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The offence of carrying an offensive weapon in a public place refers to something made, adapted or intended to be used on a person as the offence wording states in Section 1(4) "offensive weapon" means any article made or adapted for use for causing injury to the person, or intended by the person having it with him for such use by him. [3]
Criminal possession of a weapon generally falls into one of several categories: Simple possession - The strictest of standards, some weapons are prohibited from any form of private ownership at all, even if kept in one's dwelling under secure conditions (such as a safe). Typically, this covers military devices, such as bombs, artillery, machine ...
The following is a list of offensive weapons gazetted as a "scheduled weapon" under the Second Schedule of this Act [1] as of 26 September 2024. Any knife, sometimes known as a " flick knife ", which has a blade which opens automatically by hand pressure applied to a button, spring or other device in or attached to the handle of the knife.
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There are two pieces of legislation that restrict the possession of knives. Under the Summary Offences Act (s13A) there is a penalty of up to three months in prison or a fine of up to $2000 for possession, while under the Crimes Act (s202A) the penalty for carrying a knife as an offensive weapon in a public place is up to two years in prison.
Section 46 of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019, passed in May 2019, prohibits possession even in a private dwelling (e.g. home, closed off building site, behind a sales counter, etc.) previously, possession in private was permitted after meeting certain conditions based on ownership.