Our regulatory philosophy
This document outlines the Queensland Family and Child Commission’s (the Commission) approach to its regulatory functions and powers under the Child Safe Organisations Act 2024 (the Act).
It sets out how the Commission will raise awareness, build capability, and where necessary, use its powers to ensure compliance in a proportionate, risk-based, and transparent manner.
We believe that the best outcomes for children occur when organisations:
- Understand their legal and ethical responsibilities
- Have the capability to meet child safe standards
- Are held accountable when risk or harm is not appropriately dealt with.
Our regulatory approach is proactive, educative and escalatory. We will use our information-sharing powers proactively to protect children from risk of harm.
Our regulatory approach aligns to the Queensland Government Regulator Performance Framework.
Our aim is to prevent harm before it occurs and empower organisations to proactively do the right thing — but we will act decisively where children’s safety is compromised.