Knife Crime Flyer

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.

Legislation Change

Declarations

  1. Central Train Station including adjacent Light Rail - 12/12/2024
  2. Liverpool Westfield Shopping Centre - 13/12/2024
  3. Liverpool Public Transport Station (Railway station, Commuter car park and Bus interchange) - 13/12/2024
  4. Crown Street Mall Shopping Precinct – 19/12/2024
  5. Parramatta Railway Bus Transport Interchange – 19/12/2024
  6. Wollongong Public Transport Station Railway Station commuter car park and bus 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
  17. Dubbo - 08/02/2025
  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
  26. Bomaderry Public Transport Station including Bomaderry shops directly opposite Railway St - 27/02/2025
  27. Nowra CBD Shopping Precinct - 27/02/2025
  28. Bomaderry Public Transport Station including Bomaderry shops directly opposite Railway St - 28/02/2025
  29. Nowra CBD Shopping Precinct - 28/02/2025
  30. Tuggerah - 06/03/2025
  31. Gosford - 06/03/2025
  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. HomeCoRoselands (formerly Centro Roselands) - 08/05/2025
  65. Burwood Railway Station, Burwood Plaza and Burwood Westfields - 08/05/2025
  66. Liverpool Transport Station - 09/05/2025
  67. Glenfield CBD Shopping Precinct and Transport Station - 09/05/2025
  68. Katoomba St, Katoomba - 10/05/2025
  69. Mount Druitt Westfield & Mount Druitt Railway Station & Bus Interchange - 15/05/2025
  70. Parramatta Westfield Shopping Centre Parramatta Railway Bus Interchange - 22/05/2025
  71. Hornsby Railway Station and Bus Interchange Hornsby Westfields and CBD - 22/05/2025
  72. Queanbeyan CBD shopping precinct and Transport Station - 23/05/2025
  73. Westfield Bondi Junction Shopping Centre and Bondi Junction Railway Station/Interchange - 26/05/2025
  74. Goonellabah Shopping Centre - 27/05/2025
  75. Lismore Centre Business District Precinct - 27/05/2025
  76. Lismore Shopping Square - 27/02/2025
  77. Goonellabah Shopping Centre - 28/05/2025
  78. Lismore Centre Business District Precinct - 28/05/2025
  79. Lismore Shopping Square - 28/05/2025
  80. Goulburn CBD Shopping Precinct - 28/05/2025
  81. Griffith CBD Shopping and Transport Station - 29/05/2025
  82. Parramatta Westfield Shopping Centre & Parramatta Railway & Bus Interchange - 29/05/2025
  83. Dubbo CBD & Showground - 30/05/2025
  84. Albury Central Business District - 30/05/2025
  85. Griffith CBD Shopping and Transport Station - 30/05/2025
  86. Dubbo CBD & Showground - 31/05/2025