Hello

There are laws against carrying knives in NSW. I have no idea about other
states.

Following is something I found on the internet which may help:




NSW Knife Laws
Some Details

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the law and discussions about it. It is not legal advice, company policy or
opinion.

In a letter from the Attorney General's Department
dated 28 Jan 1999

Quoting from the letter

The Summary Offences Amendment Act 1997 increased the maximum penalty
for the offence of having custody of an offensive implement in a public
place, including a school, to imprisonment for two years or a $5,500 fine.

The Act introduced two knife related offences.
The first offence relates to the wielding of a knife in the presence
of another person in a public place or a school.
The second offence, which came into effect on 1 May 1998, relates to a
prohibition on the sale of a knife or knife blade of the kind prescribed in
the regulations, to a child under the age of 16 years.

The Government has also introduced the Crimes Legislation Amendment
(Police and Public Safety) Act 1998 to further amend the Summary Offences
Act 1998 to make it an offence for a person to have custody of a knife in a
public place or a school without a reasonable excuse and to give police
officers powers for public protection in public places and schools.


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In a letter from Ian McManus
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Police
dated 5 Mar 1999

Quoting from the letter


The Act specifies a number of reasonable excuses for having custody of
a knife. This does not limit any other reasonable excuse that a person might
have although self defence or defence of another person is not a reasonable
excuse for having custody of a knife.
Under the Act it is a reasonable excuse for a person to have custody
of a knife, if the custody is reasonably necessary in all circumstances for
any of the following:-

a.. lawful pursuit of the person's occupation

b.. preparation or consumption of food or drink

c.. participation in a lawful entertainment, recreation or sport

d.. exhibition of knives for retail or other trade purposes

e.. organised exhibition by knife collectors

f.. wearing of an official uniform

g.. genuine religious purposes

or during travel to or from or incidental to any of these
activities

















"Papertargets" wrote in message
...
Can a visitor bring a pocket knife?
Any restrictions regarding length or how the knife is made?

For example a 3" long blade ok.
Are serrations ok?
Are liner locks as well as lock backs ok?

Thanks.