The Crisafulli Government has marked a major milestone in its crack down on knife crime, joining with Brett and Belinda Beasley and Queensland Police as they conducted the 100,000th scan under Jack’s Law.  

Brett and Belinda Beasley lost their 17-year-old son, Jack, in December 2019 after he was murdered at Surfers Paradise during a night out with friends. 

Following the success of the trial of Jack’s Law – which allows police to use handheld metal detectors without a warrant – the Crisafulli Government announced it would make the laws permanent in the second tranche of the Making Queensland Safer Laws this year.  

Making Jack’s Law permanent builds on the Crisafulli Government’s commitment to restore community safety by delivering a boost to police resources and ensuring young serious repeat offenders are held to account through Adult Crime, Adult Time.  

Premier David Crisafulli said every wanding operation carried out by police was a step closer towards restoring community safety.  

“Jacks’ Law is saving the lives of Queenslanders,” Premier Crisafulli said.

Since Jack’s Law was introduced in April 2023, 953 weapons have been seized through more than 10,500 wanding operations carried out at safe night precincts, transport hubs, shopping centres and sporting and entertainment venues around the state.

Across Queensland, police have now scanned more than more 100,000 people, resulting in more than 4800 offences, which were mostly weapons and drug related.