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ROAD TRAFFIC (MISCELLANEOUS) REGULATIONS 1999 - REG 37

37—Child restraints

        (1)         The following devices are approved as child restraints:

            (a)         a device that complies with the Australian Standard Specification for Child Restraining Devices for Passenger Cars (AS E46) and is clearly marked with the certification mark of the Standards Association of Australia;

            (b)         a device that complies with the Australian Standard Specification for Child Restraints for Passenger Cars and Derivatives (AS 1754) and is clearly marked with the certification mark of the Standards Association of Australia;

            (c)         a device that complies with—

                  (i)         the requirements of the United States of America Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 213—Child Seating Systems; and

                  (ii)         that is marketed in Australia as the "GM—Child Love Seat" (being General Motors part No. 9677326); and

                  (iii)         that is clearly labelled as complying with that standard.

        (2)         For the purposes of section 162A of the Act, a child restraint fitted to a motor vehicle must—

            (a)         only be used in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications; and

            (b)         be securely attached to an anchorage for a child restraint fitted to that vehicle and to such other anchorages for seat belts fitted to that vehicle as are specified by the manufacturer of the child restraint; and

            (c)         be maintained in sound condition and good working order.

        (3)         A person must not sell, or offer for sale, for use in a motor vehicle as a child restraint or part of a child restraint a device or part that is not approved under subregulation (1).

        (4)         A reference in this regulation to a standard is a reference to the standard as in force on 1 January 1987.



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