South Australian Current Regulations South Australian Current Regulations50—Child restraints, safety harnesses, booster seats etc
(1) A device that
complies with Australian/New Zealand Standard (AS/NZS) 1754— Child
restraint systems for use in motor vehicles and is clearly marked with a
prescribed certification mark certifying compliance with the standard is an
approved child restraint.
(2) A booster seat or
booster cushion—
(a) that
is an approved child restraint under subregulation (1); or
(b)
that—
(i)
is an integrated part of a motor vehicle; and
(ii)
was installed by the manufacturer of the motor vehicle to
enable an existing adult lap and sash type seat belt to become suitable for
use by a child; and
(iii)
complies with the relevant ADR for child restraints of
the type concerned,
is an approved booster seat.
(3) A child safety
harness that is an approved child restraint under subregulation (1) is an
approved child safety harness.
(4) 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.
(6) For the purposes
of this regulation, a device complies with a standard if it complies with the
edition of the standard that was in force at the time of its manufacture in
Australia or its importation into Australia (as the case may be) or with any
later edition of the standard.
(7) In this
regulation—
"relevant ADR", in relation to an integrated booster seat or cushion in a
motor vehicle, means the ADR that was in force at the time the vehicle was
manufactured in Australia or imported into Australia (as the case may be) or
with any later version of the ADR.