Child restraints mandatory from July 1

NSW drivers are being reminded they risk being fined if babies and young children
travelling with them are not restrained in approved car seats or capsules.
Around 80 children are killed a year on NSW roads, while almost 4000 are injured,
Roads Minister David Borger said in a statement on Thursday.
Under new laws effective from July 1, babies and children up to seven years of age
must be fastened in a restraint appropriate for their age and weight.
"It keeps children safer when they are travelling in a vehicle," Mr Borger said.
The new laws require babies under the age of six months to be restrained in an
infant capsule.
From six months until the age of four, a child safety seat must be used.
From four years until the age of seven, children must be secured in a forward-facing
child restraint or booster seat.
"Seating kids aged four to seven in a booster seat reduces their risk of injury in a
crash by almost 60 per cent, compared to sitting in an adult seatbelt," Mr Borger
said.
If a driver is caught travelling with a child who has not been appropriately
restrained, they will be fined $253, and issued with three demerit points.
More information about specific requirements is available at www.rta.nsw.gov.au.