Motorised wheelchairs
A motorised wheelchair used by a person with a disability on a road, or footpath, must be registered as a motorised wheelchair. Motorised wheelchairs may be registered to an individual or to an organisation. These organisations may include nursing homes, shopping centres, education institutions and hire companies.
Fees and Charges:
There are no fees for registration or compulsory third party (CTP) insurance for motorised wheelchairs. However, free compulsory third party is provided by the Nominal Defendant† if the motorised wheelchair is registered.
†The Nominal Defendant is a statutory body established under the Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994 for the purpose of compensating people who are injured as a result of the negligent driving of unidentified and/or uninsured (no compulsory third party insurance) motor vehicles.
Once your motorised wheelchair is registered, a leaflet titled Information about motorised wheelchair use (PDF**, 29KB) will be mailed to you. This explains the Queensland Road Rules relating to motorised wheelchairs. You will receive a copy of the leaflet with the new registration label each year. Through this leaflet, Queensland Transport will be able to notify you of any changes to where you may use your wheelchair.Registration requirements—individual
When registering a motorised wheelchair for the first time, the applicant must provide a doctor's certificate/letter/statement stating that due to severe movement impairment they need the use of a motorised wheelchair for assisted travel. A doctor's certificate/letter/statement must be provided each time a different motorised wheelchair is registered.
Other requirements include:
- a Vehicle Registration Application form (F3518)
- a Vehicle Details form (F3529)
- a Motorised Wheelchair Statement (F4414)
- evidence of the vehicle's origin—old registration papers in your name or a purchase receipt
- evidence of vehicle's garage address—current Queensland driver licence, property rates notice, gas, phone electricity bill
- personal identification such as a current Queensland driver licence. Refer to Evidence of Identity Information Sheet
Registration requirements—organisation
At the time of registration, an organisation must provide a statement on Form F4414 certifying that:
The motorised wheelchair will be used solely for the benefit of the residents, shoppers, students or hirers who have a doctor's certificate stating that due to severe movement impairment they need the use of a motorised wheelchair for assisted travel. Motorised wheelchair users will abide by, and be made aware of, the Queensland Road Rules.
Other requirements include:
- a Vehicle Registration Application form (F3518)
- a Vehicle Details form (F3529)
- evidence of the vehicle's origin—old registration papers in your name or a purchase receipt
- evidence of the vehicle's garage address—property rates notice, gas, phone electricity bill
- suitable organisation identification such as a Certificate of Incorporation or a Certificate of Business Registration. As a registered business is not a legal entity, identification for the legal entity behind the business must also be provided. Organisation representatives must also bring personal identification.
**While this department has taken every possible precaution with the creation of these files, they are downloaded and used at your own risk. Adobe Reader is needed to open and print Portable Document Format (PDF) files and is free to download from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html. Various tools to enable access to these files for people using a screen reader can be found at http://access.adobe.com. Further information is available from the "Help with downloading, reading and printing PDF".
Last updated 31 May 2009
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