Offences against children and minors

"Use of A Carriage Service for Child Abuse Material"

"Using A Carriage Service To 'Groom' Persons Under 16 Years of Age"

Child Exploitation Material (CEM) Offences, Generally

There are a broad range of offences, both State and Commonwealth, which apply to:

• accessing child exploitation material;
• distributing child exploitation material; and
• possessing child exploitation material.

The State offences in Queensland relate in general to offences involving the:

• possession of CEM; or
• making of CEM.

Commonwealth offences involve the use of a "carriage or postal service".

Police can charge offenders with both:

• State offences; and
• Commonwealth offences;