South Australia has announced that the new road rules for the use of Child Restraints in motor vehicles will come into effect on July 1st, 2010.

The new road rules require that;

• Children up to 6 months of age to travel only in an approved rear facing infant restraint.
• Children from 6 months to 4 years of age to travel in either an approved rearward-facing infant restraint or forward-facing child safety seat with an inbuilt harness.
• Children from 4 up to their 7th birthday to travel in either an approved forward facing child safety seat or a booster seat used in conjunction with either a properly adjusted lap-sash seat belt or child safety harness.
• Children up to 4 years of age to travel only in the rear of the vehicle (where the vehicle has two or more rows of seats).
• Children from 4 up to their 7th birthday not to sit in the front seat unless all other seating positions are occupied by children under 7.
  
  

For more information, please see the Australian Red Cross New Restraint Laws publication.