DANIEL MORCOMBE 'THIS LAW IS FOR OUR SON'

After their agonising loss, Bruce and Denise have fought two decades for this moment

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Bruce and Denise Morcombe lived through every parent's darkest fear when their 13-year-old son Daniel was brutally abducted and murdered at the hands of a paedophile 22 years ago.

While most grieving families who have lost a child rightfully want to fall in a heap and hide away from the world, not so for these two brave souls who have dedicated the better part of two decades fighting for change around child safety.

Just days after Queensland Parliament passed Daniel's Law - a pioneering legislation that delivers the state's first public sex offender register - Bruce and Denise spoke exclusively to Woman's Day. They revealed their tireless campaigning through the Daniel Morcombe Foundation has been worth it, knowing this new law will support and protect future generations.

"After all these years of advocacy, to see Daniel's enduring legacy actually become law in Queensland - it's hard to find the words, but we are absolutely over the moon," dad Bruce reveals.

Modelled on the successful West Australian system, it includes a three-tiered disclosure scheme, empowering parents and carers to access information about any convicted child sex offenders in their locale.