- A new public child sex offender register will be delivered by the Crisafulli Government, to be known as Daniel's Law.
- The Register will consist of three tiers, helping make Queensland safer by protecting children from reportable sex offenders.
- Daniel's Law delivers on a key election commitment and is the next stage of the Making Queensland Safer Laws.
For the first time Queensland will have a public child sex offender register, with new laws to be introduced to Parliament this week, delivering on a key election commitment of the Crisafulli Government.
Daniel's Law will establish the Queensland Community Protection and Public Child Sex Offender Register and will consist of three tiers, in a multi-layered approach to child protection. The three tiers include:
- A publicly available website with photographs and personal details of reportable offenders who have failed to comply with their reporting obligations and whose whereabouts are unknown.
- A locality search application providing photographs to identify certain reportable offenders living in the local area.
- A parent and guardian application. Parents, carers and guardians will be able to apply to police to ascertain whether an adult having regular unsupervised contact with their child is a current reportable offender.
Daniel's Law is in recognition of Daniel Morcombe whose life was lost through tragedy, following more than two decades of advocacy from his parents, and through the Daniel Morcombe Foundation.
Daniel's Law will put the rights of children and parents before the rights of high-risk perpetrators.
Safeguards will be in place to prevent the misuse of information, while unlocking information for parents and carers to help bolster child protection.
The Queensland Community Protection and Public Child Sex Offender Register will be administered by the Queensland Police Service, which is already responsible for monitoring reportable offenders.
Daniel's Law will complement the strongest child protection system in the nation, being delivered by the Crisafulli Government, which includes a reportable conduct scheme which has been brought forward to start in July 2026 for the child care sector.
The Crisafulli Government has also launched a Child Safety Commission of Inquiry, with the Blue Card Child Protection Review currently underway.
After Queensland led the charge for national change, a new national register for Child Care workers and Blue Card holders has also been agreed to by State and Federal Education Minsters.
Premier David Crisafulli said Daniel's Law was an important step to help make Queensland safer.
"Daniel's Law arms parents with information to make decisions for the safety of their children," Premier Crisafulli said.
"Monsters cannot be allowed to lurk in the darkness, Daniel's Law will help protect children who can't protect themselves.
"Everything we do is about driving down the number of victims of crime and this will help prevent innocent children falling prey to predators.
"We acknowledge the many years of advocacy from Bruce and Denise Morcombe, who have turned unimaginable tragedy into a legacy of better protection for Queensland children."
Minister for Police and Emergency Services Dan Purdie said the Crisafulli Government was delivering Daniel's Law, as promised.
"Daniel's Law is one step in a bigger picture to help protect our young people and make Queensland safer," Minister Purdie said.
"The public register will unlock information for families about high-risk offenders in their local area, and about people who regularly have unsupervised contact with their children.
"With stronger laws and more police, we are delivering to help make Queensland safer."
