Growing child safe organisations

The Queensland Government is working on implementation of child safe standards and the introduction of a reportable conduct scheme in Queensland, as recommended by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.

Decision impact analysis statement

On 22  March 2024, the Queensland Government published the Growing Child Safe Organisations Summary Impact Analysis Statement (Summary IAS) (PDF, 395 KB) | (DOCX, 1.3 MB) and the Growing Child Safe Organisations Decision Impact Analysis Statement (DIAS).

The DIAS recommends the Queensland Government establish an integrated child safe organisation system which includes:

1. a collaborative regulatory model to implement mandatory child safe standards and ensure compliance by in-scope organisations; and
2. oversight of institutional child abuse complaints and allegations through a nationally consistent reportable conduct scheme.

Consultation regulatory impact statement

On 10 August 2023, the Queensland Government published the Growing Child Safe Organisations consultation regulatory impact statement (CRIS) to seek feedback on options for the implementation of child safe standards and a reportable conduct scheme in Queensland.

The consultation period has closed, and submissions received from stakeholders across Queensland informed the final recommendation to government.

We would like to thank everyone that participated in the consultation process.

We developed 6 supplementary materials to help people navigate and understand the key issues we sought feedback on. Read these below.

1. Overview guide to the CRIS
2. Embedding cultural safety
3. Scope for Child Safe Standards (CSS) and Reportable Conduct Scheme (RCS)
4. Options for Child Safe Standards (CSS)
5. Overview for Reportable Conduct Scheme (RCS)
6. CRIS FAQs

Contact

If you have further questions, please contact RC_SPAL@cyjma.qld.gov.au