....I wouldnt worry about the speed limit clause it doesn't exist here now why bring it up, all riders adhere to current road speed limits...
You might have missed the central argument here...
In order to pursuade the government that this is a "good idea" you need to present an argument for it's adoption. The primary argument is that if there is to be a "universal standard" then everyone needs to comply with the same rules. If you start modifying the standard then a manufacturer would need to build bikes differently for different parts of the world and then your central argument is lost.
The argument is:
"All people need to share the same standard. Manufacturers need be permitted to reduce costs and only build for one standard. We (Australia) need to INCREASE our limits so that we can be standardized too."
...it's kind of an "all or nothing" argument. Either you are for a universal ebike standard or you are not and you can't just pick what you want and ignore what you don't.
Is it worth getting a 750 watt limit if it means it comes with a motor that cuts out at 20 mph?
Would you rather stick with 200 watts?
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Keep in mind this is the "Free Pass" standard for ebikes. It would mean from the moment the standard is adopted the 750/pedals/20mph bikes would FOREVER be off limits to being criminalized.
You can still layer other laws for "mopeds" that would allow for more and more of whatever you want... but that's not the "ebike" layer. (mopeds might require some modest licensing... the government is always greedy for $$$)
Very often if you attempt to do something where you "over reach" you end up with nothing. It would be wiser to at least start with the minimum standard and get that adopted FIRST, then wait to push the limits later on.
...Endless discussions in forums wont change jack, we need every Aussie member here to get involved and forward a letter to their local member of parliament, even then nothing may come of it but at least we didnt just sit about complaining about it we tried to make a difference. I could also organise an online petition that could be 'electronically signed' this could be presented along with the letter.
You need to be clear what your argument is because
the legal profession will rip you to shreds if you haven't focused hard enough. The advantage of adopting a standard 100% is that all the thinking/arguing/debating has already been done on it... all you need to do is get a rubber stamp of approval.
The Federal Ebike Law in America was a
NEW CREATION... and was not simply a modification of anything that previously existed. Australia needs to think of this new standard along the same lines, that it's "new" and has it's own logic to it. We still have all the old mangled moped laws sprinkled across all the states often being contradictory to each other. The old stuff was a mess.
