States, NT may adopt Qld anti-bikie laws The High Court has struck out a challenge to Queensland's contentious anti-bikie laws. OTHER governments may join Queensland's tough anti-bikie stance after its controversial laws survived a High Court challenge. AUTHORITIES in Western Australia, the Northern Territory and South Australia say the court's decision on Friday has prompted them to look more closely at hardening their approach to outlaw motorcycle gangs. In October 2013, Queensland declared 26 gangs criminal organisations and banned their members from wearing club logos and gathering in public. Members are prohibited from certain occupations and if convicted of serious crimes face longer prison sentences than non-gang members. South Australian Attorney-General John Rau said he was keen to follow Queensland's lead in giving parliament the power to declare criminal organisations, rather than the courts. "We'd be crazy not to take advantage of that and make some modifications to our laws," he said. His WA counterpart, Michael Mischin, said the state had its own laws to control gangs, but Friday's ruling was encouraging. "I shall read the judgment with interest to determine what lessons can be learnt and how the effectiveness of ours may be improved," he said. Northern Territory Attorney-General John Elferink said his government was attracted to a number of elements in the Queensland laws but would not detail them. NSW Attorney-General Brad Hazzard said related laws in his state, which ban convicted criminals from meeting, gave police the powers they needed to dismantle criminal organisations. Queensland Premier Campbell Newman encouraged other jurisdictions to implement their own tough anti-bikie laws following Friday's ruling. "It would be good to see everyone work together to make Australia a far safer place," he told reporters in Brisbane. The High Court challenge against Queensland's anti-bikie laws was lodged by Hells Angel member Stefan Kuczborski, who argued the legislation was constitutionally invalid and breached notions of equal justice. The case was supported and funded by the United Motorcycle Council, which represents 17 motorcycle gangs. Council spokesman Mick Kosenko said he was disappointed the judges did not look at the laws but instead focused on whether Mr Kuczborski was entitled to challenge them. "The laws still haven't been made valid by the High Court," he told AAP, adding he was hopeful someone else would challenge them. In rejecting the challenge, the High Court said it did not accept the argument that the laws were constitutionally invalid. The judges also said Mr Kuczborski lacked standing to pursue the challenge because he had never been charged under the legislation. Solicitors-general for the Commonwealth, NSW, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia and the Northern Territory argued in support of the Queensland laws and their validity. The anti-bikie laws were introduced in Queensland last year after a brawl involving dozens of gang members erupted in a Gold Coast restaurant and spilled onto the street.