Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

FAIR TRADING (CONSUMER PRODUCT STANDARDS) REGULATIONS 2002 (NO 39 OF 2002) - REG 22

In this division:

AS 1754—1975 means the Australian Standard entitled AS 1754—1975, Child Restraints for Passenger Cars and Derivatives , as amended by Amendment No 1 of February 1976, Amendment No 2 of March 1978, Amendment No 3 of July 1979, the Corrigendum of October 1979 and Amendment No 4 of July 1985.

AS 1754—1991 means the Australian Standard entitled AS 1754—1991, Child restraint systems for use in motor vehicles published on 24 December 1991, as amended by Amendment No 1 of 12 October 1992 and Amendment No 2 of 15 February 1993.

Note     Standards AS 1754—1975 and AS 1754—1991 are available on the internet at web site www.standards.com.au.

"chaise" means a device—

        (a)     used for raising a child's position in a motor vehicle or adapting an adult seat belt to make it suitable for a child; and

        (b)     having a back above the seating plane.

"child restraint" means a device designed to reduce the risk of bodily injury to a child passenger in a motor vehicle in the event of a motor vehicle impact, and includes—

        (a)     components designed to restrain the child in the device; and

        (b)     components to anchor the device to the motor vehicle; and

        (c)     (if supplied) components to restrain a motor vehicle seat; and

        (d)     chaises; and

        (e)     cushions;

but does not include a child restraint that is an integrated feature of a motor vehicle.

"cushion" means a device having no back above the seating plane that is used to—

        (a)     raise a child's position in a motor vehicle; or

        (b)     place a child in a position in a motor vehicle in which an adult seatbelt can be used properly for the child.