SEX offenders will be monitored for a minimum of 10 years under new state laws.
The time under which first-time offenders will be under police monitoring and reporting will be the longest of any state or territory.
It doubles the previous time.
In addition, the monitoring period for repeat offenders will also double to 20 years, while the most serious child sex offenders will be monitored for life.
Queensland previously had the shortest monitoring times.
In 2014, the Campbell Newman-led government amended legislation to significantly reduce the police reporting and monitoring periods for child sex offenders.
That meant overnight, the police oversight and monitoring ceased for more than 1700 child sex offenders.
“These reforms will establish the longest, strongest, most comprehensive monitoring laws in relation to child sex offenders in the nation,” police minister Mark Ryan said.
“We are doubling the monitoring and reporting periods for child sex.
“This is by far the strongest monitoring regime in the nation.
“Child sex offenders are among the most heinous of all, and they deserve to be subject to the longest, strongest and strictest monitoring and reporting regime in the nation.
“The community can be assured that in addition to these tough new laws, our world class police service, including the internationally acclaimed Taskforce Argos and the Queensland Police Service’s Child Abuse and Sexual Crime Group are relentless in targeting those who do harm to the most vulnerable members of society.
“These new laws will continue to support the efforts of Queensland’s hard working police to keep Queensland children safe.”
