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And if you think it will stop in SA and with the bikies you may want to rethink.....
AdelaideNow... Roadside cameras to track bikies
SPECIAL roadside cameras would track bikies on the streets under a crackdown on outlaw motorcycle gangs being pushed by the Federal Government.
The hi-tech cameras – which can photograph up to 15 number plates at the same time – would monitor bikies while on club runs, fleeing from police or smuggling drugs across state borders, Federal Justice Minister David Johnston says.
The Federal Government is spending $2.3 million on a feasibility study on the cameras' use by Commonwealth police agency CrimTrac.
Overseas police already use the devices which have the backing of the Australian Crime Commission and the Federal Labor Party.
"The camera quality and supportive software is already advanced enough to identify individual numberplates in heavy and fast-moving traffic," Senator Johnston said.
"This system would keep track of bikies as they moved within states and across borders; roads would no longer be a safe haven for motorcycle gangs.
"We are looking at a national roll-out of these automatic licence plate cameras if the states and territories agree."
A spokesman for State Attorney-General Michael Atkinson did not rule out in-principle support for the system.
"We would have to see the proposal in more detail, how the technology would work and who would fund the initial infrastructure and ongoing costs," spokesman Rik Morris said.
The Federal Labor Party said yesterday it supported the camera strategy.
A spokesman said: "Labor will conduct a scoping exercise with CrimTrac participation to map out its implementation and will consult with state and territory governments concerning this proposal."
Senator Johnston said co-ordinating police action on a national level was crucial.
Other hard-line measures supported by the Federal Government include:
OUTLAWING bikie gang membership.
BANNING bikies wearing club colours or patches.
RESTRICTING the number of bikies who can gather at one time to eliminate bikie runs.
MONITORING specific members 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
AdelaideNow... Roadside cameras to track bikies
SPECIAL roadside cameras would track bikies on the streets under a crackdown on outlaw motorcycle gangs being pushed by the Federal Government.
The hi-tech cameras – which can photograph up to 15 number plates at the same time – would monitor bikies while on club runs, fleeing from police or smuggling drugs across state borders, Federal Justice Minister David Johnston says.
The Federal Government is spending $2.3 million on a feasibility study on the cameras' use by Commonwealth police agency CrimTrac.
Overseas police already use the devices which have the backing of the Australian Crime Commission and the Federal Labor Party.
"The camera quality and supportive software is already advanced enough to identify individual numberplates in heavy and fast-moving traffic," Senator Johnston said.
"This system would keep track of bikies as they moved within states and across borders; roads would no longer be a safe haven for motorcycle gangs.
"We are looking at a national roll-out of these automatic licence plate cameras if the states and territories agree."
A spokesman for State Attorney-General Michael Atkinson did not rule out in-principle support for the system.
"We would have to see the proposal in more detail, how the technology would work and who would fund the initial infrastructure and ongoing costs," spokesman Rik Morris said.
The Federal Labor Party said yesterday it supported the camera strategy.
A spokesman said: "Labor will conduct a scoping exercise with CrimTrac participation to map out its implementation and will consult with state and territory governments concerning this proposal."
Senator Johnston said co-ordinating police action on a national level was crucial.
Other hard-line measures supported by the Federal Government include:
OUTLAWING bikie gang membership.
BANNING bikies wearing club colours or patches.
RESTRICTING the number of bikies who can gather at one time to eliminate bikie runs.
MONITORING specific members 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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