Competition and Consumer Act 2010 - Consumer Protection Notice No. 3 of 2014 - Safety Standard: Child Restraint Systems for use in Motor Vehicles (Cth)

COMPETITION AND CONSUMER ACT 2010

Consumer Protection Notice No. 3 of 2014

SAFETY STANDARD: CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS FOR USE IN MOTOR VEHICLES

I, the Hon. Bruce Billson MP, Minister for Small Business, pursuant to subsection 105(1) of the Australian Consumer Law (ACL), being Schedule 2 to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010, hereby:

(a) REVOKE the Consumer Product Safety Standard declared under section 105(1) of the ACL by Consumer Protection Notice No. 21 of 2011;

(b) DECLARE that, in respect of consumer goods of a kind specified in Division 1 of the Schedule to this Notice, each version of the standard approved by Standards Australia specified in Division 2 of the Schedule, as varied by Division 3 of the Schedule, is an alternative safety standard for the purposes of section 106 of the ACL.

THE SCHEDULE

Division 1: Particulars of the consumer goods

The following consumer 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:

(a) for raising a child's position in a motor vehicle; and (b) for adapting an adult seat belt for use as a child restraint; and (c) having a back above the seating plane.

(4) Booster cushions for use in motor vehicles, being devices:

(a) for raising a child's position in a motor vehicle; and (b) for adapting an adult seat belt for use as a child restraint; and (c) having no back above the seating plane. Note: This 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.