baby car seat rules australia

what are the current baby car seat rules in australia, canberra.?

new rules will be introduced in early 2010, but i need to know what are the current rules. i just bought a car and need to know for my 1 year and 3 years old babies. tx.

New Child Restraint Rules

The most significant changes relate to nationally agreed mandatory child restraint rules for children up to the age of 7 years. Research has shown that while many parents and carers do choose an appropriate child restraint for their children, many children are using adult seatbelts too early and this has resulted in injuries to children involved in car accidents.

In the ACT, the phase-in period for the new child restraint rules will commence early in 2010 and these rules will become mandatory 12 months later, in 2011. This will allow adequate time for people to purchase appropriate child seats and booster seats. After that, failure to comply with the new laws will attract a similar penalty to other seatbelt offences, which includes fines and demerit points.

Under the new rules, children up to 6 months must be secured in a rear facing child restraint, children between 6 months and 4 years must travel in a rear facing or forward facing child restraint with an in-built harness, and children between 4 years and 7 years must use a forward facing child restraint with an in-built harness or a booster seat and a seatbelt.

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