Reportable conduct

The Reportable Conduct Scheme (RCS) commences in Queensland on 1 July 2026. It is established by the Child Safe Organisations Act 2024 (CSO Act) and is overseen by the Queensland Family and Child Commission. The QCT is a prescribed sector regulator for Education Services under the CSO Act.

The RCS requires organisations to report and investigate allegations of child abuse and misconduct by their workers in a timely way. The scheme also enables certain information to be shared between relevant entities to prevent harm to children.

Reportable conduct includes:

• a child sexual offence
• sexual misconduct committed in relation to, or in the presence of, a child
• ill-treatment of a child
• significant neglect of a child
• physical violence committed in relation to, or in the presence of, a child
• behaviour that causes significant emotional or psychological harm to a child.

The QCT’s statutory mandatory notification requirements intersect with the RCS obligations.

Resources

QCT has produced a policy [PDF 254KB] and guideline [PDF 313KB] to support the scheme.

The QFCC have produced the following useful resources:

• Guide to Queensland's Reportable Conduct Scheme [PDF 1.48MB]
• Who does the scheme apply to
• Webinar: Queensland’s Reportable Conduct Scheme

Last updated:

16 June 2026