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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Legislation Change
Declarations
- Central Train Station including adjacent Light Rail - 12/12/2024
- Liverpool Westfield Shopping Centre - 13/12/2024
- Liverpool Public Transport Station (Railway station, Commuter car park and Bus interchange) - 13/12/2024
- Crown Street Mall Shopping Precinct – 19/12/2024
- Parramatta Railway Bus Transport Interchange – 19/12/2024
- Wollongong Public Transport Station Railway Station commuter car park and bus interchange – 19/12/2024
- Blacktown Railway Station - 20/12/2024
- Westpoint Shopping Centre Blacktown - 20/12/2024
- Mount Druitt Railway Station Dawson Mall and Westfield Mount Druitt - 09/01/2025
- Parramatta Westfield Shopping Centre and Parramatta Railway and Bus – 16/01/2025
- Newcastle Transport Interchange - 24/01/2025
- Marketown Shopping Centre - 24/01/2025
- Campbelltown CBD Shopping Precinct - 30/01/2025
- Campbelltown Railway Station – Hurley Street, Campbelltown - 30/01/2025
- Macarthur Railway Station Menangle Road Campbelltown - 30/01/2025
- Macarthur Square shopping complex - 30/01/2025
- Dubbo - 08/02/2025
- Wagga Wagga Public Transport Station - 13/02/2025
- Wagga Wagga CBD Shopping Precinct - 13/02/2025
- Harbour Drive retail strip Coffs Harbour - 13/02/2025
- Coffs Harbour Railway Station Coffs Harbour - 13/02/2025
- Park Beach Plaza Coffs Harbour including surrounding bus stops and retail outlets - 13/02/2025
- Wagga Wagga CBD Shopping Precinct - 14/02/2025.
- Wagga Wagga Public Transport Station - 14/02/2025
- Blacktown Transport Interchange, Related Carparks, Westpoint Retail Precinct - 20/02/2025
- Bomaderry Public Transport Station including Bomaderry shops directly opposite Railway St - 27/02/2025
- Nowra CBD Shopping Precinct - 27/02/2025
- Bomaderry Public Transport Station including Bomaderry shops directly opposite Railway St - 28/02/2025
- Nowra CBD Shopping Precinct - 28/02/2025
- Tuggerah - 06/03/2025
- Gosford - 06/03/2025
- Albury Central Business District - 06/03/2025
- Lavington Shopping Precinct including Lavington Square - 07/03/2025
- Albury Central Business District - 07/03/2025
- Westfield Shopping Centre, Bondi Railway Station, Bondi Bus Interchange - 21/03/25
- Hurstville Public Transport Station - 21/03/25
- Parramatta Westfield_Shopping Centre Parramatta Railway Bus Interchange - 27/03/2025
- Bankstown Public Transport Station - 27/03/2025
- Bankstown CBD Shopping Precinct - 27/03/2025
- Fairfield CBD and Transport Station - 03/04/25
- Tweed City Shopping Centre Tweed Heads - 03/04/2025
- Tweed Mall Shopping Centre Tweed Heads - 03/04/2025
- Cabramatta CBD and Transport Station - 03/04/2025
- Bathurst Central Business District - 04/04/2025
- Blacktown Railway Station Bus Interchange and Westpoint Shopping Complex - 10/04/2025.
- Mount Druitt Westfield / Mount Druitt Railway Station Bus Interchange - 11/04/2025
- Hurstville CBD Shopping Precinct and Public Transport Station- 10/04/2025
- Miranda CBD Shopping Precinct and Public Transport Station - 10/04/2025
- Wolli Creek Public Transport Station - 11/04/2025
- Cronulla CBD Shopping Precinct - 11/04/2025
- Sutherland CBD Shopping Precinct And Public Transport Station - 11/04/2025
- Shellharbour Shopping Precinct - 11/04/2025
- Dapto CBD Shopping Precinct and Transport Station - 11/04/2025_
- Kogarah CBD Shopping Precinct and transport Station - 11/04/2025
- Shellharbour Junction Transport Station - 11/04/2025
- Lidcombe Railway Station - 18/04/2025
- Strathfield Railway Station - 19/04/2025
- Central Railway Station - 21/04/2025
- Redfern Railway Station - 22/04/2025
- Woy Wow RWS, Deepwater Plaza and McDonalds - 23/04/2025
- Blacktown Railway Station, Bus Interchange and Westpoint Shopping Complex - 01/05/2025
- Central Railway Station - 02/05/2025
- Sydney CBD, Shopping Precinct, and Transport Hubs - 03/05/2025
- HomeCoRoselands (formerly Centro Roselands) - 08/05/2025
- Burwood Railway Station, Burwood Plaza and Burwood Westfields - 08/05/2025
- Liverpool Transport Station - 09/05/2025
- Glenfield CBD Shopping Precinct and Transport Station - 09/05/2025
- Katoomba St, Katoomba - 10/05/2025
- Mount Druitt Westfield & Mount Druitt Railway Station & Bus Interchange - 15/05/2025
- Parramatta Westfield Shopping Centre Parramatta Railway Bus Interchange - 22/05/2025
- Hornsby Railway Station and Bus Interchange Hornsby Westfields and CBD - 22/05/2025
- Queanbeyan CBD shopping precinct and Transport Station - 23/05/2025
- Westfield Bondi Junction Shopping Centre and Bondi Junction Railway Station/Interchange - 26/05/2025
- Goonellabah Shopping Centre - 27/05/2025
- Lismore Centre Business District Precinct - 27/05/2025
- Lismore Shopping Square - 27/02/2025
- Goonellabah Shopping Centre - 28/05/2025
- Lismore Centre Business District Precinct - 28/05/2025
- Lismore Shopping Square - 28/05/2025
- Goulburn CBD Shopping Precinct - 28/05/2025
- Griffith CBD Shopping and Transport Station - 29/05/2025
- Parramatta Westfield Shopping Centre & Parramatta Railway & Bus Interchange - 29/05/2025
- Dubbo CBD & Showground - 30/05/2025
- Albury Central Business District - 30/05/2025
- Griffith CBD Shopping and Transport Station - 30/05/2025
- Dubbo CBD & Showground - 31/05/2025