Former judge to review Qld bikie laws

Retired Queensland Supreme Court judge Alan Wilson will head the taskforce reviewing the state's controversial bikie laws, introduced by the previous LNP Newman government.

The Vicious Lawless Association Disestablishment (VLAD) Act, introduced to crack down on bikie gangs, allows for harsher mandated sentences and reverses the expectation of bail if an offender is part of a criminal gang.

Attorney-General Yvette D'Ath on Thursday said the taskforce would work in tandem with the government's Commission of Inquiry as part of "a multi-faceted assault on organised crime" and report back by the end this year.