Individuals and business operators needing a blue card
To work, volunteer or operate a business with children you may need a blue or exemption card.
Whether a person needs a blue or exemption card will depend on the environment where the work is performed, type of work and if an exemption applies.
Organisations or businesses that receive state or federal funding may have agreements that require them to comply with working with children legislation. While it is important to check the requirements, it does not automatically mean that everyone in that organisation needs a blue or exemption card.
a person only needs a blue or exemption card if the services or activities fall within a category of regulated employment or business.
Categories under the blue card system
Select your category of employment from the list below to access information about its blue card requirements:
- Care of children under the Child Protection Act 1999
- Child accommodation services, including homestays
- Childcare services
- Churches, clubs and associations
- Business relating to a licensed care services under the Child protection Act 1999
- Disability work
- Education and care services
- Education programs conducted outside of school
- Emergency services cadet program
- Health, counselling and support services
- Hostels for children other than a residential facility
- Justice and detention services
- Non-state schools—directors of governing bodies and authorised persons
- Private teaching, coaching or tutoring
- Religious representatives
- Residential facilities
- Schools
- School boarding facilities
- School crossing supervisors
- Sport and active recreation.
Executive officers
A person will also need a blue or exemption card if they are an executive officer of a corporation that operates a business regulated by one of the categories on this page. This includes an executive officer who lives outside Queensland but does not include an executive officer who lives outside Australia.
More information
- Understand when you don’t need a blue card
- Check who isn't eligible to apply for a blue card
- Upcoming changes to the blue card system.