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Child Restraint Compulsory Queensland Road Rules

New road rules from 11th March 2010

  • Child restraint compulsory for ALL children under 7 (if a car does not have approved child restraints even, if the vehicle was built before seat belts were required. Children under 7 can not be carried in the that vehicle unless approved child restraints are correctly fitted.) This rule takes effect on 11th March 2010.

  • Under 16s need to ware seatbelts when traveling in cars- Seat belts must be fitted.

(Section 266 of part 16 - Rules for persons travelling in or on vehicles of the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Road Rules) Regulation 2009 details the requirements for wearing of seatbelts by passengers under 16 years old. It basically says that any one under the age of 16 must ware a seatbelt or approved child restraint (the section details the types of restraint based on the child’s age. Section 267 of Part 16 covers exemptions from wearing seatbelts. It states in subsection (1A) that A person in or on a motor vehicle is exempt from wearing a seatbelt if—

(a)  the seating position that the person occupies is not fitted with a seatbelt; and
(b)  there is no requirement for that seating position to be fitted with a seatbelt; and
(c)  all passengers in the vehicle who are exempt from wearing a seatbelt are complying with subsection (8).

However subsection (1B) of this section states that Subsection (1A) does not apply to a person who is under 16 years old.)

 

For more information about the new road rules, download the documents below from the Queensland Transport Web Site.

Note that there are specific rules regarding child restraints — the new child restraint rules are effective as of 11 March 2010. see rule 266 & 267 of the "Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Road Rules) Regulation 2009" Click the link below to download

 http://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/LEGISLTN/CURRENT/T/TrantOpRURR09.pdf

For More Information Contact:

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Email: Secretary@qhmc.org.au

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