CAPALABA MP Don Brown is pushing for a Parliamentary inquiry into mandating remote engine immobilisers for vehicles.
There have been calls for a youth crime crackdown after a pregnant Kate Leadbetter and her partner Matthew Field were killed on Australia Day. A Waterford West teenager has been charged with two counts of murder after he allegedly crashed a stolen car.
"The difference in time from when the car was reported to police after an earlier incident at the same intersection, and activating a remote immobiliser could have meant all the difference in this tragic situation," he said.
Mr Brown has written to acting Premier Steven Miles to explore the reform.
"This tragedy has highlighted to me that we cannot wait for the federal government to implement this proposal. I understand that this proposal sits logically with the federal government, as they can mandate these remote immobilisers into all new imported vehicles. However, I believe we need to act now..."
Mr Brown said the immobiliser proposal was not new, with the Queensland Police Union's Ian Leavers raising the matter in 2014 and Queensland raising it again at a national level in October 2018.
According to the National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council a car is stolen every 11 minutes in Australia and 70 per cent of cars are stolen with their own keys.
The debate over the Queensland youth justice system has been a primary focus over the past week with much of the discussion about how and when young people charged with a crime are given bail.
The use of monitoring devices for young offenders is also under consideration in Queensland, two years after it was recommended as part of a review into the state's youth justice system.
Mr Miles confirmed the recommendation was not to use monitoring devices before sentencing.
"I think it's important to stress that when Bob Atkinson made that recommendation, it was as a possible alternative for detention. It didn't relate to use while on bail, but we can obviously consider that now," he said.
Opposition leader David Crisafulli said he was open to all suggestions.
"But as a starting point, restore breach of bail as an offence... it's a no brainer to restore it. It is the best way to keep repeat hard core offenders off the streets," he said.
"It has to be restored for the sake of everybody in the community, including the young offenders who just will not pull into line because they are seeing a system that treats them with kid gloves."
Mr Brown said the community was hurting and wanted answers.
"In the weeks and months ahead, as the coronial inquest and police investigation continue, we will receive some answers and clarity of what took place. I know this will help formulate a whole-of- government response. However, in the meantime there are actions we can take as a government to bring about important change," he said.
