Blue cards for justice and detention services
If you own or operate a business that provides services within a youth detention centre, or you own or operate a business that supervises or monitors children under court orders under the Youth Justice Act 1992, you need a blue card.
Similarly, if you are paid or volunteer to work in a youth detention centre, or your employment or volunteer work includes supervising or monitoring a child under any of the below orders imposed by a court under the Youth Justice Act 1992, you also need a blue card.
- A community-based order
- A supervised release order
- Any other order made or imposed by a court under that act
Examples
A blue card is needed for:
- personnel of a youth detention centre (with exception of corrective service officers)
- counsellors or support workers providing support to a child at a youth detention centre
- legal professionals providing one-to-one, online, or over the phone legal support to a youth at a detention centre.
- educators providing tuition within a youth detention the centre
- cleaners at a youth detention centre facility
- a person who supervises a child that is subject to a supervised release order or community based order
- business operator/owner whose business provides services or activities within a youth detention centre, or the supervision/ monitoring of children subject to court orders.
A blue card is not needed for:
- Queensland Corrective Services employee working within their professional capacity under the Corrective Services Act 2006.
- an AHPRA registered psychologist providing a psychological assessment to a child who has a court order.
- ambulance officers providing emergency medical assistance to a child within a detention centre.
More information
- Understand linking requirements for organisations.
- Check when you don’t need a blue card.
- Check who cannot apply for or hold a blue card.
- Learn how to apply for a blue or exemption card.