Recommendations for Car Seat or Baby Seat Use
Why do I need a car seat?
Transport accidents are among the leading cause of accidental death for children. Child seats and restraints have key safety features that reduce the risks of injury or death of a child while travelling in a motor vehicle.
How do I keep my baby safe while travelling?
Use a child restraint that is correctly installed, has the Standards Australia mark, and suits your child’s weight and size. Follow the instructions to make sure you are using the seat correctly.
Make sure you test the firmness of the harness when it is done up, and that the chest strap is positioned correctly over the baby’s chest.
What about at the end of the trip?
It is important that you remove your baby from the car seat or capsule at the end of the trip, even if this means waking the baby. It’s not safe for a baby to spend long periods asleep in car seats or capsules as their head may fall forward or sideways, blocking their airway.
Can I use the seat outside the car?
Never leave your baby in a carrier or car seat on shopping carts, counters, or other high locations. Falls from car seats used as infant carriers are common and represent a significant source of head injuries for babies.
Never leave your baby unattended in a car – not even for a short time.
It is required by law that baby is placed in a correctly fitted infant restraint that meets the Australian standard AS/NZS 1754, for every trip in the car.
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