Tasmania's government faces a challenge passing a controversial anti-bikie bill aimed at banning outlawed motorcycle gang members wearing club colours in public.
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The Liberal government wants to crack down on illegal gangs wearing insignia to deal with the "scourge" of organised crime in the state.
But Labor says they won't vote for the bill in the lower house because it gives too much power to the police minister and could be used to ban "pretty much anything".
"(The bill) sets such a low bar that it could literally be applied to Collingwood jumpers ... Holden T-shirts," Labor MP Shane Broad told reporters on Wednesday.
"They've obviously done a rush job on this. They've tried to meet their 100-day commitment but what they've done is a quick and dirty cut and paste."
Attorney-General Elise Archer says any ban of outlawed motorcycle colours under the bill, to be debated in parliament next week, would require more than just the police minister's tick of approval.
"Any (banned) group has to be approved by both houses of parliament. There is parliamentary oversight," she said.
"We are not targeting individuals who wear their football colours. We are targeting individuals who are known to be involved in serious and organised crime."
The Liberals hold a slim majority of 13 of 25 lower house seats but one of those is rogue Speaker Sue Hickey who has indicated she'll vote for bills on their merits and not always with the government.
The Greens have two seats, Labor hold 10.
Greens MP Rosalie Woodruff said the party is extremely concerned about the broad, undefined powers of the the legislation.
"We have a proud history of standing up for free speech and the right to protest, both of which will be threatened by the scope of, and ministerial powers contained within, the Liberals' bill," she said in a statement.
The bill has the support of the state's police force and the Police Association of Tasmania but civil rights groups and motorcycling groups have warned it will impinge on people's freedoms.
The state government also wants to bring in tough anti-association laws like ones seen in Queensland and NSW.
The Rebels and Bandidos gangs - two of the biggest in Australia - held their national rides and gatherings in Tasmania late last year.
Australian Associated Press
