Australian Capital Territory

Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Booster Seats Approval 2011

Disallowable Instrument DI 2011-31

made under the

Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Regulation 2000 section 66(1)(aa) (power to approve a booster seat as an approved booster seat)

1.	Name of Instrument

This instrument is the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Booster Seats Approval 2011.

2.	Commencement

This instrument commences on 15 March 2011.

3.	Approval

I approve as an approved booster seat any of the following:
(a)	A booster seat or booster cushion that:
(i)	is or was designated as a Type E child restraint under the relevant Australian Standard, and
(ii)	complies with the edition of the relevant Australian Standard that was in force at the time of its manufacture in Australia or importation into Australia (as the case may be) or with any later edition of the Standard in force at the time the seat or cushion is being used, and
(iii)	has an identifying mark from a body accredited or approved by the Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand that certifies compliance with that edition of the Standard,
(b)	a booster seat or booster cushion that:
(i)	is an integrated part of a motor vehicle, and
(ii)	was installed by the manufacturer of the motor vehicle to enable an existing adult lap-sash seatbelt to become suitable for use by a child, and 
(iii)	complies with the relevant Australian Design Rules under the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989 of the Commonwealth for child restraints of the type concerned that was in force at the time the vehicle was manufactured or imported into Australia (as the case may be) or with any later edition of those Rules in force at the time the booster seat or booster cushion is being used.

4.	Disapplication of section 47 (6) of Legislation Act

Section 47 (6) of the Legislation Act 2001 does not apply to this instrument.

5.	Definition of relevant Australian Standard

In this instrument:

relevant Australian Standard means any of the following editions of the Australian/New Zealand Standard for child restraint systems for use in motor vehicles, as in force from time to time:
(a)  AS/NZS 1754:1995,
(b)  AS/NZS 1754:2000,
(c)  AS/NZS 1754:2004,
(d)  AS/NZS 1754:2010,
(e)  any subsequent edition of the Standard.

Karen Anne Greenland
Delegate for the Road Transport Authority

25 February 2011