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Queensland’s new child safeguarding law – the Child Safe Organisations Act 2024 – is in effect, with key compliance dates for general practices and commissioned services that work with children.
There are ten Child Safe Standards that aim to create environments that protect children from harm when they interact with businesses and organisations. These are shown below (click to enlarge) and have been in effect since 1 January 2026.
Source: Supplied, Queensland Family & Child Commission.
Gold Coast Primary Health Network (GCPHN) has a simple factsheet that covers the Ten Standards and what your practice or service must do to embed them. The head of an organisation – such as the Practice Owner, Director or CEO – holds legal responsibility for compliance.
> Click to view GCPHN’s Queensland Child Safe Standards factsheet (PDF)
The Standards are an important way we will strengthen our culture of safety for all children in Queensland, with more than 40,000 businesses and organisations that work with Queensland children or provide spaces or services specifically now needing to show they are child safe.
The Reportable Conduct Scheme applies from 1 July, with organisations including general practices and hospitals, as well as service providers that work with children across the Gold Coast, needing to comply.
Dates that organisations need to comply are provided by the Queensland Family & Child Commission, who are focused on collaborating with organisations to support their compliance.
You can visit the QFCC website to find implementation guides and resources and contact their team for further information.
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