On the 9th December 2024 the NSW Government will introduce legislation to target the possession of knives, reduce knife crime and improve the overall safety of the community.
Under the new legislation, a senior police officer of the rank of Assistant Commissioner or above can declare designated places including:
- public transport station (including bus, train and tram stations) and surrounds;
- public transport vehicles within two scheduled stops of a designated public transport station;
- shopping precincts;
- certain sporting venues; and
- other public places, designated by regulation, including special events and places that are part of the night-time economy.
That gives police the power to scan people for knives or weapons without a warrant in these designated places.
In addition to these powers, the legislation will also make it illegal to sell knives to a child under the age of 18, with exemptions for retailers selling to young people who need a knife for their work or study, as well as increasing penalties for people selling knives to young people under the age of 18.
The package of reforms will help address knife-related crime, get knives off streets and keep the community safer.
The New South Wales Police Force are committed to reducing knife related crimes and raising awareness around the penalties to discourage people from carrying knives unlawfully.
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Declarations:
1. Central Train Station including adjacent Light Rail - 12/12/2024
2. Liverpool Westfield Shopping Centre - 13/12/2024
4. Crown Street Mall Shopping Precinct – 19/12/2024
5. Parramatta Railway Bus Transport Interchange – 19/12/2024
7. Blacktown Railway Station - 20/12/2024
8. Westpoint Shopping Centre Blacktown - 20/12/2024
9. Mount Druitt Railway Station Dawson Mall and Westfield Mount Druitt - 09/01/2025
10. Parramatta Westfield Shopping Centre and Parramatta Railway and Bus – 16/01/2025
11. Newcastle Transport Interchange - 24/01/2025
12. Marketown Shopping Centre - 24/01/2025
13. Campbelltown CBD Shopping Precinct - 30/01/2025
14. Campbelltown Railway Station – Hurley Street, Campbelltown - 30/01/2025
15. Macarthur Railway Station Menangle Road Campbelltown - 30/01/2025
16. Macarthur Square shopping complex - 30/01/2025
18: Wagga Wagga Public Transport Station - 13/02/2025
19. Wagga Wagga CBD Shopping Precinct - 13/02/2025
20. Harbour Drive retail strip Coffs Harbour - 13/02/2025
21. Coffs Harbour Railway Station Coffs Harbour - 13/02/2025
22. Park Beach Plaza Coffs Harbour including surrounding bus stops and retail outlets - 13/02/2025
23. Wagga Wagga CBD Shopping Precinct - 14/02/2025.
24. Wagga Wagga Public Transport Station - 14/02/2025
25. Blacktown Transport Interchange, Related Carparks, Westpoint Retail Precinct - 20/02/2025
27. Nowra CBD Shopping Precinct - 27/02/2025
29. Nowra CBD Shopping Precinct - 28/02/2025
32. Albury Central Business District - 06/03/2025
33. Lavington Shopping Precinct including Lavington Square - 07/03/2025
34. Albury Central Business District - 07/03/2025
35. Westfield Shopping Centre, Bondi Railway Station, Bondi Bus Interchange - 21/03/25
36. Hurstville Public Transport Station - 21/03/25
37. Parramatta Westfield_Shopping Centre Parramatta Railway Bus Interchange - 27/03/2025
38. Bankstown Public Transport Station - 27/03/2025
39. Bankstown CBD Shopping Precinct - 27/03/2025
40. Fairfield CBD and Transport Station - 03/04/25
41. Tweed City Shopping Centre Tweed Heads - 03/04/2025
42. Tweed Mall Shopping Centre Tweed Heads - 03/04/2025
43. Cabramatta CBD and Transport Station - 03/04/2025
44. Bathurst Central Business District - 04/04/2025
45. Blacktown Railway Station Bus Interchange and Westpoint Shopping Complex - 10/04/2025.
46. Mount Druitt Westfield / Mount Druitt Railway Station Bus Interchange - 11/04/2025
47. Hurstville CBD Shopping Precinct and Public Transport Station- 10/04/2025
48. Miranda CBD Shopping Precinct and Public Transport Station - 10/04/2025
49. Wolli Creek Public Transport Station - 11/04/2025
50. Cronulla CBD Shopping Precinct - 11/04/2025
51. Sutherland CBD Shopping Precinct And Public Transport Station - 11/04/2025
52. Shellharbour Shopping Precinct - 11/04/2025
53. Dapto CBD Shopping Precinct and Transport Station - 11/04/2025_
54. Kogarah CBD Shopping Precinct and transport Station - 11/04/2025
55. Shellharbour Junction Transport Station - 11/04/2025
56. Lidcombe Railway Station - 18/04/2025
57. Strathfield Railway Station - 19/04/2025
58. Central Railway Station - 21/04/2025
59. Redfern Railway Station - 22/04/2025
60. Woy Wow RWS, Deepwater Plaza and McDonalds - 23/04/2025
61. Blacktown Railway Station, Bus Interchange and Westpoint Shopping Complex - 01/05/2025
62. Central Railway Station - 02/05/2025
63. Sydney CBD, Shopping Precinct, and Transport Hubs - 03/05/2025
64. HomeCo. Roselands (formerly Centro Roselands) - 08/05/2025
65. Burwood Railway Station, Burwood Plaza and Burwood Westfields - 08/05/2025