Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 17:42
Here is a copy and paste of a couple of rules regarding restraining children in a motor vehicle aged between 1 and 16 years.
266 Wearing of seatbelts by passengers under 16 years old
(1) The driver of a motor vehicle (except a bus or motor bike) that is moving, or is stationary but not parked, must ensure that this rule is complied with for each passenger in or on the vehicle who is under 16 years old.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
Note. Bus, motor bike, motor vehicle and park are defined in the Dictionary.
(2) If the passenger is under 1 year old, and not exempt from wearing a seatbelt under rule 267, the passenger must be restrained in a suitable approved child restraint that is properly fastened and adjusted.
Note 1. Approved child restraint is defined in subrule (7).
Note 2. This subrule is not uniform with the corresponding subrule in rule 266 of the Australian Road Rules. A reference to subrule (5) has been omitted because it is not reproduced in this rule.
(3) If the passenger is under 1 year old, and the motor vehicle has 2 or more rows of seats, he or she must not be in the front row of seats.
(4) If the passenger is at least 1 year old but under 16 years old, and is not exempt from wearing a seatbelt under rule 267:
(a) he or she must be restrained in a suitable approved child restraint that is properly adjusted and fastened, or
(b) he or she:
(i) must occupy a seating position that is fitted with a suitable seatbelt, and
(ii) must not occupy the same seating position as another passenger (whether or not the other passenger is exempt from wearing a seatbelt under rule 267), and
(iii) must wear the seatbelt properly adjusted and fastened.
267–2 NSW rule: child restraints prohibited on front seats fitted with airbags
(cf RRR, cl 46)
(1) The driver of a motor vehicle must not drive the vehicle if:
(a) a passenger under the age of 16 years is occupying a child restraint in a front
seat position of the vehicle, and
(b) an airbag fitted to the vehicle is designed to deploy in that
seat position.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) The Authority may, subject to such conditions as it thinks fit, exempt any person or class of persons, or any motor vehicle or class of motor vehicles, from the operation of this rule.
These rules are from the NSW RTA website
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