Child safety in the car includes appropriate child car restraints to keep children safe inside cars, find out more on ACCC Product safety which includes recalls of products that do not comply to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) mandatory child restraints standard.
The Standards Australia technical committee CS-085 Child restraints in motor vehicles has been revising the Australian/New Zealand standard, AS/NZS 1754:2010 Child restraints for use in motor vehicles with a number of changes including expanded requirements for occupants with disabilities and medical needs, to provide clear requirements for variations to child restraints to cater for specific disabilities. Standards Australia encourages views and input from a wide cross section of the public on a draft publication during the Public Comment stage. Create a free account when you login to Standards Australia Connect and browse in Drafts open for public comment DR AS/NZS 1754:2023 Child restraint systems for use in motor vehicles, open for Public Comment until 10 July 2023.
Consumers’ Federation of Australia (CFA) engages with these issues by supporting a representative to the committee which revised the standard as part of the CFA Standards Project. The Project ensures the consumer voice is heard in the standards development process giving the Australian consumer greater confidence in the products, services and systems they use, find out how to get involved and make a difference here.