Are electric skateboards legal in Tasmania?
Specific law, with conditions. Tasmania's personal mobility device (PMD) rules are written to include e-skateboards, self-balancing hoverboards and one-wheel devices. A PMD must be electric, weigh less than 45 kg and be unable to exceed 25 km/h. Riders must be 16 or older and wear an approved helmet. They may use footpaths at up to 15 km/h, and shared paths, bicycle paths and local roads (50 km/h or less, with no dividing line) at up to 25 km/h. PMDs do not need registration. A device over the limits is a motor vehicle that must be registered.
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What the law says
| What the text says | Section | |
|---|---|---|
| E-skateboards within the PMD definition | “The definition of a PMD aims to include a variety of micro-mobility technologies such as e-scooters, e-skateboards, self-balancing hoverboards and one-wheel devices.” A device is a PMD if it is electrically powered and “has at least one wheel”, “is less than 125cm long, 70cm wide and 135cm high”, “is less than 45kg”, “is not capable of travelling faster than 25km/h” and “is designed for use by one person.” | Transport Tasmania (Department of State Growth), “Personal mobility devices” |
| Minimum age 16 | “A person must be 16 years or older to ride a PMD.” “Children under 16 will still be permitted to use low-powered e-scooters which do not exceed 200 watts and 10km/h.” | Transport Tasmania (Department of State Growth), “Personal mobility devices” |
| Helmet | “Yes. All PMD users must wear an approved helmet.” | Transport Tasmania (Department of State Growth), “Personal mobility devices” |
| Where to ride | “PMDs can be used on: footpaths shared paths bicycle paths local roads which have a speed limit of 50km/h or less, no dividing lines or median strip, and no multiple lanes if a one-way road.” Road managers may add other roads of 50 km/h or less. | Transport Tasmania (Department of State Growth), “Personal mobility devices” |
| Speed limits | “PMD users must not exceed: 15km/h on footpaths 25km/h on shared paths, bicycle paths and roads.” | Transport Tasmania (Department of State Growth), “Personal mobility devices” |
| No registration | “No. PMDs are not motor vehicles and therefore do not need to be registered or have third-party insurance.” | Transport Tasmania (Department of State Growth), “Personal mobility devices” |
| Over-limit devices are motor vehicles | A device that exceeds the PMD dimensions or weight “or can go faster than 25km/h when powered by the motor on level ground, the device is a motor vehicle.” It “would need to meet licensing and registration requirements. A motor vehicle must not be driven on public streets if it is not registered.” | Transport Tasmania (Department of State Growth), “Personal mobility devices” |
| Night riding | “PMDs must not be used at night unless the device or PMD user has: a white light visible from the front of the PMD a red light that is visible from the rear of the device a red reflector visible from the rear of the device.” | Transport Tasmania (Department of State Growth), “Personal mobility devices” |
Each row is the statute's own content, reduced to plain wording where it is long and quoted directly where the exact words matter. The section in the last column is a link to the text.
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What the law above asks you to wear or fit: 78 helmets and pads in stock — a rule above names the helmet; 30 lights in stock — a rule above covers riding after dark.
Sources
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Transport Tasmania (Department of State Growth), “Personal mobility devices” — Personal mobility devices – Transport Services.
Official source, read 2026-09-25.
FAQ page read in a browser (automated fetch returns HTTP 403). The Road Rules 2019 (Tas) were not fetched.
Every source on this page is the text as published by the legislature or the state agency itself. Open them.
