This includes adjusting the seat tightly and attaching it to an anchorage point designed for a child car seat. The suggested minimum height for using a seatbelt is 145cm or taller.Ĭhild car seats must be properly fitted according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Children aged between 4 and 7 years must use a forward‑facing child car seat with an inbuilt harness or an approved booster seat.Ĭhildren aged 7 years and over who are too small to use a seatbelt should use an approved booster seat or an anchored safety harness.Children aged between 6 months and 4 years must use either a rear-facing child car seat or a forward-facing child car seat with an inbuilt harness.Children up to the age of 6 months must use a rear-facing child car seat.The driver is responsible for children aged under 7 years being secured by an approved child restraint suitable for their age and size. To be approved, child restraints must meet Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 1754. A child restraint is a forward‑facing or rear-facing child car seat (also referred to as a baby car seat or baby capsule), or a booster seat.

Children aged under 7 years must use an approved suitable child restraint when travelling in a vehicle.

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