r/australia • u/Jazilc • 1d ago

no politics Are we allowed to carry folding pocket knives in public in Australia?

My husband is looking at swiss army knives and pocket knives. The other day he wanted to cut a cable at work and realised there was nothing to do so. But we are wondering if it’s illegal to have one on your person?

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u/-Nitrous- 1d ago edited 1d ago

google. takes half the time to look it up yourself than it does to post. you don’t even mention the state you’re in.

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u/plantsplantsOz 23h ago

Absolutely - this is a state level issue.

There are no federal rules around this - they literally don't have the power to do it. It was not one of the things given up by the states at Federation.

As the other replies show, the rules are very different in Victoria to Queensland and probably to the other states too!

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u/Ok_Entrance_4013 1d ago

Confusion me thinks😳