South Australian Current Regulations South Australian Current RegulationsEach of the following is declared to be a prohibited weapon for the purposes
of Part 3A of the Act:
(a)
"ballistic knife"—a device or instrument (other than a dart projector)
designed to fire or discharge a knife, dagger or similar instrument by
mechanical, percussive or explosive means;
(b)
"bayonet"—a stabbing weapon designed to be attached to or at the muzzle
of a rifle;
(c)
"brace catapult —a catapult (for example, a Saunders Falcon Hunting
Sling) that includes or is designed to be used with a brace fitted or resting
on the forearm or another part of the body in order to support the forearm or
wrist when the catapult is activated;
(d)
"butterfly knife"—a knife comprised of a blade or spike and a handle, in
respect of which—
(i)
the handle is in 2 sections that fold so as to
wholly or partially cover the blade or spike when the knife is not in use; and
(ii)
the blade or spike can be exposed by gravity or
centrifugal force;
(e)
"chloroacetophenone"—chloroacetophenone (known as CN) in all its forms;
(f)
"concealed weapon"—an article that appears to be harmless but that
conceals a knife, spike or other weapon;
(g)
"cross-bow"—a cross-bow, other than a pistol cross-bow as described in
paragraph (u);
(h)
"dagger"—a sharp, pointed stabbing weapon (other than a bayonet or
sword), ordinarily capable of being concealed on the person and having—
(i)
a flat blade with cutting edges on both sides; or
(ii)
a needle-like blade that has a round or elliptical cross
section or that has 3 or more sides;
(i)
"dirk"
or "sgian dhu"—a ceremonial weapon associated with traditional Scottish
culture;
(j)
"dypenylaminechloroarsone"—dypenylaminechloroarsone (known as DM or
adamsite) in all its forms;
(k)
"extendable baton"—a baton designed for use as a weapon that can be
extended in length by gravity or centrifugal force or by a release button or
other device;
(l)
"fighting knife —a knife (other than a bayonet or sword) designed for
hand to hand fighting, for example, a butterfly knife, dagger, flick-knife,
push knife or trench knife;
(m)
"flick-knife"—a knife in respect of which—
(i)
the blade is concealed when folded or recessed into the
handle and springs or is released into the extended position by the operation
of a button or other device on the handle; or
(ii)
the blade is wholly or partially concealed by a sheath
that can be withdrawn into the handle of the knife by gravity, centrifugal
force or by the operation of a button or other device;
(n)
"hand or foot claw"—an article designed as a weapon consisting of prongs
or other projections worn on the hands or feet (for example, the martial arts
weapons known as ninja hand claws, ninja foot claws or ninja claws);
(o)
"knife belt"—a belt or similar article (for example, a Bowen Knife Belt)
designed to hold a knife, dagger or similar instrument so that the presence of
the knife, dagger or instrument is concealed or disguised when the belt or
article is worn;
(p)
"knuckle duster —a device or instrument designed to be worn across the
knuckles of a hand so as to—
(i)
increase the force or impact of a punch or blow when
striking another with the hand; or
(ii)
protect the knuckles from injury,
including a weighted or studded glove, but not including a boxing glove;
(q)
"laser pointer —a hand held device, commonly known as a laser pointer,
designed to emit a laser beam with an accessible emission level of greater
than 1 milliwatt;
(r)
"morning star"—an article designed as a weapon consisting of a weight
(whether or not with spikes or blades) attached to a chain, rope or a length
of other flexible material;
(s)
"nunchakus"—a device comprised of 2 or more bars joined by a chain,
rope or other flexible material so that the bars can swing independently of
each other;
(t)
"orthochlorobenzalmalononitrile"—orthochlorobenzalmalononitrile (known
as CS) in all its forms;
(u)
"pistol cross-bow —a cross-bow designed for aiming and discharging an
arrow, dart, bolt or similar projectile when held in one hand;
(v)
"poniard"—a ceremonial weapon associated with the
traditions of a prescribed masonic organisation;
(w)
"push knife"—a knife (for example, an Urban Pal Knife) comprised of a
blade or spike with a transverse handle that is designed—
(i)
to be held between the fingers or the forefinger and
thumb with the handle supported by the palm of the hand; and
(ii)
to inflict injury by a punching or pushing movement;
(x)
"star knife"—a device comprised of a number of
points, blades or spikes pointing outwardly from a central axis and designed
to spin around that axis, and capable of causing serious injury, when thrown;
(y)
"throwing knife"—a knife that is designed to cause serious injury when
thrown;
(z)
"trench knife"—a knife comprised of a blade or spike attached to one end
of a handle that is designed to be held in the closed fist with the fingers
through the handle which serves as a knuckle duster;
(za)
"undetectable knife —a knife that—
(i)
is made wholly or partly of a material that prevents the
knife from being detected, or being detected as a knife, by either a metal
detector or by a method using X-rays; and
(ii)
is capable of causing serious injury or death.