Draft laws to allow men convicted of historical gay sex offences to apply to have their convictions wiped from the record have been put forward by the Queensland Government.

Under the proposal, men convicted for certain sexual activity once described as "acts of gross indecency" would be able to apply to the director-general of the Department of Justice and Attorney-General to have their convictions expunged.

The expungement scheme would also apply to people convicted or charged with certain historical public morality offences.

Consensual adult male homosexuality activity was decriminalised in Queensland in 1991.

Attorney-General Yvette D'Ath announced the proposed bill in Parliament today, after the Government referred the issue to the Queensland Law Reform Commission in January.

Ms D'Ath told Parliament the legislation would be introduced in "the early part of 2017" after undergoing a period of consultation.

"This is a chance for some closure for Queenslanders who continue to be hurt by the legacy of decades-old discrimination," she said.

"As a Parliament we should apologise to those Queenslanders for these historic wrongs and for the hurt that followed them in the decades since."

Ms D'Ath said applications would be considered "against available official records and appropriate criteria".

Shadow attorney-general Ian Walker told Parliament the LNP supported the laws in principle.

"We understand there is detail to look at and we look forward to perusing what the Attorney-General has tabled," he said.

New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and the Australian Capital Territory have expungement schemes already in place for this type of conviction.

The WA and Tasmanian governments have also announced plans to enact the change.