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Premier Chris Minns will meet with Brett Beasley, the Queensland father behind Jack's Law, following a recent spate of knife attacks in NSW. The legislation grants police the power to use metal-detecting wands to search people for weapon possession at public transport hubs and designated Safe Night precincts. Beasley has spent years advocating for the law with his wife Belinda in the five years since their son's murder and is pushing for the same laws to be introduced in NSW. "The NSW people want Jack's Law down there," Beasley said. "The premier has finally reached out yesterday afternoon, we have a meeting scheduled for next Tuesday." A senior Queensland police officer will accompany Beasley to discuss the law from a policing perspective. But Beasley said the figures speak for themselves. "It's a no-brainer. It's absolutely working here in Queensland," he said. "We've confiscated 800 weapons off the streets of Queensland so far." He is also in discussions with the Governor-General about implementing tougher knife laws in Western Australia. Between April 11 and April 13, more than 50 weapons were seized across NSW in a major operation targeting knife crime. Beasley referred to the success of the operation as an indication of the need for Jack's Law to be introduced in the state. "The NSW people will be absolutely dumbfounded by how many people are walking around armed," he said. Shadow Attorney-General Alister Henskens told 2GB the NSW Opposition would throw its support behind legislation. "As lawmakers, we need to act decisively in response to the tragedy at Bondi Junction Westfield and the alleged terrorist attack at Wakeley," he said. "And we think that these sorts of laws will be a benefit to the community." FOLLOW US ON WHATSAPP HERE: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, celebrity and sport via our WhatsApp channel. No comments, no algorithm and nobody can see your private details.