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 

PUBLIC PROCEEDINGS 

The committee held a public briefing with the Department of Transport and Main Roads on Wednesday, 11 June 2025. 

The committee will be conducting public hearings during July, August and September 2025.  Details including programs will be published in the timeline below as they become available.

COMMITTEE’S REPORT

The committee is required to table its report no later than 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