List of Prohibited Weapons
The following are prohibited weapons in Victoria:
Sword - a thrusting, striking or cutting weapon with a long blade with one or two edges, a hilt or handle
Crossbow - a bow fixed transversely on a stock grooved to direct a dart, bolt or arrow
More specifically a:
pistol crossbow, an easily concealed crossbow that you can raise and fire with one hand
general category crossbow (anything other than a pistol crossbow).
Flick knife - a knife designed or adapted to hide the blade inside the handle, which either opens by gravity, centrifugal force or by pressure applied to a button, spring or device in or attached to the handle of the knife
Dagger - a sharp and pointed stabbing instrument (other than an oyster knife) that can be easily concealed, either with a:
flat blade with cutting edges (serrated or not) along the length of each side
needle-like blade, which has a cross section that is elliptical or has 3 or more sides (does not include weapons such as swords or bayonets)
Knuckle knife - an open or exposed blade attached to a handle designed or adapted to be held between the knuckles (including the device commonly known as the 'Urban Pal Knife')
Anything designed to conceal a sword or blade
These include:
a belt, or something similar, designed or adapted to hide or disguise a knife, dagger or similar object (for example, something known as the 'Bowen Knife Belt')
a 'swordstick', which could be a cane, stick or something similar designed or adapted conceal the blade of a sword until it is withdrawn from the cane, stick or other object
a riding crop designed or adapted to conceal a blade or spike until it is withdrawn from the crop.
Butterfly knife - a knife with a two-piece handle that folds together to cover both edges of the blade (serrated or not)
Double-end knife - a knife that looks like two overlapping curved blades joined together to form an ellipse shape
Knife with a concealed blade - a knife whose blade is concealed by a plastic, wooden or metal sheath that retracts and expose the blade (for example, a 'Black Eagle Knife')
Push knife - a weapon with a single-edged or multi-edged blade or spike that has a handle fitted allowing the blade to be controlled and supported by the palm of the hand so stabbing blows or slashes can be inflicted by a punching or pushing action
Trench knife - a single-edged or multi-edged blade or spike fitted with a handle made of any hard substance that can be placed over the user's knuckles to protect their knuckles, and to increase the effect of a punch or blow (or anything adapted for such use)
Throwing blade - any knife or axe designed or modified to be thrown
Ballistic knife - designed or adapted to fire or discharge a knife, dagger or similar instrument by mechanical, percussive or explosive means
Non-metal or ceramic knife - any knife, blade or spike that has no metallic component (excludes plastic cutlery)
Blow gun - a blow pipe or anything else designed to propel an arrow, dart or similar projectile using air expelled from someone's mouth
Dart - something designed to be projected from a blow-gun or similar device
Hunting sling or slingshot - any sling or slingshot that is used with an arm brace that fits or rests someone's forearm to support the wrist from the tension of the elastic material throwing the projectile (for example, 'Saunders Falcon Hunting Sling')
Catapult, shanghai or hunting sling - (without a sling) that is manufactured or intended to be commercially distributed
Dart projector - that is manufactured or intended to be commercially distributed
Slingshot - that is manufactured or intended for commercial distribution
Capsicum spray - or anything designed or adapted to discharge oleoresin capsicum spray
Noxious gas or and other types of emitting agents - anything designed to emit or discharge an offensive, noxious or irritant liquid, powder, gas or chemical that may disable or harm another person
Electric current device - anything designed to incapacitate or injure
Acoustic anti-personnel device - anything designed to cause permanent or temporary incapacity or disability, or that would physically disorientate a person
Shark dart - anything designed to expel any gas or other substance capable of causing bodily harm on, or after contact, with a person
Extendable baton - a baton that extends by gravity, centrifugal force, or any pressure button or handle on the baton
Knuckle-duster - something that is worn across a knuckle or knuckles, finger, fingers or thumb so as to:
increase the force or impact of a blow when striking another person with that hand, finger, fingers or thumb
protect the knuckle or knuckles from injury when striking another person with that hand, finger, fingers or thumb.
Weighted glove - a glove that is used as a weapon (including a fingerless glove) with weighted material sown into it to increase the effect of a blow
Studded glove - a glove that is used as a weapon (including a fingerless glove) with any number of raised studs or spikes made of a hard substance and positioned over the back of the glove to increase the effect of a blow
Mace - a club or staff fitted with a flanged or spiked head that is capable of causing injury (excluding a ceremonial mace, which is solely used as symbol of authority on ceremonial occasions)
Flail - a staff or handle with a freely-swinging striking part that is armed with spikes or studded with any protruding matter
Whip with metal lashes
'Cat o'nine tails' with knotted lashes
Strong laser pointer - any hand-held laser pointer that can emit a laser beam with an accessible emission limit of greater than 1mW
Baton-chucks or bo-chucks - any baton or stick that can be unscrewed or broken into two or more parts joined by chain, rope or cord
Scythe or sickle type objects - anything resembling a scythe or sickle that has a fixed or folding blade, which includes objects with or without a chain attached (for example, a 'Karma')
Kasari-fundo, Kusari-fundo and Manrikigusari - anything where two wooden or metal batons, sticks or rods are joined together by a chain, rope or a cord
Kubotan, and similar objects - any stick or rod (of any material) designed as a weapon to be applied to the pressure points of the human body
Ninja climbing claws, ninja hand claws and ninja foot claws - anything that is attached to hands or feet with claws on it
Nunchaku - two sticks, rods or batons joined by a cord, rope or chain
Sai or Jitte - any short, tapered, metal rod, dull at the point, with flared metal ****gs guarding the handle
Suan Ywe Gou - anything with curved blade pointed at both ends and a handle attached to the middle
Shoge, ninja Kyokeysu-shoge or Kyotetsu-shoge - any object that includes a blade (or blades) with cord, rope or chain attached so the blade can be thrown and retrieved
Throwing star - a sharpened star-shaped article designed for throwing (for example 'Surikan', 'Suriken' or 'Shaken'), including where the star is attached to a belt
Chinese whip - a handle and an edged blade, joined by chain or a combination of chain and metal pieces or steel rods, designed to be used as a whip
Butterfly Sword
Tonfa
Visit the Victoria Police website for more information on prohibited weapons including photographs and licensing requirements.
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