The Queensland Government plans to crack down on out-of-control 'Facebook parties' with hefty fines and prison terms.

Police say parties can spiral out of proportion when gatecrashers attend after a guest posts details of the event on the social media site.

The State Government is drafting legislation which includes 12 months behind bars or a $12,000 fine for parents who allow their children to hold uncontrollable parties.

Police Minister Jack Dempsey says the fines and prison terms escalate sharply if the party is held at a place where the organiser has no lawful authority to hold the event.

"In these instances party organisers may face an $18,000 fine or three years' jail," he said.

Mr Dempsey says police and the community have had enough of alcohol and drug-fuelled violence stemming from wild suburban parties.

He says anyone failing to comply with police directions - including DJs not turning off music - could be fined more than $12,000.

Mr Dempsey says the crack down is based on laws interstate, particularly in Western Australia.

"They used to have four wild and enormous parties on a weekend and that's approximately down to one," he said.

"It's slowly decreasing and they're getting on top of it with this type of legislation."

Police commissioner Ian Stewart welcomes the crack down, and says parties are a problem most weekends.

"To call together 20 or 30 police in very short time in the middle of the night will often cost in excess of $ 50,000 - worse still when you take into account the injuries to those officers," he said.

Civil liberties boss says proposals excessive

But Australian Council for Civil Liberties president Terry O'Gorman says the proposed changes are excessive.

Mr O'Gorman says existing move-on powers, alcohol prohibition sales to minors and noise abatement laws are enough.

"Yes there is a problem with out-of-control parties but to try to deal with it by huge fines and threat of jail terms for a party is really taking the criminal law too far," he said.

"If we are to implement the Western Australian laws, which is the Newman Government proposal, some of the more extreme aspects of that law have really got to be watered down and really should not be imported into Queensland law.

"Particularly making parents both criminally and financially responsible for parties which get out of control."

The legislation will be considered by State Cabinet in September.