I think there are different laws in every state. DD is 14 months and is still rear facing because our seat allows her to stay that way until she's 12 kg. The guy who installed it said to leave her rear facing as long as we can because it's safer.
I found this link for Victoria, I'm guessing that there's one for every state.
Last year, DH & I were involved in a total of 3 accidents in which we were hit by other drivers.
I know I am a fantastic driver and at times I can drive like a Grandma as I am so cautious as I always have kids in my car. That didn't stop me from being sandwiched in between 2 cars when 32 weeks pregnant.
For these reasons, I am going to stick by the safest time to turn Anelise around and that is when she is 12 months old. It is very tempting to do it earlier as she is getting difficult to put in over the anchor straps now, but that is all really a very small price to pay.
We will be leaving DD2 rear facing as long as possible. It's hard as she's a very heavy chubster and will possibly reach 12kgs well before I would consider it safe to turn her.
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