child in front seat nsw

Short version: in NSW, kids under 4 years must sit in the back—no front seat, no debate. Children aged 4 to under 7 can only ride in the front if every rear seat is already occupied by kids their age or younger, and they must be in an approved booster/child restraint with a properly adjusted seatbelt. A rear‑facing child seat must never go in the front if there’s an active passenger airbag, because physics and small humans don’t mix. From 7 years up, the front seat is legal, but safety boffins still prefer them in the back until they fit an adult belt correctly (around 145 cm). In short: use the right restraint, pick the back seat whenever you can, and save the front row for people who can see over the dash without a booster.