Criminal gangs
The current government made an election commitment to review the efficacy and legitimacy of the previous government’s suite of legislation dealing with organised crime activities and associated violence of outlaw motorcycle gangs. It convened a parliamentary committee, advised by legal and criminal justice policy experts, to advise on possible changes. The committee is due to report back at the end of March 2016, but pressure to leave the relevant legislation (especially the much criticised Vicious Lawless Association Disestablishment Act) as it stands is mounting from the Queensland Police Service and the Opposition.