Daniel’s Law register draws more than 400,000 visits

Bruce and Denise Morcombe with Marty Hunt & Police Minister Dan Purdie listen to Premier David Crisafulli marking the progress of Daniel’s Law.

Queensland’s public child sex offender register established in honour of Palmwoods schoolboy Daniel Morcombe has recorded more than 400,000 visits in its first eight months.

The State Government says the Daniel’s Law website has received 405,330 visits since December 31, 2025, with 46,428 applications lodged by people seeking information about reportable offenders living in their local area.

Another 231 parent and guardian disclosure applications have been made to determine whether a particular person having unsupervised contact with a child is a reportable offender.

Police say 19 offenders have been identified through those searches, while three offenders have been charged for allegedly breaching reporting obligations.

Daniel’s Law followed more than a decade of advocacy by Bruce and Denise Morcombe, whose 13-year-old son Daniel was abducted from the Sunshine Coast in 2003 and murdered.

The register operates through three tiers. One publicly lists reportable offenders who have failed to meet their obligations and whose whereabouts are unknown, while another allows residents to apply to see photographs of reportable offenders living in their area.

The third enables parents or guardians to check whether a particular person with unsupervised access to their child is a reportable offender.

Premier David Crisafulli said the Government was fulfilling a promise with Daniel’s Law.   “We made a commitment to arm parents with information they need to make Queensland children safer, and Daniel’s Law is delivering that,” he said. “We are putting the rights of victims ahead of the rights of offenders and these laws are helping parents and caregivers protect our children.”

Nicklin MP and former police officer Marty Hunt said the level of interest showed families wanted access to the information. “The fact that hundreds of thousands of Queenslanders, including families here on the Sunshine Coast, have accessed Daniel’s Law shows just how important this resource is,” Mr Hunt said.

Bruce and Denise Morcombe said the legislation provided families with another tool to protect children. “We advocated for Daniel’s Law for over a decade – a critical tool preventing other families from the same devastating loss we have been forced to endure,” they said.

“Daniel’s legacy lives on through this nation-leading reform by giving parents, caregivers and police an invaluable tool to keep our children safe from predators.”

More information is available at danielslaw.qld.gov.au.