Sophie Scamps (Mackellar, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

My question is for the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. Currently, e-bikes do not have to meet minimum quality or safety standards on import. The result has been a proliferation of e-bikes that can be easily modified to go at speeds well over 50 kilometres an hour without a single push of the pedal. Yesterday, I introduced a bill, the Road Vehicle Standards Amendment (Safer E-Bikes) Bill 2025, to ensure e-bikes imported into Australia meet international best practice standards, and multiple state transport ministers have also written to you seeking federal leadership on this issue. Minister, will you act to ensure imported e-bikes are safe before there are further tragedies, including in my electorate of Mackellar?

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