Under Queensland law, if you are the driver, you are responsible for ensuring that every passenger under 16 years of age wears a correctly fitted child restraint or seatbelt.
Following are the current guidelines for correct fitting.
| Child’s Weight |
Child’s Age (approx) |
Type of Restraint |
| Up to 9kgs |
0-6 months |
Baby capsule |
| 8-18kgs |
6 months -4 years |
Child car seat/forward facing convertible |
| 14-26kgs |
2-7 years |
Child harness with booster seat or booster seats with adult lap sash seatbelt |
| 14-32kgs |
2-7 years |
Child harness without booster seat |
| Approx 26kgs |
From 7 years |
Adult lap sash seatbelt |
On March 11 2010 the QLD laws will change to ensure consistency with the Australia Road Rules. Following are the changes that focus on the age of the child as the main determinant for correct restraining.
Child Restraint Laws as of 11 March 2010
| Child’s Age |
Child’s Weights (approx) |
Type of Restraint |
| 0-6 months |
Less than 8kgs |
Rearward facing baby capsule or infant restraint |
| 6 months to 1 year |
8-12kgs |
Rearward or forward facing infant restraint |
| 6 months to 4 years |
8-18kgs |
Forward facing child restraint with built-in harness |
| 4-7 years |
14-26kgs |
Booster seat with H harness or a booster seat with secure adult seatbelt |
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