Sydney - Australia.Eastern suburb lockpickers.

[WhiteHat]

Hey
I was also wondering how to legally own lockpicks without becoming a certified locksmith.

you cant

not to turn this thread into a flame war, but what about the states that don't have locksmith certification?

also, can you point us to the law that states what you just said?

[lunchb0x]

all the states/ territories have locksmithing certification and it is a "restricted" trade, i have been told that it is illigal to have the tools unless you are a locksmith, but from each state/ territory the law does vary a bit, if you look through this thread it has links for what states has what laws

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[WhiteHat]

well, as far as I'm aware there's no compulsory certification in QLD and I'm pretty sure that's also the case in most other states. this was the case a few years ago when I did quite a bit of investigation into the matter prior to starting this hobby and to my knowledge nothing has changed.

Also apart from the NT and ACT I've never seen a law that states that owning locksmith tools is illegal if you're not certified as a locksmith.

Perhaps some research would be in order before making generalisations?

[Marco321]

Thanks all
Is there a locksport club in the Sydney area?

[Pandamania]

Been only about 19 years since that first post - any groups or events/meet ups for Sydney?

So many clubs seem to have shut down or gone quiet - trying to find any events or groups in the area of Sydney - doesnt have to be the east, city or inner west is fine also.