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Maureen Dettre

RARE PHOTOS: Penalties sharpened for possessing a knife in public | Rare Historical Photos

The maximum penalty for knife possession is set to double in NSW amid concern about street violence. (PR HANDOUT IMAGE PHOTO) (AAP)

The maximum penalties for possessing or wielding a knife in a public place are set to double in NSW amid concern about violence on the streets.

The NSW government will introduce legislation to parliament on Tuesday amending the crimes act to include the offences of having a knife in a public place or school and wielding a knife in a public place or school.

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