Blue cards for justice and detention services
You will need a blue card if any work is carried out in a youth detention facility or, you supervise/monitor a child who is subject to a court order under the Youth Justice Act 1992.
If 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 will 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
Workers and volunteers
If you are paid or volunteer to work in a youth detention centre, you will need a blue card.
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
- 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
A blue card is not needed for:
- Queensland Corrective Services employee working in 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.
Business owners and operators
If you own or operate a youth detention centre or a business that supervises or monitors children under a community based, supervised or other order under the Youth Justice Act 1992, you will need a blue card.
Examples
A blue card is needed for:
- a business operator/owner whose business provides services or activities to children who have court order but are not in a detention centre.
A blue card is not needed for:
- a business operator/owner whose business provides monitoring or supervisory services to adults who have a community based order.
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.