How Tasmania compares
The same four questions for Tasmania and its neighbours and the rest of the country, each linked to its own page and citations. All 99 jurisdictions we have read are side by side on Compare all jurisdictions.
| Jurisdiction | Status | Helmet | Speed limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tasmania | Regulated | “Yes. All PMD users must wear an approved helmet.” | “PMD users must not exceed: 15km/h on footpaths 25km/h on sh |
| Australian Capital Territory | Regulated | s 244H(1): “A person travelling in or on a personal mobility device must wear an approved | s 244FB: an offence is committed by travelling faster than “ |
| New South Wales | Prohibited | no rule naming the device | — |
| Northern Territory | Unaddressed | no rule naming the device | — |
| Queensland | Regulated | “When you ride a personal mobility device, you must wear an approved bicycle helmet or an | “You may ride on paths unless there's a sign prohibiting per |
| South Australia | Regulated | “PMD riders must: be aged 16 years or over wear a helmet”. “When you ride a PMD, you must | — |
| Victoria | Prohibited | no rule naming the device | — |
| Western Australia | Regulated | r 223B(2): “A person must not ride an electric rideable device on a road or path unless th | r 15(2): a person “must not ride an electric rideable device |
Compare all 99 jurisdictions →
The spread is the point. These are neighbouring jurisdictions regulating the same object, and they do not agree on what it is, how fast it may go, who may ride it, or whether it may be ridden at all. A rider who crosses a state line is, quite often, subject to a different legal category rather than a stricter version of the same one — which is why a single national answer to this question does not exist and why anyone offering you one has stopped reading the law.
It also explains why so many rows say the device is unaddressed. Most vehicle codes were written before this machine existed, and a legislature that has not revisited them has not thereby permitted anything — it has left the question to a general classification and to your city.
What about a Onewheel?
Allowed, as a personal mobility device. Tasmania's definition “aims to include a variety of micro-mobility technologies such as e-scooters, e-skateboards, self-balancing hoverboards and one-wheel devices.” Riders must be 16 and wear a helmet; 15 km/h on footpaths, 25 km/h elsewhere.
Every jurisdiction that names a one-wheel board, side by side: Are Onewheels legal?
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What this page does not tell you
- It is not legal advice, and it never says you may ride. It says what the statute says, and links it.
- It does not cover municipal law. Cities regulate sidewalks, parks, paths and often these devices by name. Those rules sit on top of everything above.
- It does not cover private property, insurance, or what happens after an accident.
- It may be out of date. Every source carries the day we read it. A statute amended since then will not have updated itself here.
Across the border: Victoria. Every other jurisdiction: the full list.
Questions this raises
Are electric skateboards legal in Tasmania?
A statute names the device and sets out what is required to ride it. Tasmania's personal mobility device (PMD) rules are written to include e-skateboards, self-balancing hoverboards and one-wheel devices. A PMD must be electric, weigh less than 45 kg and be unable to exceed 25 km/h. Riders must be 16 or older and wear an approved helmet. They may use footpaths at up to 15 km/h, and shared paths, bicycle paths and local roads (50 km/h or less, with no dividing line) at up to 25 km/h. PMDs do not need registration. A device over the limits is a motor vehicle that must be registered.
Is a Onewheel legal in Tasmania?
Allowed, as a personal mobility device. Tasmania's definition “aims to include a variety of micro-mobility technologies such as e-scooters, e-skateboards, self-balancing hoverboards and one-wheel devices.” Riders must be 16 and wear a helmet; 15 km/h on footpaths, 25 km/h elsewhere.
Do I need a helmet in Tasmania?
“Yes. All PMD users must wear an approved helmet.” That is Transport Tasmania (Department of State Growth), “Personal mobility devices”.
How fast am I allowed to go in Tasmania?
“PMD users must not exceed: 15km/h on footpaths 25km/h on shared paths, bicycle paths and roads.” That is Transport Tasmania (Department of State Growth), “Personal mobility devices”.
Does this cover city rules?
No. This page reads state, provincial or national law only. Municipal codes frequently add rules — on sidewalks, parks and paths especially — and where the state has written nothing, the city has written everything.
How do I check this myself?
Open the links in the sources below. Every row in the table above names the section it comes from, and every source shows the date we read it. That is the whole point of the page: you should not have to take our word for it.