 Okay, this is about the wearing of a leather vest with a Harley Davidson bottom and top rocker and a Willy G motive on it. What we have is a 49-year-old male resident of Cairns. On the 21st of December, he was out and about with two friends having a joyride on their Harleys. They had been approached whilst taking a photograph at Palm Cove. They've been approached, it's alleged that they've been approached by the Sergeant of Arms for the rebels chapter in Cairns. We will allege that Sergeant of Arms threatened the victim and demanded that he remove his leather vest with the bottom and top rockers. He stated that only 1% can wear those vests. What happened then is that the victim and his two friends rode away from that location and went to one of the friend's home address and about an hour later we will allege that two rebel motorcycle gang members attended that address, called the victim to the front yard of that address, where they again demanded that he remove his leather jacket and he was then assaulted to his face, to his head, to his back. He was transported to Cairns base hospital where he received treatment and our victim later attended the police station. We have, this has been a complaint of legitimate motorcycle riders for a long time that they are threatened by criminal gang members for what they can and cannot wear. And now that the community has some confidence in reporting these matters, we now have a number of members of the community coming forward with complaints of extortion, of threats and those matters are under investigation. We're encouraging the legitimate motorcycle riders to use our roads on an everyday basis. We want to see more and more legitimate motorcycle club riders out there and we will take action each and every time that a threat is reported to us. It was a simple vest with as depicted in the picture of Harley on the top rocker, Davidson on the bottom rocker and with a Willy G emblem as its centrepiece. As I said the legitimate bike riders, we've had a number of meetings with legitimate bike riders and they've told us in relation to the threats that they received from criminal motorcycle clubs in relation to the wearing of their rockers and it's really good to see that this victim has come forward. No, he's a resident of Cairns and he's a member of a local legitimate club and this was the first time that he'd been threatened. Can I just explain which men, the two 27 year old men and the 30 year old man, who was involved in the assault and who is the victim? The victim and his two mates, they stopped at Palm Cove to take a photograph and they were approached by 30 year old the Sergeant of Arms for the rebels criminal motorcycle gang at that location where the demand was made for him to remove that jacket. It was then about one hour later that a further two rebels attended the home address of one of those friends where again the threat was made to remove the jacket. The victim didn't remove the jacket and for that he was belted. Did the two 28 year old assault the man? No, the 30 year old, the Sergeant of Arms did not attend at that location. The two 28 year olds attended at that location. So what's the 30 year old being charged with? He's been charged with committing the assault, he's a counsellor for that offence. So he ordered the assault? We will allege that he is a counsellor for that offence, yes, that he ordered that assault to occur. And further than that all three offenders have been charged with offence, occasionally bodily harming company and further the further circumstance of aggravation is that they are vicious lawless associates because they are committing that assault. We are alleging that they are committing that assault on behalf of the rebels criminal motorcycle gang. And sorry just to recap they were wearing Harley-Davidson jackets that they were asked to remove. The one victim was wearing, as depicted in the photograph that's gone out to the media today, a Harley-Davidson vest with a bottom and top rocker and a willy G patch in the middle of it. Why don't they tell them to remove that? This has been a concern of legitimate motorcycle riders for years in relation to the threats that they receive from the crime gangs in relation to wearing top and bottom rockets. The edict that the crime gangs put out is that they are the only persons that are allowed to wear such product. This is an everyday thing sold by Harley-Davidson and that's why it's important. We now have members of the community coming forward and making a complaint and this is a serious crime. You know he was threatened roadside and then two members of the rebels have come to an address where he has received injuries as a result of assault and been taken to hospital. Why is it now that the charges have come to light? Did the victim come forward soon? This occurred on the 21st of December. At the time of the assault we will allege that the two offenders on site committing the assault said to the victim that if you call the cops we'll come back with baseball bats. So he's taken some time to gather his thoughts, speak with his family and he has come forward and made a complaint. How is the man now with his injuries? He is recovering from his injuries. In regards to the five yesterday, in regards to the five yesterday, can you make a comment? You can take it that if you come to Queensland and you commit an offence under our legislation you will be arrested and charged. What is this doing for, you know, without this incident being canned to the tourist hotspot or in Gold Coast to the tourist hotspot? What is this doing for the tourism image there, the fact that there are these Vikings around and being charged? Well look, I think in the long run it will be a good look because we will have, you know, the legitimate bike riders will feel confident and comfortable coming to Queensland because they will not feel threatened or intimidated by crime gang members. Just on today being the first day of tattoo parlour owners and workers can register, is this a positive move for yourselves and how will you cooperate with authorities with the background checks? Yeah, look, from today the new legislation is in vogue and the Office of Fair Trading has carriage of that tattoo legislation. However, we're working in partnership with the Office of Fair Trading and we will be carrying out those background checks for CMG links. How helpful will that be that tattoo parlours, everyone who works in them will be checked and there will be that more available data? Well, that's correct. It's a case that all of the owners and persons that work within each and every tattoo parlour will be assessed for criminal motorcycle links and of course that is very important intelligence that we will use. What advice would you give to a legitimate motorcycle, I guess, because this man's obviously refused to take off his vest before being beaten up, would you say that they should avoid wearing their own vest for the time being or continue? No, what we ask the members of our legitimate motorcycle clubs is that we want to see them continue their rides. We want to see the number of legitimate motorcycle riders increase on our roads and if at any time they are threatened, if they are intimidated or there is violence, if they could come forward to police as this victim has done in Cairns. Like the Cairns police have done an especially, it's been a good job by the local detectives up there putting this together from the 21st of December and securing the arrest yesterday. Do you expect that there have been other people who have been told if you go to the cops will come back with baseball bats? That sounds like there could be dozens of people around the state who haven't brought their stories forward. Look, we have received that intelligence. We have spoken to those people. We have spoken to those people and in the past they have given us the intelligence but not made an official complaint. So yes, it has happened in the past many times and you should be able to wear a Harley Davidson patch on your jacket. What motorcycle legitimate club was the man a part of? He was a part of one of the local hog groups. Friends that he was with, they were all part of it? Look, two of them were members of the local hog groups and the third friend was visiting from interstate and they were taking photographs at Palm Cove. Was it a random? Were they known to each other? That matter is still under investigation. Is there any idea of how, I guess, were the men to be followed back to their home by roses? That remains part of the investigation. Thanks a lot, folks.