Criminal Law (Criminal Organisations Disruption) Amendment Act 2013 Explained

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of Queensland had indicated that the law had received Royal Assent and was in force.^[2] In 2016 it was repealed as part of the introduction of the Serious and Organised Crime Amendment Bill .^{[3] [4] [5]}

Acts amended

The title Act amends the following prior legislation:^[6]

• 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
• Milky Boys
• 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."April 2016. 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

• Vicious Lawless Association Disestablishment Act 2013
• Tattoo Parlours Act 2013
• List of outlaw motorcycle clubs
• Gangs in Australia

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 . . online news article .

Notes and References

1. Web site: New laws target criminal gangs. Queensland Government. 2 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20131023151651/http://www.qld.gov.au/law/laws-taxes-elections-and-complaints/queensland-laws-and-regulations/new-criminal-bikie-gang-laws/. 23 October 2013. dead.
2. Web site: Update - the anti-bikies legislation commences.. Robertson O'Gorman. 2 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160309180753/http://www.robertsonogorman.com.au/blog/2013/october/17/update-the-anti-bikies-legislation-commences/. 9 March 2016. dead . October 17, 2013.
3. Web site: Queensland adopts Australia's toughest serious organised crime laws . Queensland Government . 15 December 2018 . dead . November 29, 2016 . 15 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181215123028/http://statements.qld.gov.au/Statement/2016/11/29/queensland-adopts-australias-toughest-serious-organised-crime-laws.
4. News: Proposed Queensland crime laws will create new offences, increase some penalties . 15 December 2018 . ABC News . 30 Aug 2016 . O'Brien . Chris.
5. News: Sutton . Candice . Secret report reveals anti-bikie laws are 'useless' to control gangs and recommends law abolished . 15 December 2018 . news.com.au . 15 March 2017.
6. Web site: Criminal Law (Criminal Organisations Disruption) Amendment Bill 2013. 19 January 2017.