Last week it was announced that an LNP Government will pass Daniel’s Law and create a Public Sex Offender Register.
The Register will be a three-tiered system aimed at protecting children, not paedophiles:
- Tier 1 includes a publicly available website with photographs and personal details of reportable offenders, who have failed to comply with their reporting obligations or provided false or misleading information to police.
- Tier 2 includes an application-based system to identify high-risk offenders living in a local area. Queenslanders will be able to apply for a photograph of an offender, so they know what they look like and can be more vigilant of risks.
- Tier 3 includes a community protection disclosure scheme. Parents or guardians will be able inquire about a specific person who has regular unsupervised contact with their child, so they know if their child is being exposed to dangerous offenders.
Importantly, new offences will be created to prevent the misuse of any information from the register to ensure any actions are handled by police, for the safety of everyone.
