Tasmanian businesses will have to comply with strict child safety standards under new laws, which are a step closer after passing the House of Assembly.
The Child and Youth Safe Organisations Bill, which establishes a framework for child and youth safe organisations across the state, passed the assembly on Thursday.
The framework has two components: child and youth safe standards, and a reportable conduct scheme.
An independent regulator would oversee compliance with the framework under the legislation with an "extensive range" of organisations, services, businesses, clubs and associations to be bound by it, the government said.
"Every child and young person in Tasmania has the right to be safe," Attorney-General Elise Archer said.
"Children and young people's safety is everyone's responsibility and this naturally extends to organisations and institutions that engage directly with children and young people."
The legislation was a critical part of the government's plan to keep children and young people safe, in line with recommendations from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Ms Archer said.
The attorney-general thanked those who shared their experiences both with the royal commission, and with the commission of inquiry into child sexual abuse in state government institutions, which is set to deliver a final report in May.
The commission of inquiry heard confronting evidence that highlighted the need for stronger measures to safeguard children and young people from abuse, Ms Archer said.
"By sharing your experiences, you have also told us what it does - and doesn't - mean for an organisation to be truly 'child safe'," she said.
"The framework will require organisations that work with children and young people to take specific steps to keep them safe and respond effectively if incidents of harm do occur.
"We estimate that there are thousands of organisations working with children and young people, all of which will have to comply with the framework."
Ms Archer looked forward to the bill going through the Legislative Council, she said.
The government and regulator would support organisations as the framework came in, and the government on Wednesday opened expressions of interest for the regulator's position.
The state's Commissioner for Children and Young People Leanne McLean earlier this month found Tasmania's out-of-home care system has a "concerning" lack of transparency, Aboriginal children are over-represented and state government funding is on the slide.
