78BRiding electrically power-assisted cycle or personal mobility device without valid licence prohibited#

(1)A person must not ride an electrically power-assisted cycle or personal mobility device on a road, on a road-related area or in a public place unless the person—
(a)is at least 16 years; and
(b)holds either—
(i)a valid Queensland driver licence; or
(ii)a valid non-Queensland driver licence.
(1A)A regulation may prescribe the following—

(a) the circumstances in which a child who is at least 12 years is exempt from complying with subsection (1) while the child is under adult supervision; (b) the circumstances in which a person who does not hold a valid Queensland driver licence or non-Queensland driver licence is exempt from complying with subsection (1) because the person is able to safely operate the electrically power-assisted cycle or personal mobility device; (c) a place at which a person who rides an electrically power-assisted cycle or personal mobility device is exempt from complying with subsection (1);

(d) another circumstance in which a person is exempt from complying with subsection (1).

(1B) A regulation made under subsection (1A) may prescribe the requirements, including any conditions, that must be complied with for the exemption to apply.

(1C) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person if—

(a) an exemption prescribed under subsection (1A) applies to the person; and (b) the person complies with the requirements, including any conditions, prescribed for the exemption under subsection (1B).

(1D) This section does not limit section 171(3)(i).

(2) In this section—

adult supervision: adult supervision, in relation to a child, means supervision by— (a) the child’s parent or grandparent; or (b) the child’s legal guardian; or (c) another person prescribed by regulation who is responsible for the child.
valid: valid, in relation to a Queensland driver licence or non-Queensland driver licence, means— (a) the licence has not expired; and (b) the licence has not been cancelled or suspended; and (c) the person in whose name the licence is issued is not disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver licence in this or another jurisdiction.