Overview
- Queensland brought in the new laws that took effect on July 1 requiring privately owned e‑scooters to be locked to a 25km/h top speed and expanding police powers to seize non‑compliant devices.
- A University of Queensland survey released in October found about half of privately owned e‑bikes, e‑scooters and e‑skateboards are non‑compliant and estimated nearly one million devices in the state.
- Many owners say locking devices is technically hard because speed‑limit methods differ by make and model, retailers that sold higher‑powered machines have closed, and some manufacturers no longer provide support.
- Police have seized about 595–600 non‑compliant devices since July and the government reports a fall in serious child admissions to Queensland Children’s Hospital for e‑mobility incidents after the rules began.
- An assurance scheme opens on November 2 with up to $70 verification fees and a sticker deadline at the end of February 2027, and it will not certify e‑bikes that were modified to meet the 25km/h and 250W rules because those changes can be reversed.