Government introducing Bill targeting anti-social road users

11 May 2025

The Government is introducing a Bill to deter anti-social and intimidating driving.

Anti-social road users are those who fail to stop for Police while speeding or driving dangerously, participate in unauthorised street racing, do burnouts, carry out intimidating convoys and unlawful dirt bike gatherings, or cause excessive noise by taking part in siren battles.

The new offences and penalties will include:

• establishing a presumptive sentence of vehicle destruction or forfeiture for those that flee Police, street racers, intimidating convoys and owners who fail to identify offending drivers
• giving Police more powers to manage illegal vehicle gatherings by closing roads or public areas and issuing infringements
• increasing the infringement fee for making excessive noise from or within a vehicle from $50 to $300

Read the Transport Minister's media statement here.(external link)