84BRiding prohibited bikes in public#

(1)A person must not ride a prohibited bike on a road, on a road-related area or in a public place.

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(2)It is a defence to a charge under subsection (1) for the person to prove the prohibited bike is— (a) being ridden in a public place to participate in an organised competition or show happening at the place with the consent of the owner or occupier of the place; or

(b) a vehicle to which the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2021, section 10(2) applies.

(3) If, because a person rides a prohibited bike on a road, the person commits an offence against a related offence provision—

(a) the person may be charged with an offence against either subsection (1) or the related offence provision; and

(b) the person must not be—

(i) charged with both offences; or

(ii) given an infringement notice under the State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 for both offences.

(4) In this section—

organised competition or show: organised competition or show does not include a spontaneous race or gathering of vehicles.
related offence provision: related offence provision means any of the following—

(a) the Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994, section 20;

(b) the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2021, section 10;