Criminal Law (Criminal Organisations Disruption) Amendment Act 2013
Criminal Law (Criminal Organisations Disruption) Amendment Act 2013, an act of the Parliament of Queensland, aims to combat "illegal activities of criminal gangs, including criminal [motorcycle] gangs,"[1] that is, significant types of organised crime in Queensland. The act was passed on 16 October 2013, and as of 17 October 2013, the Attorney-General of Queensland had indicated that the law had received Royal Assent and was in force.[2] The relevant Minister is required to review the Act after 3 years.
Acts amended
The title Act amends the following prior legislation:
- the Bail Act 1980;
- the Crime and Misconduct Act 2001;
- the Criminal Code of Queensland;
- the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992;
- the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000; and
- the Tow Truck Act 1973.
Prescribed criminal organizations and places
The Act declares the following organisations to be criminal organisations:
- Bandidos
- Black Uhlans
- Coffin Cheaters
- Comancheros
- Finks
- Fourth Reich
- Gladiators
- Gypsy Jokers
- Hells Angels
- Highway 61
- Iron Horsemen
- Life and Death
- Lone Wolf
- Mobshitters
- Mongols
- Muslim Brotherhood Movement
- Nomads
- Notorious
- Odins Warriors
- Outcasts
- Outlaws
- Phoenix
- Rebels
- Red Devils
- Renegades
- Scorpions
The Act declares 41 places to be "prescribed places." They are:
- Albion,
- Beenleigh,
- Boyne Island,
- Bungalow (2 places),
- Burleigh Heads (2 places),
- Caboolture,
- Cairns,
- Caloundra West,
- Cannonvale,
- Carrara,
- Coopers Plains,
- Currumbin Waters,
- Emerald,
- Eumundi,
- Gladstone,
- Hillcrest,
- Kingaroy,
- Kunda Park,
- Mackay (2 places),
- Mermaid Beach,
- Moorooka (2 places),
- Mt Isa,
- Nerang,
- Noosaville,
- Queenton,
- Racecourse,
- Raceview,
- Rockhampton,
- Slacks Creek,
- Tingalpa,
- Toowoomba (2 places),
- Townsville,
- Virginia,
- West End (2 places), and
- Yeppoon.
See also
Further reading
- Criminal Law (Criminal Organisations Disruption) Amendment Act 2013 PDF.
- Brad Ryan, Brad; Santow, Simon; & staff (2013-10-16). "Qld Government's tough anti-bikie laws passed after marathon debate in Parliament". ABC News (online news article).
References
- ↑ "New laws target criminal gangs". www.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ↑ "Update - the anti-bikies legislation commences.". robertsonogorman.com.au. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
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