ROAD TRAFFIC (MISCELLANEOUS) REGULATIONS 2014 - REG 49
ROAD TRAFFIC (MISCELLANEOUS) REGULATIONS 2014 - REG 49
49—Seat belts and seat belt anchorages (section 162A of Act)
(1) Subject to
subregulations (7) and (8), vehicles manufactured on or after 1 January 1969
are exempt from the provisions of section 162A of the Act and this regulation.
(2) The provisions of
this regulation apply for the purposes of section 162A of the Act.
(3) A car, car-type
utility or car-type panel van first registered after 30 June 1964 must be
fitted with—
(a)
anchorages for a seat belt suitably placed for use by the driver; and
(b)
anchorages for a seat belt suitably placed for use by a person sitting
alongside of and on the same seat as the driver or on a separate seat by the
side of the driver's seat.
(4) An anchorage
required to be fitted in accordance with subregulation (3) must—
(a) in
the case of a vehicle first registered after 30 June 1964 but before
10 November 1966—comply with the specification for anchorages
published in the Gazette of 28 May 1964, page 1180; or
(b) in
the case of a vehicle first registered on or after 10 November 1966 but before
8 February 1968—comply with the specification for anchorages published
in the Gazette of 10 November 1966, page 1927; or
(c) in
the case of a vehicle first registered on or after 8 February 1968 but before
15 January 1970—comply with the specification for anchorages published
in the Gazette of 8 February 1968, page 346; or
(d) in
the case of a vehicle first registered on or after 15 January
1970—comply with the Australian Standards Specification for Seat Belt
Anchorage Points —(A.S.D. 11–1967).
(5) A car, car-type
utility or car-type panel van first registered on or after 1 January 1967 must
be fitted with—
(a) a
seat belt suitably placed for use by the driver; and
(b) at
least 1 other seat belt placed for use by a person sitting alongside of and on
the same seat as the driver or on a separate seat by the side of the driver's
seat.
(6) A seat belt
required to be fitted in accordance with subregulation (5) must—
(i)
Australian Standards Specification for Seat Belt
Assemblies for Motor Vehicles —(A.S. E35—1965); or
(ii)
in the case of a retractor seat belt— Australian
Standards Specification for Seat Belt Assemblies (including Retractors) for
Motor Vehicles —(A.S. E35 Part II—1970); or
(iii)
Australian Standard for Seat Belt Assemblies for Motor
Vehicles (A.S. 2596—1983); and
(b) be
clearly and permanently marked with a prescribed certification mark.
(7) Seat belts and
anchorages for seat belts in motor vehicles (whenever manufactured) must be
maintained in sound condition and good working order.
(8) A person must not
sell, or offer for sale, for use in a motor vehicle (whenever manufactured) a
seat belt or part of a seat belt—
(a) that
fails to comply with the requirements of an Australian Standard or Australian
Standards Specification referred to in subregulation (6)(a); or
(b) that
has been removed from a motor vehicle in which it has previously been used.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
Note—
The Road Traffic (Light Vehicle Standards) Rules 2018 apply certain ADRs
to light vehicles. The ADRs do not cover vehicles manufactured before 1
January 1969.