Industries requiring a blue card
The blue card system regulates specific services and activities relevant to children. We check and monitor people who work in these industries and help organisations to create safe environments for children.
Organisations 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 their paid work, volunteer, student or business activities fall within a category of regulated employment or business.
Regulated industries
Select your industry from the list below to access information about its blue card requirements:
- au-pairs, nannies and babysitters
- child accommodation and homestay providers
- directors and governing bodies of non-state schools
- foster or kinship carers
- intergenerational playgroup
- licensed care services
- local government
- neighbourhood community centres
- organisations delivering Human Services Quality Framework (HSQF) services
- Parents and Citizens (P&C) associations
- Queensland Corrective Services officers
- Queensland Fire Department officers
- Queensland Police Service officers
- Queensland registered teachers
- registered health practitioners
- security providers
- shelters
- sporting and fitness industries
- tradespeople
- young people
- Youth Justice officers.