Australia - ANGRY bikies say they will fight the State Government's proposed anti-association laws all the way to the country's highest court.
Gang members and civil libertarians yesterday claimed community rights would be eroded by WA's Criminal Organisations Control Bill, which they branded unfair and undemocratic.
Speaking on behalf of the Rebels Motorcycle Club understood to be the first bikie gang to be targeted if the laws come into force lawyer Michael Tudori said the proposed legislation was more than just "anti-bikie laws".
"All this is going to do is drive all these clubs and associations underground," Mr Tudori said. "We will challenge every single avenue of it. If they try to declare the club a declared group, it will be challenged. Individually, it will be challenged. And those challenges will go all the way to Canberra to the High Court.
"Just because these laws come through, it doesn't mean that's it, let's close up shop. These guys are friends, they are friends beyond the club. Just because the laws come through, it doesn't mean they will stop being friends."
United Motorcycle Council WA spokesman and Coffin Cheater Peter "Fuzzy" Godfree said the legislation would be studied by the group's lawyers.
The council is a coalition of seven WA bikie gangs the Coffin Cheaters, Rebels, Gypsy Jokers, Club Deroes, Outlaws, God's Garbage and the Vietnam Veterans banded together to fight the Bill.
The Comancheros, Finks and Rock Machine are not part of the action.
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