Queensland Opposition Proposes ‘Daniel’s Law’, a Public Child Sex-Offender Register

The Queensland opposition has announced plans to create a public child sex offender register if the party comes to power in October. Liberal National Party leader David Crisafulli proposed naming the register “Daniel’s Law,” after 13-year-old Daniel Morcombe, who was abducted and murdered on the Sunshine Coast in 2003. Crisafulli was joined by Daniel’s parents, Denise and Bruce Morcombe, to launch the proposal in Brisbane on Sept. 8. “If this register can even protect just one child from being put in harm’s way and having their life shattered, it will be worth the register and the legislation,” Crisafulli said. The LNP has announced it will allocate $10 million for the proposal but expects the cost to be lower. The proposed law would be modelled on the system launched in Western Australia 12 years ago and the South Australian framework introduced last month....