Road Rules

The driver does not have to ensure that section 266C, section 266D or section 266E is complied with for a passenger if—

a medical certificate is in force for the passenger stating that a medical practitioner believes the passenger should not be restrained in any of the ways described in those sections because of a medical condition or disability that the passenger has; and

the passenger is properly restrained in a child restraint that has been designed for, and is suitable for use by, the passenger or a person with the same medical condition or disability as the passenger; and

the driver is complying with any conditions stated in the medical certificate.

However, the driver is exempt under subsection (1) only if—

for a driver issued with an infringement notice in relation to a passenger detected by a seatbelt detection system—a copy of the medical certificate is provided to the road transport authority to accompany—

an application for withdrawal of the infringement notice under the Road Transport (General) Act 1999, section 34; or

a notice disputing liability for the offence under the Road Transport (General) Act 1999, section 51; or

the driver immediately produces the medical certificate when an authorised person or police officer asks to see the certificate.