Child Restraints
Australia's law specifies:
Infants under 6 months old: must be restrained in a rear facing restraint.
Children 6 months to 4 years old: must be restrained in rear or forward facing restraint.
Children 4 to 7 years old: must be in a forward facing restraint or booster.
Children less than 16 years old: It is the driver's responsibility to ensure that passengers under 16 years of age are properly restrained in a seat belt or approved child restraint.
Common types of child/baby seats:
A baby restraint, or 'capsule' is a rear facing seat. This should be used until your child is at least 6 months old.
A child restraint is a rear/rearforward or forward facing seat with it's own belt system. This should be used until your child is at least 4 years old.
A booster seat is for children aged 4 - 7 years old. If you have a booster seat that does not have it's own inbuilt seat belt system, ensure that you place the seat where there is a lap-sash belt.
Children should be seated in the rear of a vehicle if possible, as it is safer. This is true regardless of the child's age, size or type of child restraint used.
Motorhome companies supply baby/child/booster seats for a small additional charge. Some motorhomes will not accommodate certain child seat types, please check on the motorhome page to check this, especially if you are bringing your own child seat.
As a general rule, if your child's head is higher than the back of the child restraint when seated, it's time to move them into the next type of child restraint.