Weapons Act 1999

An edged weapon means the following —

a knife, a machete, a sickle or a scythe;

a blade of an article referred to in paragraph (a);

an axe or an axe head;

an article with a sharpened edge, that is reasonably capable of being held in 1 or both hands, and that is made or modified to be used —

to injure or disable a person; or

to cause a person to fear that someone will be injured or disabled by that use; or

for attack or defence in the practice of a martial sport, art or similar discipline;

an article prescribed by the regulations to be an edged weapon.

Despite subsection (1), an edged weapon does not include the following —

a firearm, an article prescribed by the regulations to be a controlled weapon or a prohibited weapon;

a plastic or wooden knife designed to be used for eating;

a knife with a rounded tip and dull edge;

an article prescribed by the regulations not to be an edged weapon.