COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Trade Practices Act 1974

Consumer Protection Notice No. 5 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. 2 of 1996, published in Gazette No. S 500 of 18 December 1996;

(b)               REVOKE the Amendment to the Consumer Product Safety Standard declared by Consumer Protection Notice No. 6 of 1999, published in Gazette No. GN 26 of 30 June 1999; and

(c)               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).

Note: The availability of a choice to suppliers in this consumer product safety standard of which Standards Australia Australian/New Zealand Standard is to be followed is applicable to all goods supplied on or after 1 October 2007. 

Dated this  17th   day of   May 2007

………………………………………………

CHRIS PEARCE

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer