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.^{[citation needed]} 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the law had received Royal Assent and was in force.^{[2][better source needed][better source needed]} In 2016 it was repealed as part of the introduction of the Serious and Organised Crime Amendment Bill .^[3][4][5]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;^[when?]
• 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:^{[citation needed]}

• 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."^{[This quote needs a citation]} They are:^{[citation needed]}

• Albion,
• Beenleigh,
• Boyne Island,
• Bungalow (2 places),^{[verification needed]}
• Burleigh Heads (2 places),^{[verification needed]}
• Caboolture,
• Cairns,
• Caloundra West,
• Cannonvale,
• Carrara,
• Coopers Plains,
• Currumbin Waters,
• Emerald,
• Eumundi,
• Gladstone,
• Hillcrest,
• Kingaroy,
• Kunda Park,
• Mackay (2 places),^{[verification needed]}
• Mermaid Beach,
• Moorooka (2 places),^{[verification needed]}
• Mt Isa,
• Nerang,
• Noosaville,
• Queenton,
• Racecourse,
• Raceview,
• Rockhampton,
• Slacks Creek,
• Tingalpa,
• Toowoomba (2 places),^{[verification needed]}
• Townsville,
• Virginia,
• West End (2 places),^{[verification needed]} 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 (16 October 2013). "Qld Government's tough anti-bikie laws passed after marathon debate in Parliament". ABC News (online news article).

References

1. "New laws target criminal gangs". Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
2. "Update - the anti-bikies legislation commences". Robertson O'Gorman. 17 October 2013. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
3. "Queensland adopts Australia's toughest serious organised crime laws". Queensland Government. 29 November 2016. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
4. O'Brien, Chris (30 August 2016). "Proposed Queensland crime laws will create new offences, increase some penalties". ABC News. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
5. Sutton, Candice (15 March 2017). "Secret report reveals anti-bikie laws are 'useless' to control gangs and recommends law abolished". news.com.au. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
6. "Criminal Law (Criminal Organisations Disruption) Amendment Bill 2013". Retrieved 19 January 2017.