Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) A person shall not
drive or, being a person of not less than 6 years of age, travel as a
passenger on a motor cycle in an area to which this section applies unless he
is wearing securely on his head a protective helmet of a type and standard
prescribed by regulations.
Penalty: $400 for a first offence and $800 for a
second or subsequent offence.
(2)
Subsection (1) does not apply so as to require the wearing of a
protective helmet by a person who has been exempted in writing by the Director
General from that requirement for a reason relating to the person’s
medical condition or for any other reason considered sufficient by the
Director General.
(3) This section
applies in every area of the State to which the provisions of this Act apply
except —
(a) on a
road; or
(b) on
private land on which the vehicle is used by consent, being private land that
is neither a permitted area nor a prohibited area.
[Section 9C inserted by No. 12 of 1985
s. 5; amended by No. 76 of 1996 s. 27.]