2013 and provides extra protection in several ways, most notably by providing rearward facing travel for children up to 15 months instead of 9 to 12 months, which the previous EU regulation advised. This new regulation is to be phased in between 2013 and 2018 and will be run in parallel to UNECE R44/04 until 2018 when it completely supersedes it. Australia Australian laws regarding infants in motor vehicles were revised on November 9, 2009. By law every child restraint sold in Australia must carry the Australian Standard AS/NZ1754 sticker (pictured right). Most overseas child restraints, including restraints from Europe and the US, do not comply with these Standards and cannot legally be used in Australia. This also applies for ISOFIX child restraints imported from Europe or the USA. Children under seven must be restrained in a suitable, approved child restraint or booster seat. Children under six months must be restrained in a rear-facing position. Children between six months and under four years must be restrained in a rear- or forward-facing restraint. Children between four and under seven must be restrained in a forward-facing restraint or booster seat. In Australia there are six different types (Type A to Type F) of child restraints under the mandatory standard. Note: these restraints are NOT based on weight but on HEIGHT. All car seats with the AS/NZ1754 sticker will have height markers. These markers show clearly for what height the seat is appropriate. The six types are: Type A: Rearward-facing or transversely installed restraint with a harness or other means of holding the child back Type B: Forward-facing chair with a harness Type C: Forward-facing harness without a chair Type D: Rearward-facing chair with harness Type E: a restraint that consists of either: a booster seat or booster cushion used with a Type C child restraint and a seat belt, or with a lap-sash seat belt, a converter seat suitable for children who weigh . Type F: A restraint that consists of either: a booster seat used in conjunction with a Type C child restraint and a seatbelt, or with a lap-sash seatbelt, suitable for children approximately 4 to 10 years of age, or a converter used in conjunction with a seatbelt, suitable for children approximately 8 to 10 years of age. Combination Type A/B: Child restraints can also be a combination of the above types. For example, a Type A/B converter seat.