Queensland will now see serial hoons’ vehicles sold or crushed sooner
after the Newman Government passed the country’s toughest anti-hooning
penalties in last night.
The new penalties will see people
committing two serious hooning offences have their car confiscated
indefinitely as part of changes to the Police Powers and
Responsibilities (Motor Vehicle Impoundment) and Other Legislation
Amendment Bill 2012.
Police
Minister Jack Dempsey said Queenslanders were fed up with dangerous
hooning on public roads and wanted the brakes put on the perpetrators.
“Hooning such as racing and driving recklessly in the suburbs is not
only socially unacceptable, it is outright dangerous and places the
lives of all road users at risk,” Mr Dempsey said.
The two strikes approach will apply to those committing Type 1 offences which include:
• Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle
• Racing and speed trials on roads
• Wilfully starting a motor vehicle or driving a motor vehicle in a way that makes unnecessary noise or smoke
• Evade police
If you have a local hooning issue contact their local police station or the Hoon Hotline on 13HOON (13 4666).
While the hooning laws have now been passed through State Parliament,
they won’t come into effect for six months to allow sufficient time for
logistics to be finalised and community education about the new
penalties as requested by the Legal Affairs and Community Safety
Committee.
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