The Australian government is reinstating the EN-15194 standard requirement for e-bike imports (250W motor, restricted to 25km/h, as well as high battery quality and safety).
This means that imports of e-bikes will be restricted to only e-bikes that are to the standard that is currently street legal in Victoria.
This sensible import restriction was removed in 2021 which has resulted in a large number of imported e-bikes that are available for sale that aren't street legal and should only be used on private land which are instead being illegally used on public streets and paths.
This is really good. E-bikes should act and interact with the world around them like bicycles and not like motorbikes and it should be harder to purchase electric motorbikes that aren't street legal.
https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/itmm-communique-21-november-2025.pdf