Originally Posted by
43Inches
I just read through the Queensland police guidance on acceptable excuses for carrying a knife and;
So the officer is not correct in accosting somebody for carrying a small utility blade by their own advice. Unless you said something stupid like you had the Leatherman for self defense instead of general use for repairs and stuff.
Carrying it outside your vehicle for no reason is not for the purpose for which the law allows.
The law is deliberately a little grey so that the officer can use their judgement without being specific. If it was casa it would be specific and would read more like this example:
1. You can carry a leather man if you satisfy parts a, b, c, d and or a and d
a. You are carrying the knife when employed wholly in one of the professions in section 2
b. You are carrying the leather man as required by your employer
c. You are not carrying fare paying passengers
d. The leather man is required to open canned food for your assistance dog
Then you need to research section 2 which is 2 pages further in.
As I was suggesting, the officer should have let it go.
This is why you say nothing when arrested, as the victim here could later state in court that the blade was required to cut a cable-tie which was hindering his ability to view the compliance plate on the Hilux.