I went shopping the other day with my srm 763 clipped to my pants. Purely an accident but I’m glad I wasn’t caught. I would not try and import a slingshot. You may get prosecuted but will probably get one warning. I have used mine up by trying to buy an axis lock knife. Funny thing is that I ordered it before the “rules” changed but it arrived after. Note when I say rules, no written rule has changed , just the interpretation of them.
Weapons (restricted import)
Description:
Military goods and other weapons including: blow pipes, crossbows, martial arts equipment, knuckle dusters, slingshots, maces, flails.
Permits issued by:
Minister for Home Affairs or the Police (dependant on weapon type), prior to the arrival of the goods in Australia.
Also any hand held laser <1 mw, I think in NSW you can have a weapon mounted laser sight up to 10 mw. Swords not permitted if sharpened in some states, unless you are a registered member of a martial arts association, double edged daggers are illegal unless you are a registered member of a knife collectors club. Self loading rifles and shotguns are restricted under special licences and storage provisions. Bolt and lever action rifles/shotguns and break actions are legal but there are acquisition, storage and other restrictions, including club membership and compulsory testing and range attendance. Rules vary state to state. In some states, centre fire rifles are restricted to use on large station properties and require very solid safes for storage. You can also have your car confiscated and crushed for doing a burnout.
Funny thing is, none of this stops the street gangs, there have been more stabbings and shootings since these laws have been enacted than here ever were before. When I was a teenager, our local 7/11 kept ammunition, and Kmart sold ammo, .22 rifles and shotguns. Home invasions, drive by shootings, holdups and stabbings were almost unheard of then. Now its on the news every week
We’ll I’ve ordered 5 knives from DX- most of which it appears you can buy thru E-bay here by Australian sellers, so I hope they get through. Nothing fancy, not even single hand opennings (I think). One of the knives I got was for $11 including shipping. The Aussie seller wants $40 including shipping for the same knive, hence why I want to get them overseas……
They are banded, they are illegal in Australia.
I doubt they will make it through at all ! and you will never get a permit for a slingshot !, but Ive made 3 separate orders to test out how good Aussie customs are. I would like to see if one or none turn up……… some times you can get the odd thing through. If not ill just have to make one instead. At that price its worth a gamble as i never spend any more on the net them I’m willing to loose.
Thats why i order most of my RC stuff from over seas as it still works out much cheaper and helps the usa and china’s economy.
I’m not sure about the other Aus states but NSW & QLD has a provision for fisherman to procure a burley thrower to um well throw bait and burley!
If you google “Burley thrower” searching Australian pages it comes up with quite a few fish/tackle stores selling and shipping them.
http://www.bransfords.com.au/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=184
http://www.archersbay.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=68
hope this helps
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Sweet, I wonder if I can import a 50 cal BMG “Burley Thrower” Sure would throw it out there! 
My first thought was “has to be shipping restriction”.
There’s money for the government by issuing ” import permits”.
Dealers collect “taxes”, so government puts money in it’s pocket again.
It made sense to me like that.
I know many countries have very restrictive firearm laws.
I read a article where a Hazmat team was called out because a 22lr cartridge was found on a street. I had a good laugh at first then decided ,that really wasn’t funny.
I had read comments about certain knives being no-no’s in the UK.
Didn’t give them a lot of thought.
Reading this thread and the comments you all posted has really surprised me.
I’m not sure what to think about it all , but it doesn’t give me a good feeling.
There are some people that shouldn’t be allowed to possess a gun or a knife,
I get that. But a outright ban ? That’s just wrong , to me.
Well they made it throught customs, great fun the 9mm steel balls are lethal
Flick knives [ powered ]
Gravity Flick knife [ banned ] Now gravity flick knife can be any folding knife that opens too easily
Double edged knives [ banned ]
If you buy classic knives [ pocket ] or lock backs , or fixed blade knives [ not large enough to be a sword ] you should be fine …
Thumb opening , or flipper ??? You take a risk !
Even though there available locally at much inflated prices .
u can be arrested in your home even if u posses such things. its illegal full stop. a kitchen knife probaly do more damage to be honest 
Not really , If its available VIA retail outlet , [ Flipper , thumb opener etc ] its not illegal .
Problem is AT customs [ they have a quota to fill ? ] , and the way they interoperate the laws …
They open a package and if they find a knife , try to flick it open [ wrist action - what ever ] if it opens , they call it a gravity flick knife and send you a unkind letter.
Many of these so called gravity flick knives are available locally at much inflated prices as flippers or thumb openers.
There is a large store in the city , selling some nice knives at 400% mark up over ebay prices , and for all I know , he may have a relative working at customs stopping anyone from buying overseas.
Its crazy . Customs sais prohibited import , local knife store sells it and sais no , its legal !
And its all to do with that flick open test ! [ Gravity Flick knife ] and who wants to go to court over a 10 to 30 dollar knife ?
Recently they’ve gone the whole way and effectively banned one hand openers “require written permission to import from the Minister for Home Affairs, prior to the arrival of the goods in Australia”
The next step is requiring four hands and a fingerprint under supervision each time you open it up.
The Oz government just don’t trust us Aussies because we were first settled by various convict colonies, lol … we must all be no good unsavoury criminals at heart I guess …
The silly thing is all these pissy laws don’t seem to stop the bad asses from carrying knives, and it seems to be getting worse. Still haven’t seen my knives yet. Might be getting a knock on the door soon???
“As a man is in his heart, so he is” *Proverbs
A corrupt and criminal mind cannot imagine anything else in other people. It worries me we have politicians with this kind of mentality. Harming others has always been against the law, but criminals don’t care, surprise surprise. In fact, they now feel they can harm others more easily without any chance of immediate reprisal or self defence from their victims. The nanny state is killing us all.
I think it would be easier to buy a gun than a “flick” knife in Sydney 
+ 1 in w.a
A knife scares me more but they are bloody handy ive had a little stubby hand opeaner since my mid teens and i use a kingcrome pocket kife a lot with a razor blade insert very handy hobby knife.
Gone our the days of a kid having a pocket knife widling sticks, its all volent cartoons xbox’s and mobile phones. As a kid it was great to get given your first pocket knife your on the way to being a man, pitty we can not carry them on our hips any more.
Sheath knives are one handed openers ? [ fixed blade ]
Hmmm , Insanity rules Oz !
What do you do when the ones who chose to rule become insane [ power corrupts ]