{"id":30509,"date":"2013-04-17T21:18:55","date_gmt":"2013-04-17T11:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=30509"},"modified":"2020-12-18T16:57:48","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T06:57:48","slug":"tough-laws-target-hoons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2013\/04\/17\/tough-laws-target-hoons\/","title":{"rendered":"Tough Laws Target Hoons"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Queensland Police Minister
Jack Dempsey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

April 17, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

The State Government has passed tough new anti-hooning laws that will see cars seized on a first offence.<\/p>\n

And people who commit two serious hooning offences will have their cars confiscated indefinitely – ie sold or crushed – as part of changes to the Police Powers and Responsibilities (Motor Vehicle Impoundment) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012.<\/p>\n

Last year in the North Coast Police Region – which includes the South Burnett – 157 “Type 1” (see below) hooning offences were recorded and 129 vehicles were impounded.<\/p>\n

Police Minister Jack Dempsey said Queenslanders were fed up with dangerous hooning and wanted the brakes put on the perpetrators.<\/p>\n

\u201cHooning 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,\u201d Mr Dempsey said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the past we have even seen hoons lose control of their vehicles before ploughing into yards and houses injuring and, in some cases, taking the lives of innocent people.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe community and the government were sick and tired of hoons and these new penalties will see their cars off the road for 90 days for the first offence, and confiscated and sold or crushed if they commit a second hooning offence within a five-year period.\u201d<\/p>\n

The two strikes approach will apply to those committing Type 1 offences which include:<\/strong><\/p>\n