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Australia lags behind UK and US with its booster seat safety laws, changes are hopefully on the way

• Posted: August 7th, 2007
• Posted under: Australia
• Comments: Not yet, why not add one?

Australia’s current legislation for the use of child restraint systems is restricted to infants up to the age of 1 year must travel in a properly fitted, Australian Standards-approved child restraint. Children aged 1–16 years must travel in either a child restraint or a seatbelt.

Obviously there is a huge gap from a child under 1 year old needing an appropriate child restraint (child seat) and a child over 1 who can use a normal seat belt and stay within the law. Read more »