Queensland Consolidated Regulations

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT--ROAD RULES) REGULATION 2009 - REG 244B

244B Wearing of helmets by users of motorised scooters

(1) A person who is travelling on a motorised scooter on a road or road-related area must wear an approved bicycle helmet securely fitted and fastened on the person’s head.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) A person is exempt from wearing a bicycle helmet under subsection (1) if the person is carrying a current doctor’s certificate stating that, for a stated period—

(a) the person can not wear a bicycle helmet for medical reasons; or

(b) because of a physical characteristic of the person, it would be unreasonable to require the person to wear a bicycle helmet.

(3) A person is also exempt from wearing a bicycle helmet under subsection (1) if—

(a) the person is a member of a religious group; and

(b) the person is wearing a type of headdress customarily worn by members of the group; and

(c) the wearing of the headdress makes it impractical for the person to wear a bicycle helmet.