COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Trade Practices Act 1974
Consumer Protection Notice No. 12 of 2007
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD: CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS FOR USE IN MOTOR VEHICLES
I, CHRIS PEARCE, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, pursuant to section 65E of the Trade Practices Act 1974, hereby:
(a) REVOKE the Consumer Product Safety Standard declared under sub‑section 65E (1) of the Trade Practices Act 1974 by Consumer Protection Notice No. 5 of 2007;
(b) DECLARE that, in respect of goods of a kind specified in Division 1 of the Schedule to this Notice, the standards approved by Standards Australia specified in Division 2 of the Schedule, as varied by Division 3 of the Schedule, are consumer product safety standards for the purposes of section 65C of the Trade Practices Act 1974.
THE SCHEDULE
Division 1: Particulars of the Goods
The following goods are specified:
(1) Child restraints for use in motor vehicles, being devices to reduce the risk of bodily injury to a child passenger in the event of a motor vehicle impact.
(2) Components:
(a) to restrain a child in a child restraint;
(b) to anchor a child restraint to a motor vehicle; and
(c) to restrain a vehicle seat.
(3) Booster seats for use in motor vehicles, being devices for:
(a) raising a child’s position in a motor vehicle; and
(b) adapting an adult seat belt for use as a child restraint;
and having a back above the seating plane.
(4) Booster cushions for use in motor vehicles, being devices for:
(a) raising a child’s position in a motor vehicle; and
(b) adapting an adult seat belt for use as a child restraint;
and having no back above the seating plane.
Note: This consumer product safety standard does NOT apply to motor vehicle child restraints designed for children with a disability or to items that are an integrated feature of a motor vehicle.
Division 2: The Standards
Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 1754:2004, Child restraint systems for use in motor vehicles, published 8 November 2004 as amended by, and incorporating, all amendments approved and published by Standards Australia prior to the date of this instrument;
Or
Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 1754:2000, Child restraint systems for use in motor vehicles, published 1 February 2000 as amended by, and incorporating, all amendments approved and published by Standards Australia prior to the date of this instrument;
Or
Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 1754:1995, Child restraint systems for use in motor vehicles, published 5 December 1995 as amended by, and incorporating, all amendments approved and published by Standards Australia prior to the date of this instrument.
Division 3: Variations
Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 1754:2004 (as amended) is varied by:
(1) Deleting the text “passenger cars and their derivatives,” and replacing with “motor vehicles,” in the first sentence of clause 1.1;
(2) Deleting the second sentence of clause 1.1;
(3) Deleting clauses 2.4; 2.5; and 2.6; and
(4) Deleting clauses 3.12; 5.2.2(b); and 6.3(h).
Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 1754:2000 (as amended) is varied by:
(1) Deleting the text “passenger cars and their derivatives,” and replacing with “motor vehicles,” in the first sentence of clause 1.1;
(2) Deleting the second sentence of clause 1.1;
(3) Deleting clauses 2.4; 2.5; and 2.6; and
(4) Deleting clauses 3.12; 5.2.2(b); and 6.3(h).
Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 1754:1995 (as amended) is varied by:
(1) Deleting the text “passenger cars and their derivatives,” and replacing with “motor vehicles,” in the first sentence of clause 1.1;
(2) Deleting the second sentence of clause 1.1;
(3) Deleting clauses 2.4; 2.5; and 2.6; and
(4) Deleting clauses 3.12; 5.2.2(b); and 6.3(h).
Dated this 30th day of August 2007
………………………………………………
CHRIS PEARCE
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer
