Under the new laws, offenders convicted of a second serious child sex offence will be jailed indefinitely and only eligible for release once they satisfy the court that they are willing and able to control their sexual instincts.

The laws will be the toughest in the nation when dealing with serious repeat child sex offenders.

The Government will be working with South Australia Police, the Courts Administration Authority and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions to ensure these laws are as effective as possible when the laws come into effect.

This legislation builds on other tough new changes to child sex offender laws including:

• Introduction of legislation to establish a public child sex offender register.
• Increased penalties for a range of child sex abuse offences, such as increasing the maximum penalty for gross indecency with or in the presence of a child from five to 15 years.
• Legislated to ban child sex offenders from working in places that also hire underage employees, such as hospitality or retail.
• Strengthened Carly’s Law, so that tough penalties apply to offenders who communicate online with police officers posing as fictitious children.