Queensland Consolidated Regulations

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT--ROAD RULES) REGULATION 2009 - REG 256A

256A Personal mobility device rider required to wear helmet

(1) The rider of a personal mobility device must wear an approved bicycle helmet or an approved motorbike helmet securely fitted and fastened on the rider’s head.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) A person is exempt from wearing ahelmet 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 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 helmet.

(3) A person is also exempt from wearing a 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 helmet.

(4) If, for any reason, a person can not wear an approved motorbike helmet, the person is not exempt from the requirement to wear an approved bicycle helmet under subsection (1) unless subsection (2) or (3) also applies to the person in relation to a bicycle helmet.