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Comment on Machetes to be banned from sale in Victoria the wake of Northland Shopping Centre brawl

To be clear, this was already in the works, it’s not just a knee-jerk response, but they’re bringing in an immediate ban instead of waiting for the originally-legislated date in September.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-14/…/105049700

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Deceptichum@quokk.au ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Ah thanks for the extra information, shame it’s still garbage.

Machetes are already “controlled weapons”, which mean they cannot be possessed or carried without a lawful excuse, but under Premier Jacinta Allan’s new proposal, they will be banned.

Under the new laws, Victorians who legitimately require them such as farmers or hunters will be required to apply for exemptions.

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- zero_gravitas@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  People who need them will be able to apply for a permit, so not a complete ban:
  
  Under the new laws, Victorians who legitimately require them such as farmers or hunters will be required to apply for exemptions.
  
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  - Canonical_Warlock@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    People need to get a permit for a gardening implement? That might as well be a ban because noone is going to do that.
    
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  - Tau@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    That will either stymie a lot of people who do legitimately need one or be useless. For example I have a machete and several legitimate uses for it - clearing a bunch of running bamboo on my (residential) block, clearing blackberry etc from single track for the dirt bike, and clearing lantana etc on my grandad’s property. If they require something like proof of owning rural land I would be blocked from legitimate use (if I lived in Vic), if they take me at my word what’s to stop any man and his dog claiming similar and then we’re back where we started but with more bureaucracy.
    
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