Schedule 6 to the Principal Rules is amended by omitting clause 3 from Part 3 and substituting the following clause:

3.    Rule 266(7): Approved child restraint, approved booster seat, approved child safety harness

For rule 266(7) , a child restraint, booster seat or child safety harness is approved for the Road Rules if it complies with Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 1754, is marked in accordance with that Standard and has no visible defect.

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953 .

Notified in the Gazette on 1 December 2010

These rules are administered in the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the rule)

These rules amend the Road Rules 2009 by –

(a) amending the age, from 4 to 7 years old, at which a passenger is not required to use a child restraint; and

(b) requiring a passenger who is less than 7 years of age to wear a seatbelt in certain circumstances where the passenger is exempt from using a child restraint; and

(c) amending the approval requirements for certain child restraints; and

(d) making other miscellaneous amendments.