QUEENSLAND'S Attorney-General will consider appealing the decision to release a serial rapist, who a child protection advocate says will "snap" and reoffend within a year.
Hetty Johnston says Brisbane Supreme Court Justice Debbie Mullins' decision to release Robert John Fardon trashes the notion of community safety.
"Fardon is not a changed man; he's a psychopath," the Bravehearts founder said.
"He's only ever going to be one breath away from snapping ... and will be back in jail in 12 months.
"The only way to keep the community safe from Robert John Fardon is to keep him locked up."
Fardon, who has spent almost half his life in jail for crimes against women and children, will be released from a Queensland jail on Thursday afternoon.
In 2003, the now 64-year-old became the first person detained indefinitely under Queensland's Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act.
Justice Mullins, who heard an annual review of Fardon's detention, on Wednesday ruled he should be released despite him previously breaching a supervision order.
She said any threat he posed to the community could be managed and imposed 34 conditions for his release.
They include that he be subjected to electronic monitoring, abide by a curfew, and abstain from drugs and alcohol.
He's also been banned from contacting any of his victims and having unsupervised contact with children, people with mental disabilities or those who suffer from substance abuse.
He'll be housed at the Wacol prison precinct, where many convicted sexual offenders reside.
His imminent release has concerned Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie, who indicated on Wednesday afternoon he may lodge an appeal.
However Police and Community Safety Minister Jack Dempsey said the community should trust police to keep them safe.
He said police would be using sophisticated covert monitoring techniques to watch Fardon's every move.
"I'll be ensuring that we have all the resources of Corrective Services and the Queensland Police Service to ensure the safety of all Queenslanders," he added.
Sharon Tomlinson, who was 12 when she was choked and raped by Fardon in 1978, had prayed the courts would keep "see sense" and keep him behind bars this time.
"The little girl in me that was hurt by him really really believed they wouldn't let him out. But the adult in me knows the system," she told AAP.
"He's done his damage. He's had his chances. But they are giving him another one."
When she speaks of Justice Mullins, the anger erupts.
"How is she going to sleep? How is she going to feel when he breaches the conditions for his release or attacks someone. Or both. Because he will."
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