- Since the Crisafulli Government fast-tracked Queensland’s long-overdue Reportable Conduct Scheme, more than 200 reportable conduct notifications have been received.
- As a result, more than 170 cases have been opened, with over 60 involving alleged criminal conduct and referred to Queensland Police.
- The Crisafulli Government delivered more than $4 million to fast-track the implementation of the Scheme to 1 July 2026 for all relevant sectors, after the former Labor Government failed to deliver change.
- The Scheme delivers a key recommendation of a 2017 Royal Commission report, after years of delay under the former Labor Government.
The fast-tracked Reportable Conduct Scheme has received 205 reports of inappropriate conduct towards children, within its first three weeks of implementation, as the Crisafulli Government continues to deliver the strongest child protection system in the nation.
In response, the Queensland Family and Child Commission (QFCC) has opened 174 cases and made referrals to the Queensland Police Service about more than 60 matters which involved alleged criminal conduct.
The Crisafulli Government invested more than $4 million to bring forward the Scheme’s commencement by 12 months for all relevant sectors, after the former Labor Government failed to implement a Scheme despite years of recommendations and broken promises.
The Scheme provides a consistent framework for organisations that work with children to report and investigate allegations of reportable conduct involving staff and volunteers.
Since the Scheme’s commencement, the QFCC has received notifications from a range of sectors, including:
- 72 reports from the early childhood education and care sector,
- 40 reports from the accommodation sector,
- 46 reports from the education sector,
- 15 reports from the child protection sector,
- 9 reports from the religious sector.
This reported conduct includes sexual offences, physical violence, mistreatment, emotional harm and neglect of children.
The Scheme enables information sharing between organisations, including the Queensland Police Service and Queensland Workers Screening Services, to identify and respond to potential risks. As a result, 15 Blue Cards have already been suspended.
The In Plain Sight review, commissioned by the Crisafulli Government and conducted by the Queensland Child Death Review Board, found that Ashley Paul Griffith – one of Australia’s worst paedophiles – could have been stopped on up to five separate occasions had Queensland implemented a Reportable Conduct Scheme in line with the 2017 Royal Commission’s recommendation.
Building on the Crisafulli Government’s major reforms to strengthen child protections, the Scheme supports a broader effort that includes establishing a new Queensland Protection Commission, delivering Daniel’s Law and introducing new discretionary suspension powers to strengthen the Blue Card system.
Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for Integrity Deb Frecklington said the implementation of a Reportable Conduct Scheme was a critical reform to better protect children and bring Queensland into line with other states.
“In just three weeks since the Scheme commenced, there have been over 100 complaints of reportable conduct across the early childhood education and care, and education sectors alone,” the Attorney-General said.
“Under Labor, these reports could not have been made or investigated, leaving Queensland children vulnerable to harm.
“Queensland families have waited long enough for reforms to better protect their children and I’m proud the Crisafulli Government has invested in the early implementation of the Reportable Conduct Scheme, which is already making a difference.”
QFCC Principal Commissioner Luke Twyford said organisations across the State are recognising risks earlier, meeting their legal obligations to report and sharing information that helps protect children.
“We’ve already seen some significant outcomes. Information that may once have remained within a single organisation is now being shared appropriately, allowing risks to be identified and managed before more children are harmed. Every one of those cases represents a safer system for Queensland children,” the Commissioner said.
“I am incredibly proud of what organisations across Queensland have achieved. Thousands of people have invested their time and effort into preparing for this reform. They have embraced new responsibilities because they understand that safeguarding children is everyone’s responsibility.”
