Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

MOTOR TRAFFIC ACT 1936 (REPEALED) - SECT 164DB

(1)     Paragraph 164D (a) does not apply in relation to a vehicle that is not equipped with a child restraint and that—

        (a)     is a public motor vehicle, private hire car or restricted hire vehicle;

        (b)     is not required to comply with the child restraint anchorage requirements of the publication known as Australian Design Rule 34A, 2nd edition or Australian Design Rule 5/00, 3rd edition;

        (c)     is registered in a State or another Territory in which there is not in force a law that corresponds generally with the provisions of this Part; or

        (d)     is a Commonwealth vehicle.

(2)     Nothing in section 164D shall be taken to require that a child who has not attained the age of 1 year be restrained by means of a seat belt.

(3)     In this section—

"Commonwealth vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is owned by the Commonwealth and—

        (a)     that bears a label on its windscreen that—

              (i)     is attached by authority of the Commonwealth; and

              (ii)     displays the letter “C” followed by a 7-pointed star, both in white against a blue background, and the word “COMCAR” in blue against a white background; or

        (b)     that is, or is within a class of motor vehicles that is, declared by the Minister by instrument published in the Gazette to be a Commonwealth vehicle for the purposes of this section.