Moreton Bay City Council's mayor says the state government is allowing a black market trade to go unchecked, and it's hurting everyone from energy providers to local football clubs.
Both Samford Rangers and Logan Lightning football clubs have been hit by copper thieves in recent weeks.The Queensland government is considering options to reform an industry that has been under heavy scrutiny in NSW and Victoria for some time.
He said they were speaking with their insurance provider to calculate how much the club would be out of pocket."We try to keep our registration fees low so more kids can play football, so this is money we'll have to take from our savings.The Logan Lightning Football Club was also struck by copper thieves in the early hours of July 27.
"Training for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday was cancelled on those fields because we couldn't get the lights on."Moreton Bay Mayor Peter Flannery said Queensland was one of the few states where sellers can walk into a scrap dealer, show no ID, receive cash payment, and walk out. A parliamentary inquiry into scrap metal theft found that unlicensed and illegal scrap metal operators were the significant driving factor behind the black market trade.
The NSW reforms banned cash for scrap, required all scrap metal traders to register with police, and required dealers to report suspicious activity.In its submission to the inquiry it noted that the number of copper thefts targeting Energy Queensland infrastructure has increased more than fourfold between 2018 and 2023.The government, in its response to the recommendations, said it would "investigate" options to reform the legislative framework.
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