Queensland plans to ban bikies who break the law from gathering in groups and wearing colours. Source: AAP
QUEENSLAND'S government has "drawn a line in the sand" for Gold Coast bikies, but it could get washed away like the glitter strip's beaches.
Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie wants to ban bikies who break the law from gathering in groups, wearing colours and working in or owning tattoo parlours.
He also wants to confiscate their motorbikes and vehicles.
"We have drawn a line in the sand and said enough is enough," Mr Bleijie told reporters on Monday.
The government has cracked down after two bikie brawls in the popular tourist area on Friday night.
An extra 50 officers will be on the Gold Coast every day for the next month and Police Minister Jack Dempsey will also push the federal government to enact tougher unexplained wealth and firearms laws.
"These criminals, they don't have boundaries and we can't just set up a temporary fence around Queensland," Mr Dempsey said.
Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney was expecting legal challenges to the proposed laws, but said the government was ready for them.
He said the proposed laws would be put to parliament in two weeks.
When asked if the laws would intimidate bikie gangs, Mr Seeney said: "Yes, yes I do. We will pursue them."
But Bond University bikie gang expert Dr Terry Goldsworthy poured cold water on the government's "line in the sand" saying tougher laws would not deter hardcore bikie criminals.
"The more you make these people notorious, the more attraction (there is) to the outlaw psyche," he said.
"You can say to them we're going to ban your colours and we're going to bring in more draconian laws, it'll just add to their mystique."
Dr Goldsworthy added that the only way to fight bikies was by beefing up Gold Coast police numbers for an extended period of time.
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