Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts

Documents Relating To Applications For 'not A Road Vehicle' Advisory Notice Approved/refused.

Document FOI 25-130 (9.1 MB) Released 32 pages PDF

Summary

AI-generated

Written by Claude Haiku 4.5 from the extracted text on 27 Feb 2026. It can miss or misread redacted and scanned pages. Check the source before relying on it.

This FOI release contains an application for a "Not A Road Vehicle" advisory notice submitted in November 2022 for an electric bike with specifications including a 400-watt motor, 25-hour battery, maximum speed of 25 km/h, and approximate weight of 50 kilograms. The applicant vehicle, manufactured in 2022, does not meet road vehicle classification and lacks standard automotive features such as direction indicators, brake lights, mirrors, or seat belts. The document shows the application details form completed by the applicant, including their contact and address information (redacted), along with vehicle specifications confirming the bike cannot exceed 25 km/h on flat roads, supporting its classification as a non-road vehicle exempt from standard road regulations.

Document text

5,609 characters extracted from 32 pages

Open the PDF

The document text opens on its own page.