300:, police officers have the power to confiscate and clamp motor vehicles where drivers commit certain types of "hooning" offences. These powers are contained in the Police Offences Act 1935 and the Traffic Act 1925. The "hooning" offences to which they apply include unlawful entry on land with a motor vehicle, failing to comply with a direction to leave a public place, "hooning" behaviour such as causing a loss of traction in your wheels or creating unnecessary noise, recklessly or negligently driving, holding a race without a permit, evading police, driving over 45 km/h over the speed limit and driving whilst disqualified.
293:. The legislation, amended in December 2009, directs that, upon conviction for a 'prescribed offence' the motor vehicle be forfeited to the Crown; the Police Commissioner then has discretion to sell or otherwise dispose of it, i.e. crush it. At the end of 2010, 62 cars had been impounded by the courts. None were worth more than $ 1600 and many were not capable of reaching 150 km/h.
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to confiscate and impound vehicles found to be engaging in excessive speed or noise. The law was used to impound a
Lamborghini after a mechanic was caught speeding in it; he had been driving without the owner's knowledge. The police claim that the law does not permit them to release the car under the
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to impound the vehicles involved in prescribed offences. The laws relating to confiscation of vehicles for offences such as street racing, time trials and burnouts were strengthened in 2002. Further laws introduced in July 2008 provided for the confiscation of vehicles for repeat offenders involved
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only legal course of action available to the owner, that of "hardship". The police retorted that, having the means to own it, "he can afford to hire a vehicle." The owner complained that the law amounted to "
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competition visa for future
Australian events was suspended. In addition to indefinitely prohibiting him from racing in Australia, the visa ban placed the future of the racing series in Australia in doubt.
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Working girls : prostitutes, their life and social control
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1014:"Police charge teens over Gold Coast's Mexican Hoon Cartel"
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Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety – Queensland
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221:, hoon-related offences include burnouts, doughnuts,
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1138:"Robby Gordon fined $ 4000 for Darwin burnout"
671:"GP loses Lamborghini thanks to hoon mechanic"
1164:"CAMS to deny Gordon future competition visa"
413:to refer to the bikers stalking Max's family.
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810:Sentencing fines and penalties for offences
762:Thousands caught under tough anti hoon laws
547:A Dictionary of Australian Underworld Slang
243:Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000
344:performing fishtails and burnouts in his
721:"Chief Judge Kennedy hangs up her robes"
355:In a similar case to Hamilton's, former
1038:McDonald, Matt, ed. (21 October 2020).
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377:Confederation of Australian Motor Sport
647:Anti-hoon laws pass through Parliament
826:Qld hoon laws lead to big car auction
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16:Person driving in an anti-social way
521:Queensland University of Technology
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1012:Crockford, Toby (15 August 2018).
289:, the relevant legislation is the
176:Anti-hoon legislation in Australia
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407:The term is used in the original
320:and the "Mexican Hoon Cartel" in
172:combining "hooligan" and "goon."
989:. 15 August 2018. Archived from
928:Kemp, Miles (28 December 2010).
477:Sideshow (automobile exhibition)
308:Hoon crime groups and gatherings
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954:Evans, Jessica (20 June 2013).
658:Government of Western Australia
633:Parliament of Western Australia
549:. UK: Oxford University Press.
202:Parliament of Western Australia
137:Linguist Sid Baker in his book
1091:. BBC News Online. 23 May 2010
645:Ministerial Media Statements:
387:Global RallyCross Championship
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350:2010 Australian Grand Prix
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570:Perkins, Roberts (1991).
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901:"prescribed offence"
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652:11 June 2009 at the
545:Simes, Gary (1993).
500:Darebin City Council
383:Texas Motor Speedway
361:Stadium Super Trucks
227:Road Safety Act 1986
211:mandatory sentencing
70:Hoon activities (or
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1195:Australian English
794:Road Safety: Hoons
156:Gulliver's Travels
1210:New Zealand slang
798:Queensland Police
462:Evo Street Racers
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280:Transport for NSW
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915:"crush it"
483:References
452:Skate punk
437:Car tuning
385:calls its
322:Queensland
239:Queensland
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1168:Speedcafe
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987:PressFrom
746:Hoon Laws
442:Boy racer
423:Discworld
398:Ken Block
180:The term
151:Houyhnhnm
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467:Lowrider
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318:Victoria
298:Tasmania
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