Limitations of Daniel’s Law

Daniel’s Law allows access to information on people who are currently on Queensland’s Child Protection Register. This means that Daniel’s Law only covers people who:

• have been convicted of a child sex offence (specifically a reportable or prescribed offence) and have current reporting obligations under the Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Offender Prohibition Order) Act 2004 (that is, they are defined as a ‘reportable offender’) or
• are subject to a supervision order or interim supervision order made under the Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003.

Who is not included in Daniel’s law

Daniel’s Law does not cover people with a history of child sex offending who no longer have reporting obligations. For example, this includes offenders who had reporting obligations for 10 years, but those obligations have now ended. In this example, the person will no longer be on the Child Protection Register.

It also doesn’t include:

• people who have been found guilty of a child sex offence, but where the courts have not recorded a conviction
• unknown child sex offenders who exist in our community but who haven’t yet been caught
• reportable offenders who were children at the time they committed their reportable offence and who have not reoffended as an adult
• reportable offenders who are protected witnesses or who are subject to a court-ordered suppression order.