission to a parliamentary committee are available here:  Guide to making a submission. Please ensure your submission meets these requirements.  In your submission please clearly state which part/s of the inquiry terms of reference your comments relate to.

Click here to make an online submission to the inquiry. 

If you are unable to provide a written submission, please contact the secretariat to discuss other options.

The closing date for written submissions is 12:00pm (midday) on Friday 20 June 2025.

Submissions must include:

• the author’s full name
• if the submission is made on behalf of an organisation, the level of approval (e.g. a local branch, executive committee or national organisation), and 
• at least two of the following:
• email address
• mailing address, and
• daytime telephone number.

Please ensure your submission includes the above or it may not be considered by the committee.

Please note: Your name and submission may be published on the committee’s inquiry webpage, which will mean it can be viewed on the internet. You can request for your name to be withheld from your published submission, or for both your name and your submission to be kept confidential (i.e. not published). Decisions about whether and how submissions are published are at the discretion of the committee.

PUBLIC PROCEEDINGS 

The committee has scheduled an initial public briefing from the Department of Transport and Main Roads for Wednesday, 11 June 2025 (see timeline below) regarding the existing legislative framework relating to e-mobility use in Queensland. The committee is planning further public proceedings for this inquiry and will publish details on this page as they become available.

COMMITTEE’S REPORT

The committee is required to table its report by Monday, 30 March 2026. The report will be published here after tabling.

Once the committee’s report has been tabled, the government has three months to respond to any report recommendations. At that time, the government’s response will be published here.

Timeline