- Breach Bail, Go to Jail laws have passed Queensland Parliament today.
- Crisafulli Government has delivered strongest bail laws in the nation.
- Adult and youth offenders committing serious crime on bail will face a minimum mandatory 12 months in jail.
- Threshold for bail will be raised, making it harder to get bail, and police will not need to consider cautions for serious offenders.
- Coercive control and Daniel’s Law child sexual offences will be captured under laws for adults.
- The Crisafulli Government is making Queensland safer through stronger laws, more police, early intervention and rehabilitation after a decade of decline under Labor.
The Crisafulli Government has delivered the strongest bail laws in the nation, delivering on its commitment to make Queensland safer.
The Breach Bail, Go to Jail and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2026passed Parliament today and builds on the first three tranches of Adult Crime, Adult Time reforms.
The landmark reforms target serious repeat youth and adult offenders and strengthen the former Labor Government's weak crime laws which created the Youth Crime Crisis.
The reforms, which commence on 30 November 2026, include:
- A new offence for committing a serious crime while released on bail, which will carry a mandatory minimum sentence of 12 months custodial imprisonment.
- Bail reform applies to youth and adults: for youth offenders this captures any Adult Crime, Adult Timeoffence, for adults, a serious offence includes all Adult Crime, Adult Time offences, as well as coercive control and Daniel’s Law child sexual offences.
- A higher threshold for bail, with a new "high degree of confidence" test for serious offenders. Under the test, police or a court must refuse bail unless satisfied to a high degree of confidence that the offender will not commit another serious offence while on bail.
- Removing mandatory police diversions: The Bill also removes the mandatory requirement for police officers to consider diversionary options before commencing proceedings against youths.
The Crisafulli Government is restoring safety through stronger laws, more police, early intervention and rehabilitation.
Police data shows the plan to make Queensland safer has already delivered a 9.6 per cent reduction in victim numbers after they skyrocketed 193 per cent under the former Labor Government.
Premier David Crisafulli said Breach Bail, Go to Jailwas the next step in the Government's plan to restore safety where you live.
“These are the strongest bail laws in the nation, and build onAdult Crime, Adult Time, as part of our plan to make Queensland safer," Premier Crisafulli said.
“We’re taking action because dangerous offenders shouldn’t be able to treat bail as a free pass for more crime.
“We've listened to victims right across Queensland who have bravely shared their stories, fought for change and called for tougher bail laws that put community safety first, and that is exactly what we are delivering.”
Attorney-General, Minister for Justice and Minister for Integrity Deb Frecklington said the laws were putting the rights of victims ahead of the rights of offenders.
“These reforms raise the threshold for bail, requiring serious repeat offenders to satisfy police or the court to a high degree of confidence that they will not commit another serious offence if released,” the Attorney-General said.
“We're taking decisive action to keep dangerous repeat offenders off the streets to make Queensland safer.”
Minister for Youth Justice and Victim Support Laura Gerber said this was delivering the strong laws Queenslanders had been crying out for.
“We are focused on putting the rights of victims before the rights of offenders and today we take another step forward in doing just that,” Minister Gerber said.
“These stronger laws, alongside more police, and our record investment in early intervention and rehabilitation are helping turn young lives away from crime and prevent the next generation of youth offenders.”
Minister for Police and Emergency Services Dan Purdie said the Crisafulli Government was restoring safety with more police and stronger laws.
"These nation-leading Breach Bail, Go to Jailreforms are just one of the ways we’re making Queensland safer and turning the tide on Labor's Youth Crime Crisis," Minister Purdie said.
"Unlike Labor who repeatedly watered-down youth crime laws in Queensland, everything we do is about strengthening the laws to restore safety, and reduce victims of crime by cracking down on the former Government's generation of serious repeat offenders."