New rules for using child restraints and booster seats -

[The[cookie]Doctor]

Hmmm well we're not to 18kg yet so i guess i'll cross that bridge when we come to it
And yep at the moment it seems no change up here but we're following the Vic laws anyway.

[Olive]

sounds like a plan

[{sarah}]

From what I understand the NSW laws were going to be the same as of Jan 2009, but nothing ever came out about it. Maybe they are changing it to Jan 2010 ?????

Z is still in the built in harness too (only 16.5kg at nearly 5yo!). Cookiemonster, when you clean the Maxi Rider, underneath the foam padding in the seat there is a little compartment where the extra harness attachement is stored. When you get that out you store the regular one in there as well.

[kawazuki]

i thought they were already enforced in NSW.
as we were told this 6 months ago when getting new seat for DD and its on the NSW RTA website.

[The[cookie]Doctor]

Cookiemonster, when you clean the Maxi Rider, underneath the foam padding in the seat there is a little compartment where the extra harness attachement is stored. When you get that out you store the regular one in there as well.

Ahh okay, thanks for that. We have a Secure one which i got told is supposed to be no different but I didn't check for anything like that.

[kawazuki]

we found the clip to hold the lap part down the other day, hubby was very suprised..

[Olive]

Adding in that NSW are also onboard as of March 1st 2010

[edaj84]

Well, I have to say that I am not going to be purchasing seats with inbuilt harnesses for my children despite them falling into the category where they need one (5.5 and 3.5 years old, 16 and 17 kgs) despite both being too tall for the manufacturers recommendations of where the harness should sit. (no further than a few inches below shoulder level on all the ones I have seen)

it is WAY too expensive, I don't have that kind of cash.