Queensland government considers allowing police to collect child suspects' DNA without court order

The Queensland government says it is "actively pursuing" a policy that would allow police to collect a child suspect's DNA without a court order.

Currently the law requires police to get the court's permission to swab a suspect under the age of 17.

Police Minister Dan Purdie confirmed the government is looking to make the changes.

The Queensland Police Union said the "discrepancy" between how child and adult offenders' DNA was collected should be "completely removed".

"If you are old enough to go out in the community and commit crimes in the community, then you are old enough to have your DNA recorded," union president Shane Prior said.

"The collection of DNA in investigations is something that happens every single day so to have this tool available to frontline officers and to our investigators is something that the union is pursuing."

On Monday, Premier David Crisafulli told reporters Mr Purdie had asked the police union to give more information about their proposal.

Debbie Kilroy, the chief executive of Sisters Inside, which advocates the human rights of women and children, said the proposal was not about community safety but rather "normalising the legal dehumanisation of children".

"With each new law, the Queensland government is sending a chilling message: that children are no longer entitled to the same human rights as everyone else, and that they can instead be treated as permanent suspects under the law," she said.