Weapons (other than firearms)

Categories
Prohibited weapons
Controlled weapons
Dangerous articles

Categories

Victorian laws control and regulate the ownership and use of various types of weapons apart from firearms. The Control of Weapons Act 1990 (Vic) identifies three broad categories of non-firearm weapon namely:

'prohibited weapons' - which means any of the 46 weapons listed in Schedule2 of the Control of Weapons Regulations 2000 (Vic) and includes flick knives, daggers, knuckle knives, knuckle dusters, throwing blades, whips with metal lashes, studded or weighted gloves and stun guns;
'controlled weapons' - which means a knife, other than a knife that is a prohibited weapon, plus the seven weapons listed in Schedule 2 of the Control of Weapons Regulations 2000 (Vic) (i.e. crossbows, cattle prods, bayonets, batons or cudgels, swords, imitation firearms and spearguns); and
'dangerous articles' - which means an article which has been adapted or modified so as to be capable of being used as a weapon; or any other article which is carried with the intention of being used as a weapon (e.g. a cricket stump or bat carried in a crowded area).

To view a web page featuring further information relating to this topic go to the Victoria Police website - www.police.vic.gov.au.