Victoria in Australia offers a period of machete amnesty before the criminal ban

An Australian state has asked citizens to give up machetes in elimination bins before a ban on the weapons aimed at fighting crime with a knife.

The state of Victoria in Australia announced Thursday that more than 40 machete elimination bins will be available in state police stations to allow citizens to get rid of weapons without penalty before the start of the September 1st prohibition.

“Owning, transporting, using, buying or selling a machete without a valid exemption or approval will be a criminal offense,” the Victorian government said in a statement.

The government manages a “Machette amnesty” period from September 1 to November 30 to support the safe layout of machetes. Those who do not make their machetes during the amnesty period can cope with a prison sentence of up to two years or a fine of more than $ 47,000 AUD (31,725 US dollars).

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Victorian Prime Minister Jacinta Allan and the Victorian Minister of Police Anthony Carbines inspect a baccalaureate for the security of machetes during an announcement on the machete of the state machete at the Melbourne West police station in Melbourne, Victoria, on Thursday, July 31, 2025.
(AAP Image / Joel Carrett)

“These knives destroy lives – so we remove them from the streets,” said Prime Minister of Victoria Jacinta Allan said in a press release.

Prime Minister of Victoria Jacinta Allan said that Victorian police withdrew their arms from the street to help protect the community. (Asanka Ratnayake / Getty Images for Australia Cricket, File)

Victoria police have seized a record number of illegal knives in the streets, with an average of at least 44 knives per day, Sky News Australia reported.

A demonstration of knives and machetes seized by the police in South Australia on Sunday, June 29, 2025. (AAP image / provided by the Australian government)

Police Minister Anthony Carbines said the government supported Victoria police to withdraw the arms of young people to ensure the security of citizens.

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“Our message to anyone with these weapons is simple – to get rid of them or to face the consequences,” Carbines said in a press release.

Exemptions for those who can have a machete include agricultural workers Who use them in the context of their work, as well as the machetes used with traditional, historical or cultural capacity, according to the government. Exempted persons must comply with strict conditions and be able to demonstrate eligibility if the police asked by the police.

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The Government of Victoria said that it had already expressed a temporary ban on the sale of machetes in May, which allowed Amazon to withdraw the weapons to buy on its website.