Three offenders have been charged for allegedly breaching their reporting obligations in the first six months of the release of the Daniel’s Law website.
The Community Protection and Child Sex Offender Public Register (Daniel’s Law) was launched on 31 December 2025 as part of reforms to child safety laws in Queensland.
Since the launch, the Daniel’s Law website has also recorded 381,591 website visits, with 44,472 locality search applications submitted, 202 parent and guardian disclosure applications submitted, and 14 reportable offenders identified through parent and guardian disclosure searches.
The register gives parents and carers access to information about convicted child sex offenders through a three-tier system:
- Tier 1: A publicly available website listing reportable offenders who have failed to comply with obligations and whose whereabouts are unknown (the offender’s full name, photograph and year of birth will be accessible by members of the public, but they must agree not to misuse the information).
- Tier 2: An online application for residents to view photographs of reportable offenders living in their local area.
- Tier 3: An online application for parents or guardians to confirm if a particular person with unsupervised contact with their child is a reportable offender.
The scheme also includes three offences to prevent misuse of information or acts of vigilantism.
These concerns were raised by the Queensland Law Society in its submission to the Justice, Integrity and Community Safety Committee and during the Society’s appearance at the public hearing in September.
The legislation honours the memory and legacy of Sunshine Coast schoolboy Daniel Morcombe, whose abduction and murder in 2003 sparked a two-decade campaign by his parents for stronger child protection laws.
Minister for Police and Emergency Services Dan Purdie – a former Child Protection Detective on the Sunshine Coast – said Daniel’s Law represented a fundamental shift in how Queenslanders protect children.
“Every search, every application and every disclosure is proof that Daniel Morcombe’s legacy is making a real difference and helping keep Queensland children safe,” Mr Purdie said.
Deputy Police Commissioner Cheryl Scanlon said Daniel’s Law had fundamentally changed how child protection information was accessed and used across Queensland.
“In just six months, Daniel’s Law has transformed the child safeguarding landscape, making it easier for the whole community help protect children,” Deputy Commissioner Scanlon said.
“Daniel’s Law is strengthening that partnership by giving Queenslanders practical tools to play an active role in protecting children.”
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