TATTOOED Queenslanders would have to register their ink with the State Government under a radical proposal to crack down on bikie gang money-laundering operations.
Mermaid Beach MP Ray Stevens said fake names were used at bikie-affiliated parlours, with cash payments of thousands of dollars for bogus tattoo work.
"Considering the number of bikies and tattoo parlours I've seen in my area, considering the shootings in my area, I think it's a very worthwhile exercise to look into tattoo parlours and health activities associated with them."
Mr Stevens said the proposal could work with people required to give their name and identification to parlours when getting a tattoo with that information passed on to the Government register.

Queensland Council for Civil Liberties spokesman Terry O'Gorman said it was a naive and extreme approach.

"To require everyone who gets a tat to be registered is to require a huge number of the population who want it as a fashion statement to go on what would effectively be a criminal register," he said.
He said there was already a Federal Government body, AUSTRAC, which used high-tech means to investigate alleged money laundering, while if police had legitimate information to suggest a tattoo parlour was being used for laundering they would easily be able to get a phone tap and listening devices in place.
"There's no evidence that tattoo parlours are being used to launder money," he said.

Bonkers

Isn't it just!

Will they also require registration of piercings?

Body-brands too.....???

It just shows clowns are running this state.........

Thank God I live in proper Australia.

! It seems that way sometimes...

It's an election year you have to accept ludicrous ideas from pollies. Bogus tattooing will simply change to bogus bike part chroming or bogus engine swaps etc etc.

I have a butterfly tattoo in my butt.

I'd hate to have a prick in there.

IMO you're not in Australia if you're not living in either Melbourne or Sydney.

Sounds ok to me.

Yeah I'm sure tattoo parlours are going to fill out all that paperwork correctly especially the ones that are guilty of money laundering, I mean why wouldn't they


And if you dont love Kylie Minogue, you'll never be allowed citizenship either!