THE State Government plans to scrap its 3am lockout in Queensland's most violent entertainment precinct in a move police say will lead to a "bloodbath" on streets over Christmas.

In an apparent bid to woo the youth vote in the lead-up to next year's election, Attorney-General Paul Lucas has lobbied for a three-month trial to remove the lockout in Fortitude Valley.

The move, which could spread to other entertainment precincts on the Gold Coast and in north Queensland, could be introduced within weeks.

This means the Government would have to rush through the changes in the next two parliamentary sittings.

The Sunday Mail understands a Caucus meeting recently discussed the need to win votes from youth, who are supposedly unhappy that they cannot move between licensed premises after 3am.

MP Judy Spence, who was police minister in 2006 when the measures were introduced to control drunken revellers, is understood to have heavily criticised the backdown.

Mr Lucas has told colleagues he wants to change lockout provisions from legislation to a regulation and bypass the regulatory assessment statement system, which opponents say will avoid parliamentary scrutiny.

Police Union president Ian Leavers said that changing lockouts into a regulation meant that promoters for the Gold Coast 600, the Townsville 400 or Schoolies, could easily pressure the Government to lift the restrictions.

"The Government's removal of the 3am lockout just for Fortitude Valley could not come at a worse time for police, emergency services workers and doctors and nurses in hospital emergency departments," Mr Leavers said.

"Added to police department job cuts, the Government's desire appears to now be to turn Fortitude Valley into a bloodbath every weekend.

"If 3am lockouts are removed in Fortitude Valley, police cannot guarantee any young person's safety."

Originally published as Backflip on 3am pub lockout