Reforms crack down on parents and teens to control Facebook parties Shut down: Facebook party king Yohans "Yoyo" Shol (right) and how we reported the story. PARENTS and teens face fines of more than $12,000 and jail time for hosting out-of-control Facebook parties. Under laws set to be introduced by the Queensland Government, minors face penalties of up to $7370, and if they can't pay, their parents could be forced to foot the bill for them. Police will use special buses to take drunk, unruly teens from wild parties to watchhouses where they will be held until their parents pick them up. The crackdown follows a spate of out-of-control parties, involving hundreds of teens invited on Facebook, and reports in The Sunday Mail detailing assaults, police bashings and huge clean-up bills. Police Minister Jack Dempsey said the Government was going to "hit the hip pocket" of party hosts or put them in jail to "think about their actions." Community groups have applauded the new laws but civil libertarians say they are "extreme" and "paramilitary." "We're not the fun police but we are about ensuring we have proper laws that meet community expectations," Mr Dempsey said. Many people are profiteering out of these events and many other people are having to suffer. Facebook party king Yohans "Yoyo" Shol will be in the line of fire if the laws are implemented after having hosted parties that have created suburban chaos in recent months. Any officer ranked sergeant or above will be able to deem a party with 12-plus people out of control. The proposed legislation mirrors laws in Western Australia where it has been used 16 times, but has been criticised. The first contested case in WA will be heard in court in September. Under Queensland's proposed crackdown, police would be given the ability to recover costs required for officers to break up parties, based on an hourly rate and would be given new powers to give orders. Jail of up to a year and fines up to $12,100 could be issued to a person who organises a party that gets out of control; parents who permit a child to organise an out-of-control event; gatecrashers causing a party to become out of control; and those who disobey directions. Minors also face penalties up to $7370 for organising parties. If they are found guilty and cannot pay the costs of the police response, the parents could be ordered to pay if the court considers they did not adequately supervise the minors. Jail terms of up to three years and fines up to $18,150 will apply to a person who disobeys a direction relating to an out-of-control event; and an organiser who has no lawful authority to hold the event. Queensland Police Union president Ian Leavers said any attempt by the Government to rid the suburbs of out-of-control parties was welcomed. Australian Council for Civil Liberties president Terry O'Gorman said the legislation had penalties equivalent to or worse than people who committed serious offences. "Some parties become out of control but to then penalise the parents or, if it is organised on Facebook, the organisers, is to become too extreme and too excessive," he said. The Bill will be heard by Cabinet in September. Mr Dempsey said the Government would consider involving insurance companies in the legislation in a bid to stop bad party hosts from claiming insurance.