Tuesday, 28 October 2025

 Jess WILSON (Kew) (14:50): My question is to the Minister for Roads and Road Safety. In January last year Nitin Prabhu was tragically killed while riding his e-bike when another e-bike user collided with him on Mont Albert Road in Balwyn. Nitin was a devoted and loving father and husband, and his family continue to deeply grieve their loss. Coroner Audrey Jamieson investigated Nitin’s death and found the other e-bike rider involved in the collision was riding aggressively, and described the current set of regulations for e-bikes as ‘suboptimal’. She has called for stronger regulation of e-bikes in her findings into the circumstances of Nitin’s death. Minister, on behalf of Nitin’s widow, Soni, I ask if your department has now reviewed the recommendations by the coroner, and if so: when will you act to improve e-bike safety for users?