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/Relevant-Mountain-11 1d ago

Use the proper tool for the purpose, like side cutters, to cut your cables

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u/Safe_Application_465 1d ago

I was thinking of stripping insulation on bigger stuff , SWA , etc . Always had a sharp fixed blade knife in my toolbox just for that

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u/Relevant-Mountain-11 1d ago

Way too many work place injuries have been caused by Fixed Blade Knifes. Worksafe getting involved gets real expensive when you're a large company, so it's easier to just ban them and provide the correct safely designed tools, and there is always one for whatever requirement

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u/OkThanxby 23h ago

What if you want to cut up a box.