Antisocial Road Use Legislation Amendment Bill
This bill aims to stop dangerous driving like street racing and fleeing from police. It would give police and courts more powers, create new offences, and increase penalties. For example, vehicles could be taken away and destroyed for certain serious driving offences. Police could also temporarily close public areas to traffic if there's antisocial road use, and people who don't leave could face a fine.
What this affects
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The bill creates new driving offences and increases penalties for dangerous driving, meaning people who break these laws could face harsher consequences like losing their vehicle.
creating a new “frightening or intimidating convoy” offence
creating a new presumption (with specified exemptions) that would require a court to order that a vehicle be forfeited, or forfeited and destroyed, upon conviction for certain first and subsequent offences.
Proposed new section 142AAL would prohibit an offender from acquiring a new interest in a motor vehicle within 12 months of the date of an order.
Progress through Parliament
Have your say
This bill is open for public submissions to the Justice Committee. Anyone can tell the committee what they think, and you don’t need to be an expert. Submissions close 29 September 2025.
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