New laws to tackle SA bikie gangs

The South Australian government is taking aim at machetes, star knives, knuckle dusters and the proceeds of crime in its fight against outlaw gangs.

Premier Jay Weatherill says the government is proceeding with a suite of measures directed towards stamping out organised criminal gangs in SA.

"These measures do not stand alone. They are each part of a picture that when taken together will undermine and disrupt these criminal gangs," Mr Weatherill told parliament on Tuesday.

Three bills that have been previously held up by opposition will be re-introduced, as well as two new pieces of legislation, Mr Weatherill said.

The bills will include re-formulated legislation to tackle outlaw gangs after the High Court in 2010 struck out aspects of SA's tough anti-gang laws.

The High Court decision delivered a significant knock to former premier Mike Rann's vow to rid the state of the bikies.

Mr Weatherill said attacking the proceeds of crime was fundamental in dealing with organised crime.

"The first of these measures is to attack the motivation and drive for these influences: greed and money."

"We will also be restoring a bill that aims to prevent the use of and access to aggressive weapons such as star knives, knuckle dusters and machetes."

One of the bills, the criminal assets confiscation amendment will allow authorities to seize assets of repeat and major drug traffickers to prevent criminal gangs building "self-funding" empires.

New legislation will also contain a number of measures aimed at combating serious criminal gangs and protecting public safety.

Shadow Attorney-General Stephen Wade said Labor had failed to deliver any legislative response to organised crime, despite two years of promises and months of organised criminal violence.

"Labor is more interested in press coverage than getting the job done," Mr Wade said in a statement.

Concerns about a bikie war erupting in Adelaide surfaced again recently after shots were fired at gang boss Vincenzo Focarelli on January 29, wounding him and claiming the life of his 22-year-old son Giovanni.

It follows a gunfight involves Comancheros bikie associates at a city cafe in December.