From 1 February 2017, children under the age of 8 are prohibited from being carried as passengers on quad bikes and utility off-road vehicles being used on a road, as well as any child of any age if they are unable to sit with their feet flat on the floor and hands on handholds. Additionally, as of 1 February 2017 the requirement for the operator of a quad bike or utility off-road veh...

A North Queensland farm business which used quad bikes to muster cattle has been fined $125,000 following the 2013 death of a 21-year-old female worker. Employed as a station hand who also assisted with mustering, the inexperienced worker was not wearing a helmet when she came off the quad bike and sustained fatal head injuries. Head of Workplace Health and Safety Queensland, Dr Si...

Farmers across the country have been urged to heed a landmark recent court decision about quad bikes which resulted in a Tasmanian farmer being ordered to pay $12 million in compensation to an employee who was injured during a quad bike incident. The Supreme Court decision means the law is now more clear on what farmers are expected to do with quad bikes on farms, with an employer gro...