When you don't need a blue card
Not all environments involving children will require a person to hold a blue card.
You don 't need a blue card if you are:
- a paid employee, volunteer or student—and you are not a restricted person or a running a business— who works for no more than 7 days in a calendar year, noting that a
- calendar year starts from 1 January and ends on 31 December
- ‘day’ is for any period of time on 1 day, irrespective of whether it is a full day or part day
- a volunteer who is under 18 and is not a restricted person
- an Australian lawyer providing legal or advocacy services
- supervising or working alongside a person who is under 18, for example if you are supervising a 17-year-old colleague or a student while they do work experience, including school students
- involved in a team, club or group activity that also has members under 18, for example if you participate in an under-20s sports group with a member who is 17.
- a Queensland police officer working in their professional capacity
- a Queensland registered teacher working in their professional capacity as a teacher
- a registered health practitioner working in their professional capacity
- a Queensland Corrective Services officer working in their professional capacity
- an interstate or overseas emergency service workers travelling to Queensland to perform emergency services during a declared disaster or significant fire event.
An organisation may ask a person to sign a declaration before entering a child-related regulated environment, stating that they have not exceeded the frequency exemption and are not a restricted person. This is part of a risk management strategy that assists the organisation to create safe environments for children.