A new bill introduced to State Parliament today will attempt to stop fake car crash phone scams.
Deputy Premier Jackie Trad says that the issue of claim farming, where a person rings up asking for compensation for a non-existent car crash, was an issue directly affecting 1.5 million Queenslanders.
Under the new laws, claim farming offences will have a maximum penalty of around $40,000 for an individual and $200,000 for a corporation.