Below is information on the Machete Ban in Victoria.

The PDFs cover general facts, agricultural and cultural exemptions, and retail facts.

• Machetes are banned from 1 September 2025
• Exemptions and approvals
• Machete Amnesty

Fact sheets about the machete ban in Victoria:

• Arabic
• Juba Arabic
• Cook Island Maori
• Dinka
• English
• Fijian
• Maori
• Mauritian
• Nuer
• Samoan
• Shilluk
• Tok Pisin
• Tongan

Exemptions:

• Agriculture exemption
• Cultural exemption
• What retailers need to know