Hey Ali,

I'm pretty sure that all baby capsules/car seats sold in Aust comply with Aust/NZ standards.

I also thought that hopsital staff just verbally checked with parents before discharge that they had fitted an appropriate baby seat/restraint. Ultimately, it's up to parents to make sure they have the right gear and follow the law (as well as not endangering the baby of course!) which you're doing. I think mat ward staff would be taking a bit of a liability risk to go out to your car and actually inspect your set up IYKWIM?

I heard through a friend that there is a company that do fittings and hiring of baby capsules/seats and other things like cots that service a bunch of hospitals on the north side of Sydney so you could always get your situation checked by them once you have bubs.