Indy 300 changes law

Queensland's 3am nightclub lockout laws will be relaxed on the Gold Coast during this weekend's Lexmark Indy Carnival.

Liquor Licensing Minister Margaret Keech said Gold Coast nightclubs would be exempted from the state ban from Thursday to Saturday, October 19-21.

She said some licensees had also been granted extended trading permits, allowing them to remain open until 7am each day of the carnival.