Media Release

Palmer United Party candidate for Kawana commits to

establishment of Public Sex Offenders Register
The Palmer United Party candidate for Kawana, Jeremy Davey, has today
announced his commitment for the establishment of a Public Sex Offenders
Register in Queensland.
Mr Davey is a father to two young children and believes that the establishment of
such a register is important to voters on the Sunshine Coast and throughout
Queensland. More importantly, he asserts that the establishment of such a register
will help protect Queensland families.
The announced intention comes after the Northern Territory Government revealed
in 2014 that the Northern Territory will be the first jurisdiction in Australia to
introduce such a publicly accessible register. In a tremendous sign of respect to
child sex offender victim and Sunshine Coast resident, the late Daniel Morcombe,
the Northern Territory Government announced legislation to establish the website
will be titled Daniels Law.
Mr Davey said he was disappointed that the Queensland Attorney-General and
Member for Kawana, Jarrod Bleijie, had not taken real steps to establish such a
register and put Queensland in a position to set the example to other states.
I, along with many other residents of the Sunshine Coast and Queensland,
watched in absolute dismay as the Morcombe family became victims of the cruellest
of crimes, Mr Davey said.
I have also watched with much admiration as the Morcombes have given their all to
educating children right across the country on how to better protect themselves from
predators.
Mr Bleijie and the Queensland Government have demonstrated their ability to
introduce landmark laws such as the Vicious Lawless Association Disestablishment
(Anti-Bikie) laws, so I am disappointed that they have not taken the opportunity to
introduce laws to establish a register that would further enhance the safety of
Queensland children.
Mr Davey said that it is the role of the Queensland Government to do all they
possibly can to protect the community and educate them about potential dangers.

I want the Queensland community to be informed as best they can about predators
in their community and to give parents the tools to better educate themselves about
dangers that exist within their community.
Mr Davey dismissed concerns by some groups that such a register would cause
privacy concerns.
In my opinion, the publics right to know takes the upmost precedence over the
privacy concerns of any serious sex offender.
The day someone makes the decision to commit a serious sex offence against a
child, they forfeit their right to privacy principles awarded to ordinary citizens, Mr
Davey said.
ENDS