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Customs have a PET 'expert' that stands up in Court and states they are ALL 'flick knives' that open via centrifugal force, He is Dr STACE;
http://smp.uq.edu.au/node/106/427
And he is paid well to travel about sprouting their nonsense, he has appeared in Court in Vic, NSW and Qld, that I know of ...

AN is right Customs have, by way of misrepresenation and misinformation in effect banned ALL Folding Knives, at least at the whim of the Officer concerned, this is all about unlawfull inflating their "prohibited weapons' seized figures. Getting the piviot tight may well ot save you, they have and ...

One handed DOES not = 'Opens Automatically' as stated in the REG, the so called 'test' used by AU Customs is a 'party trick' it is a FRAUD that makes a Folding Knife 'appear' to be a 'flick knife', REALLY the 'test' has no AUTOMATIC function, it is ALL up to the skill and muscle of the operator. And ...

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You have a RIGHT to Compensation for property seized under these suspect circumstances see below;

CUSTOMS ACT 1901 - SECT 4AB
Compensation for acquisition of property
(1) If:
(a) this Act would result in an acquisition of property; and
(b) any provision of this Act would not be valid, apart ...

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The Regulation is being perverted, as written it is NOT a 'description' it is in fact a statement that 'restricts the import' of certain 'flick knives' that display certain attributes one of witch is a 'opening handle', note that also the opening has to be AUTOMATIC. the 'test' Customs use in ...

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AU Customs have and will tamper with Folding Knives IF they think the pivot is too TIGHT, and you have no control how far they losen it, BEWARE;
See E-mail Below;

From: "[Firearms and Weapons Policy]" <weaponspolicy@customs.gov.au>
To: <m.au>
Cc: "[Firearms and Weapons Policy]" <weaponspolicy ...