Can I take my chef knives with me to Australia?

my husband is a butcher and when we moved to brisbane last year he just claimed them at the airport.there were no problems and it was quite a shock really they would let anyone take that many knives....anyhow i dont know if things have changed but id just ask the airlines

check with the airlines/customs in aussie as to what the system is. I remember seeing specific information about chef kinves going in to australia, but didn't pay much attention to it since it doesn't apply to me. From what I skim read, they would need to be declared.