Feedback from our students after attending a presentation from the Jack Beasley Foundation was positive with students gaining invaluable information about knife crime. Thanks to the efforts of Jack’s family and friends, Jack’s Law passed in Queensland on 31 March 2023. Jack’s Law gives Queensland Police the powers to randomly use handheld scanners without warrant in safe night precincts and on all public transport including stations.
On 22 August 2024 Jack’s Law in Queensland was expanded to shopping centres, licensed premises, retail outlets and public events.
– Scans are quick, averaging a minute or two and require no physical contact by police.
– Jack’s Law not only detects weapons but deters people from carrying them in the first place.
Thanks to Jack’s Law, police as of January 2025 have taken more than 1234 knives and other dangerous weapons off the streets.
Thank you to Belinda, Brett and Brad for the invaluable presentation and continued work you do in this space to keep our communities safe
