Offences relating to Daniel's Law

Daniel's Law disclosure scheme aims to help all Queenslanders play a role in protecting children. The purpose of this scheme is to provide parents, guardians or other persons who care for children with access to information to better protect the most vulnerable in our communities.

While parents and guardians can communicate with their child or children in person in a private capacity for the purposes of safeguarding the child, it is an offence under Daniel's Law to share information with other persons, such as family, friends and workmates. It is also an offence to engage in conduct that may intimidate or harass another person believed or suspected to be an identified reportable offender.

It must be remembered that any misuse of information or targeting of individuals received under Daniel’s Law may also have an impact on victim-survivors. While the identification of victim-survivors following the release of images or information about reportable offenders is a recognised risk, many victim-survivors emphasise that preventing further harm and protecting others must remain the overriding priority.

The details of these offences can be found in the Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Offender Prohibition Order) Act 2004.