Weapons Prohibition Amendment (Zombie Knives) Regulation 2019 (NSW)

New South Wales

Weapons Prohibition Amendment (Zombie

Knives) Regulation 2019

under the

Weapons Prohibition Act 1998

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following

Regulation under the Weapons Prohibition Act 1998.

TROY GRANT, MP

Minister for Police

Explanatory note

The object of this Regulation is to add zombie knives and similar devices to the list of prohibited weapons in Schedule 1 to the Weapons Prohibition Act 1998.

This Regulation is made under the Weapons Prohibition Act 1998, including sections 5 and 50 (the general regulation-making power).

Weapons Prohibition Amendment (Zombie Knives) Regulation 2019 [NSW]

Weapons Prohibition Amendment (Zombie Knives) Regulation

2019

under the

Weapons Prohibition Act 1998

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Weapons Prohibition Amendment (Zombie Knives) Regulation

2019.

2      Commencement

This Regulation commences on 28 February 2019 and is required to be published on the NSW legislation website.

3 Amendment of Weapons Prohibition Act 1998 No 127

Schedule 1 Prohibited weapons

Insert after clause 1 (7):

(8)

A zombie knife or other device that has a multi-edged blade, including
a serrated section of blade, and:

(a)	is advertised or otherwise made available for sale using images or words that suggest the knife or device is intended to be used for violence, whether actual or threatened, against a person or fictional creature (such as a zombie), or
(b)	has, on the blade or handle, images, words or markings that suggest the knife or device is intended to be used for violence, whether actual or threatened, against a person or fictional creature (such as a zombie), or has been used to inflict violence.