Building Tasmania is currently undertaking a targeted review of quad bike and side-by-side vehicle (SSV) safety, focusing on their operation on public streets, roads and road-related areas in Tasmania.

The following areas are outside the scope of this targeted review:

• The use of quad bike and SSVs on private land.
• Work health and safety laws that apply to the use of quad bikes and SSVs in a workplace.
• National importation rules, design standards and consumer safety standards for quad bikes and SSVs.
• Recreational land access, track management, and parks policies relating to quad bikes and SSVs.

To support informed engagement, a separate background paper has been prepared to provide context for this consultation. The background paper outlines how quad bikes and SSVs are defined, examines high‑level trends in fatalities and serious injuries, identifies key risk factors, and summarises the current legislative framework and related government initiatives. It also highlights key findings from coronial inquests and provides an overview of relevant approaches taken in other Australian and international jurisdictions to quad bike and SSV safety in a transport regulatory context.

A consultation paper has been prepared that seeks stakeholder feedback on a range of potential regulatory and non-regulatory measures that fall within the portfolio responsibilities of the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport. Options set out for consultation include possible changes to road rule settings, training and licensing requirements, enforcement approaches and education and awareness initiatives.

Feedback received through the consultation process will inform the development of a final report to the Tasmanian Government, which will present consultation findings and provide advice on options to strengthen quad bike and SSV safety outcomes in the transport context.

We invite you to share your insights by providing a written submission via:

• The online form below: submissions can be entered directly into the text box or you can upload your own file in Word or PDF format.
• Email: tsp@building.tas.gov.au
• Post: Quad bike and SSV targeted review, GPO Box 536, Hobart TAS 7001

Targeted questions are included in the consultation paper to help you prepare your submission. You may wish to comment on only one or two matters of interest, or respond to all questions.

Feedback closes 5pm, Friday 31 July 2026.

Other than indicated below, submissions will be treated as public information and will be published on this page after the consultation process closes.

No personal information other than an individual’s name or the organisation making a submission will be published.

Your name (or the name of the organisation) will be published unless you request otherwise.

In the absence of a clear indication a submission is intended to be treated as confidential (or parts of the submission), Building Tasmania will treat the submission as public.

If you would like your submission treated as confidential, whether in whole or in part, please indicate this in writing at the time of making your submission. Clearly identify the parts of your submission you want to remain confidential and the reasons why. In this case, your submission will not be published to the extent of that request.

Copyright in submissions remains with the author(s), not with the Tasmanian Government.

The Department will not publish, in whole or in part, submissions containing defamatory or offensive material. If your submission includes information that could enable the identification of other individuals, then either all or parts of the submission will not be published.

Information provided to the Tasmanian Government may be provided to an applicant under the provisions of the Right to Information Act 2009 (RTI). If you have indicated you wish all or part of your submission to be treated as confidential, your statement detailing the reasons may be taken into account in determining whether to release the information in the event of an RTI application for assessed disclosure. You may also be contacted to provide further comment as part of the decision-making process.

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