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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 10 Hansard (14 October) . . Page.. 3227 ..
Mr Rugendyke asked the Attorney General, upon notice:
In relation to the unlawful possession or sale of knives and since the introduction of the law last year
(1) How many knives have been confiscated.
(2) How many arrests have been made.
Mr Humphries: The answers to Mr Rugendyke's questions are as follows -
(1) 20.
(2) Between 1 December 1998 - 31 August 1999 - 18 persons were arrested for 19
offences under Section 495 (Possession of knife in public place or school) of the
Crimes Act 1900 (the Act). No persons were arrested for offences under Section
496 (Sale of knife to person under 16) of the Act;
In addition, between 1 December 1998 - 31 August 1999 - 36 persons were arrested for 43 offences under Sections 527A (unlawful possession), 493 (possession of offensive weapons), or 494 (possession of offensive weapon with intent) of the Act, and although records do not allow those offences to be categorised by type of weapon, some of them are also likely to be arrests for possession of knives or other sharp implements.
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