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February 28th, 2012 
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The State Government’s bikie laws have been debated in Parliament with the Opposition arguing they will not stand up to a High Court challenge.
The legislation would give courts the power to declare bikie gangs criminal organisations and bikie members will be prohibited from associating with one another.
Breaching such an order would result in up to two years jail for a first offence and up to five years behind bars for a second offence.
Under the proposed laws, gang members will also face harsher penalties than other members of the community for a range of other offences.
The Opposition has argued the legislation will not withstand a High Court challenge in its current state.
The shadow Attorney-General, John Quigley, says parts of the bill go too far.
“The Attorney General has gone where no other state has tried to go in terms of mandatory imprisonment for people who are members of declared organisations, those declarations being made on mere suspicion,” he said.
“The Labor Opposition agrees with 90 per cent of the content of the Criminal Organisation Control Bill.
“The extra 10 per cent, the extra yard that the Attorney General has gone to get his headline we believe in likelihood will render the bill unconstitutional.
“We think that this is problematic in front of the High Court.”
Labor leader Mark McGowan says the Opposition will push for some amendments.
“We will support them but we will seek to amend them to make them stack up in accordance with the High Court ruling both in South Australia and in New South Wales,” he said.
“There are some potential difficulties there but we will be supporting the laws.”
Authorities in New South Wales and South Australia have tried to introduce similar laws in the past but failed after High Court appeals were lodged against them.
The Attorney General, Christian Porter, says while he cannot rule out challenges, he is confident the laws will stand up.
“Based on the best advice we’ve had in Government, this will not breach that constitutional principle,” he said.
The Premier, Colin Barnett, says it is important legislation.
“There’s no doubt, while I am not denigrating people who ride motorbikes by any means, but there are several bikie gangs which are heavily involved in organised crime and illegal matters,” he said.
“That is well known by everyone in Western Australia, that is not being allowed to continue.”
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