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Brian Allan Smith faces court over first alleged breach of Daniel’s Law in Queensland
Brian Allan Smith faces up to three years in jail for publishing protected details from Queensland's public child sex offender register under Daniel's Law.
- On Wednesday, 47-year-old Brian Allan Smith briefly fronted Ipswich Magistrates Court charged with publishing identifying information from Queensland's child protection register and was granted bail until February 4.
- The public register, launched December 31, 2025, allows searches for missing reportable offenders and photos of high-risk offenders, and under Daniel's Law it is an offence to publish identifying information without Police Commissioner approval.
- Police allege Smith accessed the new registry and published identifying information about a person listed on the public child protection register without authorisation at Lowood, Queensland, on January 1.
- Anybody found guilty faces three years' imprisonment; solicitor Amanda Rossow raised Commonwealth issues while Magistrate Robert Walker said it is a state charge, and Acting Police Commissioner Cheryl Scanlon praised police response.
- This month Police Minister Dan Purdie said almost 105,000 people accessed the register under tier one, with almost 21,000 tier two and 60 tier three applications, and officials noted four hits identifying pedophiles with no breaches.
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Man accused of revealing sex offender details gets bail - Local Ipswich News
The first person charged with misusing a landmark public sex offender registry has been granted bail. Brian Allan Smith faced Ipswich Magistrates Court on Wednesday after being accused of accessing Queensland’s registry and passing on information about a sex offender. The 47-year-old was charged after Queensland set up Australia’s first public child sex offender register under legislation honouring abducted teen Daniel Morcombe. The child protec…
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