Following changes made to the Child Safe Organisations Act 2024 in Queensland Parliament this week, the phased implementation previously set out in the legislation has been replaced.
All in-scope organisations are now required to comply from 1 July 2026.
The amendment brings forward the start date for religious bodies and for organisations in the health, education, early childhood education and care services, and accommodation and residential sectors.
The start date is unchanged for child protection services, government entities, services for children with a disability, and justice and detention sectors.
Only the commencement date has changed and there is no change to the scope of organisations and sectors that need to comply.
The change will see the scheme applied consistently across the sectors required to comply with the Reportable Conduct Scheme. It also means independent oversight of reports and investigations of harm against children can start sooner across all sectors.
The introduction of a Reportable Conduct Scheme was recommended by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in 2017.
More information about the Reportable Conduct Scheme can be found on the Family & Child Commission’s website.
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