Find information about weapons definitions, how to get an approval or exemption to possess a weapon, and update your details.
Weapons regulations in Victoria
Weapons fees and charges
Victoria Police's fees and charges for weapons services.
Weapons definitions
The categories of weapons in Victoria, what weapons are controlled or prohibited, and how to get an exemption.
Weapons search areas
How police can search planned and unplanned areas that are determined as designated areas.
Weapons control forms and applications
The forms and applications required for weapons control, including import permits and Chief Commissioner approvals.
Change of details
Update your personal or business details in relation to a prohibited or controlled weapons approval.
List of prohibited weapons
The list of prohibited weapons in Victoria, and how to apply for approvals or exemptions to possess them.
Apply for a weapons exemption or approval
Governor in Council Exemption Order
How an individual or organisation can apply for a Governor in Council Exemption Order to possess a prohibited weapon, and the associated costs.
Chief Commissioner approval
How an individual or organisation can apply for a Chief Commissioner approval to possess a prohibited weapon, and the associated costs.
About the Licensing and Regulation Division
Licensing and Regulation Division
All about the Victoria Police Licensing and Regulation Division including services provided such as risk based compliance and reducing red tape.
Contact the Licensing and Regulation Division
Submit a question about firearms, private security, or weapons.
Public notices and machete information
Public notices
News of past and upcoming Victoria Police operations, and the dates and times of the operations.
Machete sales ban
As of Wednesday, 28 May 2025, you cannot sell a machete in Victoria or to someone in Victoria. This is an interim ban under Australian Consumer Law. From 1 September, new laws will ban the sale and possession of machetes in Victoria.
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