In the event of a road crash, a correctly fitted child car seat can significantly reduce the risk of death or serious injury.
Located across WA, Type 1 Child Car Restraint Fitters can assist with installing and checking child car seats. Type 2 Child Restraint Fitting Stations can assist with installing and checking after-market anchorage points where required.
Child Car Restraint Fitters
Type 1 Child Car Restraint Fitters are trained to install and inspect child car seats. WA-authorised Type 1 Fitters provide professional fitting and checking services to the community.
Depending on the provider, these services may be offered free of charge or on a fee-for-service basis.
If you are interested in becoming a Type 1 Child Car Restraint Fitter and offering a fitting service to your local community, you can learn more about available child car seat training options.
After-Market Anchorage Point Fitters
Occasionally, vehicles require additional child car seat anchorage points, or some older sedans, wagons, commercial vehicles and 4WD vehicles may not have child car seat anchorage points installed.
If new or additional child car seat anchorage points are required (called after-market anchorage points), they must be installed in accordance with statutory vehicle safety requirements.
All after-market anchorage points must be either:
- installed by a Type 2 Child Restraint Fitting Station officer, who will issue a modification plate, or
- checked by a Type 2 Child Restraint Fitting Station officer or an Authorised Inspection Station (for an existing modification), after which a modification permit is issued.
The Department of Transport’s Vehicle Safety Branch authorises both Type 2 Child Restraint Fitting Stations and Authorised Inspection Stations.
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To find a Type 2 Child Restraint Fitting Station near you, view the Department of Transport’s Fitting Child Car Restraints document.
For more information about Authorised Inspection Stations, visit the Department of Transport’s Get a vehicle inspected webpage.webpage.
Businesses interested in becoming a Type 2 Child Restraint Fitting Station can contact the Department of Transport on 131 156 or email [email protected].
Complaints
WALGA’s complaints procedure is designed to assist in ensuring ongoing quality of and confidence in the service provided by the network of Type 1 Child Car Restraint Fitters.
If you have concerns about a service you received from, or the conduct of, a Type 1 Child Car Restraint Fitter, you are encouraged to complete and lodge the Complaint and Procedure Form and forward it to the Child Car Seat Safety Officer; [email protected].
