GOLD Coast police have defended pulling a taser on a Victorian tourist couple, saying the male was a patched Rebels bikie gang member who they feared was reaching for a weapon to use against two female officers.

A female officer from the Rapid Acton and Patrol squad, of Gold Coast Cops reality TV show fame, drew the taser after pulling over the Melbourne pre-school teacher Hayley Van Hostauyen and her boyfriend at Broadbeach Waters yesterday afternoon.

A video of the incident has gone viral, generating more than one million shares on Facebook.

Just drove out of Gold Coast airport, I have no club gear on at all they simply seen me and my partner Hayley at a red... Posted by Hayley Van Hostauyen on Monday, October 26, 2015

In her Facebook post, Ms Van Houstayen said she and her boyfriend were released without charge but only after being forced to delete the video, which they retrieved from a back-up.

“What’s great start to out holiday. What a joke,” she posted.

The video allegedly shows officers pulling over Hayley and her boyfriend, who has prominent tattoos, including a tattoo on his neck a police officer believes to be the 1 per cent mark popular with outlaw bikie gangs.

Officers explain to the couple that Queensland police have the power to search anyone suspected of being members of a criminal motorcycle gang.

The situation escalates when the man is asked to hand over his mobile phone which is recording the whole exchange.

He refuses and a female officer draws a taser.

media_camera A Facebook photo believed to be of Hayley Van Hostauyen and her alleged bikie boyfriend.

RAP commander Inspector Shane Holmes said the incident had been investigated and the actions of his officers had been found to be “lawful and reasonable”.

He said the couple was pulled over after officers noticed a gang-type tattoo on the male’s neck and checks revealed he was a patched Rebels bikie gang member from Victoria.

“He wasn’t just a random Victorian tourist,” Insp Holmes said.

“He and his girlfriend were intercepted by two slightly built female officers who know from experience that bikies carry weapons.

“When this gentleman unexpectedly reached into the car, the officers immediately feared for their safety and drew the taser as a precaution.

“It emerged he was retrieving his ID but the officers were not to know this and their actions were completely appropriate in the circumstances.

“The incident has been investigated and the officers were deemed to have acted lawfully and reasonably.”

Police were retrieving footage from the officers’ body-worn camera as part of the investigation.