The Queensland Government has recently tabled its proposed amendments to the organised crime scheme set up by the previous Newman Government. The amendments, laid out in the Serious and Organised Crime Legislation Amendment Bill 2016, fundamentally re-shape the...
The NSW Ombudsman’s statutorily-mandated review of the 2012 consorting laws is now more than a year overdue. The controversial consorting laws – introduced by the Crimes Amendment (Consorting and Organised Crime) Act 2012, and publicly opposed by many,...
Rule of Law Institute of Australia Submission on the Vicious Lawless Association Disestablishment Act 2013 The Rule of Law Institute of Australia (RoLIA) appreciated the opportunity to make a submission to the current review of organised crime legislation in...
The Rule of Law Institute applauds the creation of an Inquiry into Organised Crime in Queensland and a review of the ‘Bikie’ Laws. It is high time for the integrity of the former Queensland Government’s draconian laws to be called to question. The...
The so called Queensland Bikie Laws were introduced in September 2013, when Bandido motorcycle gang members on the Gold Coast broke out into a public brawl. With the drafters seeking some rhetorical punch, the suite of laws became known as the Vicious Lawless...
