G/TBT/N/AUS/99
22 October 2014 
(14-6087)  Page: 1/2
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English
 
  NOTIFICATION 
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member: AUSTRALIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):    
2. Agency responsible: The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission 
Name and address (including telephon e and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above : 
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission  
23 Marcus Clarke Street 
Canberra ACT Australia Telephone: +61 2 6243 1305 
Email: psa@accc.gov.au   
The ACCC: http://www.accc.gov.au/   
Product safety website (child restraints):  
http://www.productsafety.gov.au/content/ind ex.phtml/itemId/973889/fromItemId/971500  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, wher e applicable): Child restraints for use 
in motor vehicles 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: 
• Competition and Consumer Act 2010 - Consumer Protection Notice No. 3 of 2014 - 
Safety Standard: Child Restraint Systems for Use in Motor Vehicles (3 pages, in 
English) 
• Explanatory Statement: Consumer Protection Notice No 3 2014: Child Restraints for 
Use in Motor Vehicles (4 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content: 
• Document 1: Regulation specifying the child restraints that may be supplied 
• Document 2: The official explanation of the terms and reasons for the regulation 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
The safety standard for child restraint systems for use in motor vehicles has been in operation since 1978. It is intended to ensure that child restraints supplied in the Australian market have key safety features considered appropriate to reduce the risk of 
injury to a child involved in a motor vehicle accident.  
The regulation reported here is an adjustment to existing requirements based on the latest 
revision of the voluntary Australian Standard, AS/NZS 1754 Child restraint systems for use 
in motor vehicles which was last revised in 2013.  G/TBT/N/AUS/99 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• Regulation: http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2014L01252/Download  
• Explanatory statement: 
http://www.comlaw.gov.au/De tails/F2014L01252/Download  
• Product Safety Australia website outline of mandatory standard: 
http://www.productsafety.gov.au/content /index.phtml/itemId/973975/fromItemId
/973889#h2_60  
9. Proposed date of adoption:   - 
Proposed date of entry into force:   Regulation came into  force 20 September 2014   
10. Final date for comments: No final date 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission  
23 Marcus Clarke Street 
Canberra ACT Australia 
Telephone: +61 2 6243 1305 
Email: psa@accc.gov.au  The ACCC:   http://www.accc.gov.au/   
Product safety website (child restraints):  
http://www.productsafety.gov. au/content/index.phtml/ite mId/973889/fromI temId/971500