Machetes on display during an announcement at Victoria Police Headquarters in Melbourne, Australia on March 13, 2025. AAP Image/James Ross
Machetes are now officially banned in Victoria and the government is now starting a campaign to get people to surrender their weapons.
Owning, carrying, using, buying or selling a machete without a valid exemption is now a criminal offence. Penalties up to two years in prison or $47,000 fines apply.
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