The Queensland government says a proposed ban on bikies riding in groups is aimed at criminal gangs. Source: AAP
QUEENSLAND premier Campbell Newman says some inconvenience to citizens is necessary in the state's battle against motorcycle gangs.
Mr Newman's government is drafting several pieces of legislation aimed at eliminating criminal gangs from Queensland.
Among laws being proposed is a ban on criminal bikie gang members from riding in groups of three or more.
The proposed law has drawn criticism from recreational motorcyclists, who claim they will have their hobby disrupted by police.
Mr Newman was unapologetic on Tuesday, saying the community would understand some disruption to their lives if it meant ridding the state of criminal gangs.
"There may be people who are apprehended by police initially to check whether they are members of a criminal gang," he told reporters.
"The price of dealing with this is a bit of inconvenience ... the alternative is completely unthinkable.
"We cannot have scenes like we saw four years ago at Sydney airport where a bloke was bashed to death."
Mr Newman said he'd spoken about the issue with the prime minister as well as the NSW and Victorian state premiers. He also said Attorney-General Jarrod Bleije would present Queensland's solution to his state counterparts at a meeting next week.
"We'll be putting on the table the measures that we're taking," he said.
Mr Newman was speaking alongside Treasurer Tim Nicholls and Tourism Minister Jann Stuckey at the launch of a $15 million advertising campaign featuring the Gold Coast's theme parks.
He said the new campaign hadn't been constructed in response to last month's brawl involving bikies at Broadbeach and was about promoting the Gold Coast as a family holiday destination to potential tourists in the southern states and New Zealand.
Police Commissioner Ian Stewart says police now have the resources to deal with bikie gangs once and for all.
"I think for the first time ever we have the opportunity to actually make a huge difference and get these people out of Queensland," he told ABC Radio after the meeting.
Motorcycle Riders Association of Queensland president Chris Mearns had earlier branded the draft laws ridiculous.
He said Queensland's 500 social rider groups, and 160,000 law abiding riders, shouldn't have to suffer under the crackdown.
"A considerable number of these regularly go for rides with their group and friends and should not be subjected to such unwarranted interference," he said.
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