Traffic Act 1909 Motor Traffic Amendment (Child Restraints and Airbags) Regulation 1996 (1996-456) [GG No 104 of 13.9.1996] (NSW)

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1996 No 456

New South Wales

Motor Traffic Amendment (Child
Restraints and Airbags) Regulation
1996
under the
Traffic Act 1909
His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Traffic Act 1909.
CARL SCULLY, MP
Acting Minister for Roads
Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to prohibit the standing or driving of a motor vehicle on a public street if a child is occupying a child restraint in a front seat position of the vehicle and an airbag fitted to the vehicle is designed to deploy in that seat position.
This Regulation is made under the Traffic Act 1909, including section 3 (the general regulation making power, in particular section 3 (1) (a), (i), (q) and (u)).

Published in Gazette No 104 of 13 September 1996, page 6338 Page 1

1996 No 456

Clause 1

Motor Traffic Amendment (Child Restraints and Airbags) Regulation 1996

Motor Traffic Amendment (Child Restraints and

Airbags) Regulation 1996

1 Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Motor Traffic Amendment (Child
Restraints and Airbags) Regulation 1996.

2 Commencement

This Regulation commences on 1 October 1996.

3 Amendment of Motor Traffic Regulations 1935

The Motor Traffic Regulations 1935 are amended as set out in
Schedule 1.

4 Notes

The explanatory note does not form part of this 'Regulation.

Schedule 1

Amendment of Motor Traffic
Regulations 1935

(Clause 3 )

Regulation 110H
Insert after Regulation 110GB:
110H Child restraints prohibited on front seats fitted with
airbags

(1)

A person must not stand or drive a motor vehicle on a public street if a child is occupying a child restraint in a front seat position of the vehicle and an airbag fitted to the vehicle is designed to deploy in that seat position.

(2)

The Authority may, subject to such conditions as i t thinks fit, exempt any person or class of persons, or any motor vehicle or class of motor vehicles, from the operation of this Regulation.

1996 No 456

Motor Traffic Amendment (Child Restraints and Airbags) Regulation 1996

Amendment of Motor Traffic Regulations 1935 Schedule 1

(3) In this Regulation:
child means a person under 14 years of age.
child restraint means any restraint or similar device that is designed to restrain or limit the movement of a child occupying the restraint in a motor vehicle if the vehicle suddenly accelerates or decelerates, but does not include a seat belt.

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(1)	A person must not stand or drive a motor vehicle on a public street if a child is occupying a child restraint in a front seat position of the vehicle and an airbag fitted to the vehicle is designed to deploy in that seat position.
(2)	The Authority may, subject to such conditions as i t thinks fit, exempt any person or class of persons, or any motor vehicle or class of motor vehicles, from the operation of this Regulation.

(3)	In this Regulation:
child means a person under 14 years of age.
child restraint means any restraint or similar device that is designed to restrain or limit the movement of a child occupying the restraint in a motor vehicle if the vehicle suddenly accelerates or decelerates, but does not include a seat belt.