It's NOT illegal to leave your kids in the car!
The rule is they must be safer in the car than if they were out of it. Pretty sure the petrol station counts here. I almost never go anywhere without both kids, so I have to take them to get petrol.
This is just an example of some legislation.
NSW
The Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 2000. Section 231 of the Act reads:
A person who leaves any child or young person in the person’s care in a motor vehicle without proper supervision for such period or in such circumstances that:
(a) the child or young person becomes or is likely to become emotionally distressed, or
(b) the child’s or young person’s health becomes or is likely to become permanently or temporarily impaired, is guilty of an offence.VIC
Under the Children, Youth and Families Act, it is an offence to leave a child unattended for an unreasonable time, with penalties of $1,652 or imprisonment for three months
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