New e-bike and e-scooter laws (NSW): every change, tracked

Where the e-scooter change is up to

Private e-scooters on NSW roads: how far the change has come

5 of 8 steps done. The next one, changing the road rules, has no date.

1. July 2022

   Shared e-scooter trials begin

   Western Sydney Parklands, end of July 2022. Later trials ran in Lake Macquarie, Armidale, Albury, Kogarah, Wollongong and Forster-Tuncurry.

2. 28 October 2024

   Draft rules published

   Transport for NSW's draft key rules and the E-micromobility Action Plan: 16 and over, helmets, 20 km/h on roads of 50 km/h or less.

3. 13 February 2025

   Parliamentary inquiry reports

   Portfolio Committee No. 6 recommends regulating private e-scooters.

4. 13 May 2025

   Government responds

   The Government supports most recommendations and proposes shared paths at 10 to 20 km/h and roads of 50 km/h or less at 20 km/h.

5. July 2025

   Trial program report published

   Transport for NSW and the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies publish the shared trial findings (July 2025).

6. Not yet

   Road rules changed

   The road rules and device definition still have to be made. Nothing has been published yet.

7. Not yet

   Start date announced

   No commencement date has been set.

8. Not yet

   Private e-scooters legal

   Until then, riding your own e-scooter in a public place stays an offence.

What is coming next, with dates where there are any

Every change, newest first

Each entry is something that actually happened, with the date it happened and a link to the official record. We add an entry when a bill is introduced, passes, receives assent or lapses, when a law takes effect, when a trial starts, ends or is extended, and when the Government publishes a decision or a review.

1. Checked 13 October 2026ParliamentNotice

   Last Assembly sitting day before the March 2027 election is 26 November 2026

   Petitions to the Legislative Assembly that close after 26 November 2026 cannot be presented to the House before the March 2027 election. Official source

2. 6 October 2026TrialRunning

   Shared e-scooter trials listed as running until 22 January 2027

   Transport for NSW's trial program page now lists Forster-Tuncurry and Wollongong as operating until 22 January 2027. Official source

3. 21 August 2026LawIn force

   E-bike seizure and crushing powers commence

   The Road Transport Amendment (Non-registrable Motor Vehicles) Act 2026 lets police and authorised officers seize, impound and dispose of vehicles that cannot be registered, including illegal e-bikes and e-motorbikes. Official source

4. 1 June 2026LawAssented

   Non-registrable Motor Vehicles Act 2026 receives assent

   Passed by both Houses on 28 May 2026 and assented on 1 June 2026 as Act No. 13 of 2026. It commences by proclamation. Official source

5. 26 March 2026BillLapsed

   Private member's E-Bike Regulation Bill lapses

   Jacqui Scruby's Road Legislation Amendment (E-Bike Regulation) Bill 2026, which proposed e-bike licensing, registration and a 10 km/h path limit, lapsed under the standing orders a week after it was introduced. Official source

6. 24 March 2026AnnouncementAnnounced

   Seize-and-crush bill announced, with roadside dyno testing

   The Government announces its bill, roadside dyno units to test e-bikes against the 25 km/h limit, and new battery standards. Official source

7. 20 February 2026AnnouncementAnnounced

   EN 15194 adopted, 500 W bikes legal until 1 March 2029, age review begins

   NSW adopts the European e-bike standard. Bikes bought under the 2023 500 W rule stay legal for a three-year transition. A review will recommend a minimum riding age between 12 and 16. Official source

8. July 2025ReportPublished

   Shared e-scooter trial program report

   Findings on demand, safety and community sentiment from the NSW shared e-scooter trials. Official source

9. 13 May 2025ResponseTabled

   Government response to the e-scooter and e-bike inquiry

   Proposes legal e-scooter riding for over-16s on shared paths (10 to 20 km/h) and on roads of 50 km/h or less (20 km/h). Official source

10. 13 February 2025ReportTabled

    Upper House inquiry report tabled

    Report No. 25 of Portfolio Committee No. 6, Use of e-scooters, e-bikes and related mobility options. Official source

11. 28 October 2024PlanPublished

    E-micromobility Action Plan and draft e-scooter rules

    58 actions, including a pathway to legal e-scooter riding. Draft rules: 16 and over, helmets, no footpaths, 20 km/h. Official source

Bills before Parliament

There is no bill before the NSW Parliament to legalise private e-scooters. The 2026 bills were both about e-bikes:

• Road Transport Amendment (Non-registrable Motor Vehicles) Bill 2026 (Government). Introduced in the Legislative Council on 26 March 2026, passed both Houses by 28 May 2026, assented 1 June 2026 as Act No. 13 of 2026. Its seizure powers commenced on 21 August 2026.
• Road Legislation Amendment (E-Bike Regulation) Bill 2026 (Jacqui Scruby, private member). Introduced in the Legislative Assembly on 19 March 2026; it would have brought in e-bike licensing and registration and a 10 km/h limit on footpaths and shared paths. It lapsed under the standing orders on 26 March 2026.

Changing the e-scooter rules may not need a bill at all. The NSW Road Rules are made by the Government as delegated law, without a vote of Parliament, and the 2023 decision to allow 500 watt e-bikes was a road rule change of that kind. That is why the best signal to watch is a Government announcement with a start date, not the bills list.

How we track it

An automatic check reads the official pages every day: the Transport for NSW e-scooter and e-bike rules, the NSW Government's e-scooter legalisation and shared-trial pages, and the newest NSW ministerial releases. When one of them changes, an editor reads the change, updates the affected pages and adds it to the log above with its date and source. The "checked" date at the top of each page moves forward only while every watched page is unchanged.

We do not report rumours, leaks or "expected" dates as news. A date appears here when the Government or Parliament has published it.