Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L01198:reg:6:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L01198
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 3219–5711

6     A knife or knife‑like item (whether or not made of metal) strong enough to be used as a weapon
      Note Some items of this kind are excluded under subsections 7(1), (2) and (5).

       (2)  An item that is a replica or imitation of an item in the table in subsection (1) is also specified for paragraph (b) of the definition of prohibited item in section 9 of the Act.
Note 1 Examples of items that are set out in the table are not exhaustive: see section 15AD of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
Note 2 An item that is a prohibited item under this instrument and a weapon under regulation 1.09 of the Regulations is a weapon for the purposes of the Regulations: see subregulation 1.09(5).

6 Application of other laws
    To avoid doubt, nothing in this instrument implies that an item not mentioned in the table in subsection 5(1) is permitted to be carried by air if its carriage would be prohibited by another law.
Note See in particular section 23 of the Civil Aviation Act 1988 and Part 92 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 in relation to the carriage of dangerous goods.

7 Items that are not prohibited items
    For paragraph (b) of the definition of prohibited item in section 9 of the Act, the following items are not prohibited items.

    Household and personal items
       (1)  The following items are not prohibited items:
(a) a plastic cutlery knife;
(b)  a fork with square‑ended or round‑ended tines and a handle that is round‑ended and non‑detachable;
(c)  blunt‑ended or round‑ended scissors with blades less than 6 cm long;
(d) a safety razor;
(e) a hypodermic needle carried by a person who shows proof that it is medically necessary for the person's use or the use of another person under the person's care.

    Metal cutlery knife
       (2) A metal cutlery knife is not a prohibited item if the knife is round‑ended with no sharp points and:
(a)  it is in the possession of a person on an aircraft for use on that aircraft; or
(b)  it is in the possession of a person in a landside security zone for use in that zone; or
(c)  it is in the possession of a person in an airside security zone and either:
 (i)  is to be used in the course of, or for the purposes of, carrying on a business requiring the use of cutlery in a landside security zone; or
 (ii)  is for use by persons on an aircraft; or
(d)  it is in a person's possession when the person passes through a screening point and either:
 (i)  is to be used in the course of, or for the