Overview
- The Child Death Review Board’s In Plain Sight report found warning signs were recorded across agencies but not shared, leading to siloed decisions and fragmented accountability, and it issued 28 reforms covering laws, information sharing and victim support.
- Investigators identified at least 18 detection points, including five missed opportunities, as Griffith was dismissed from childcare jobs more than five times and was ultimately arrested only after uploading abuse images.
- Premier David Crisafulli and Attorney-General Deb Frecklington said Queensland will fast‑track a reportable conduct scheme described as the “missing piece,” with plans to bring its start forward by a year.
- Griffith is serving life with a 27‑year non‑parole period and has appealed his sentence, and NSW authorities have lodged a prisoner‑transfer request to pursue additional charges once legal processes allow.
- Victims and advocates say the report has reopened trauma and call for rapid, well‑resourced reforms, including aligning the new scheme with the blue card system to better connect risk information to decisions about who can work with children.