Queensland's Vicious Lawless Association Disestablishment (VLAD) Act, or so-called anti-bikie legislation, will be reviewed and replacement laws introduced by the end of the year, says the state's new Attorney-General, Yvette D'Ath.

During the election campaign, Labor said it would set up a task force consisting of members of the Law Society, Bar Association and Queensland Police Union to review the Liberal National Party's controversial VLAD legislation.

This would bring forward the mandated review of the laws from 2016.

Ms D'Ath said her Government was also going ahead with plans to establish a $6 million inquiry into organised crime, which would have the powers of a royal commission and be able to compel witnesses to give evidence.

"The commission of inquiry will operate for six months. It will run in parallel with the task force, which has until December to draft up the new laws as far as amendments to the VLAD laws," Ms D'Ath told ABC 612 Brisbane.

Ms D'Ath said the task force reviewing the VLAD laws would properly consult in developing any changes to legislation.

"That's why we're establishing a high-level task force which will by December of this year, review these legislations and make recommendations to the Government as to what those replacement laws will be," she said.

"Until such time as those new laws are introduced and passed ... the existing laws will remain in place."

She said Labor believed the existing laws were flawed.

"There are elements we do not agree with and the community do not agree with ... but we need to provide consistency and certainty for police on the front line enforcing these laws and we have to send a very clear message to criminal organisations and criminal bikie organisations that it's not a free for all; these laws are there, they will be enforced," she said.

"But we will be looking at these laws to actually create better laws.

"In fact, we will recommend to the task force that they look at developing a new chapter to go into the criminal code that actually has higher penalties so the most serious offences of organised crime, attracting up to a life sentence."

Organised crime inquiry to have royal commission powers

During the election campaign, Labor Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk said she had considered asking the Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) to investigate organised crime, but decided instead on a commission.

Ms D'Ath said the inquiry would have a broader focus than just criminal motorcycle gangs.

"One of flaws with bikie laws - it was looking at criminal bikie organisation, where we know and the evidence we have is that organised crime is much, much broader than that," she said.

"There are so many different links when you talk about organised crime ... that we want to look at it in a holistic way."

Ms D'Ath said the inquiry would have the full powers of a royal commission.

"They will be able to compel witnesses to come forward to give evidence, and also hopefully from that we will be able to gain further intelligence that will help us in areas like retrieving proceeds of crime," she said.

Speaking further on the CCC, Ms D'Ath said she would be briefed on the police investigation into acting chairman Ken Levy.

"Those investigations are ongoing. I'll be getting a briefing on all of these matters," she said.

"What's important is Labor made it very clear going into the election that we'll be appointing an independent chair of the CCC, and importantly reinstating independence in that body and giving it the power it needs to do its job properly."