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Sport and Recreation Frequently Asked Questions
Club Committee Members
- Whose responsibility is it to ensure that everyone who needs a blue card has a blue card?
- Our club is having a sign up day for new members who will need to apply for blue cards. What do we need to do?
- How does my club comply with their blue card requirements?
- How does the Commission monitor that the club is meeting their requirements?
- What information can the club get about a blue card holder?
- Who should be the contact person for our club and what are their responsibilities?
- What do I need to do if the contact person for our club changes?
- What information does the club need to record on the Employee Register?
- Do administrative officers with the club need a blue card?
- What do I do if a person who already has a blue card joins our club?
- What do I do if a blue card holder leaves our club?
- How do I know when a person’s blue card expires?
- What do I do if the Commission sends me a letter saying a person’s blue card application has been ‘returned for more information’?
- What do I do if I receive a letter from the Commission stating that a blue card holder has a change in their criminal history?
- What do I need to do if a blue card holder in my club has their card suspended?
- What is a child protection risk management strategy and whose responsibility is it?
- Does my organisation need a child protection risk management strategy?
- If our parent organisation/sports association develops a child protection risk
management strategy to protect children, does my club need one as well?
- Where can I get further information?
Club Paid Employees
- I am a paid employee. How often do I have to work with children to need a blue card?
- How do I complete the application form?
- What category do I need to tick on the application form?
- How long will my application take?
- Who can I contact to check on the progress of my application?
- What if I don’t receive my blue card in the mail?
- What do I do if I lose my blue card, or if it is stolen?
- How long is my blue card valid for?
- What do I do if my blue card expires soon?
- Why do I need to renew my card every two years?
- Can I use my blue card for other child-related activities that are not part of sport and recreation?
- What information does the Commission give the club about me?
- What if I change my name or contact details?
- What do I do if I stop working with children?
- What do I do if I change employers?
- My child is involved in the same activities that I participate in. Do I need a blue card?
- I have received a letter from the Commission saying my application has been ‘returned for further information’. What do I do?
- What do I do if I have a change in my criminal history?
- What do I do if my blue card is suspended?
- What do I do if I am asked to make submissions?
- What is a child protection risk management strategy and whose responsibility is it?
- Where can I get further information?
Club Volunteers
- I am a volunteer. Do I need a blue card?
- I will only be volunteering with children at a one-off event. Do I still need a blue card?
- What category do I need to tick on the application form?
- How do I complete the application form?
- Do I need to pay?
- How long will my application take?
- Who can I call to check on the progress of my application?
- What if I don’t receive my blue card in the mail?
- What do I do if I lose my blue card, or it is stolen?
- How long is my blue card valid for?
- What do I do if my blue card expires soon?
- Why do I need to renew my card every two years?
- Can I use my blue card for other activities not related to sport and recreation?
- What information does the Commission give the club about me?
- What if I change my name or contact details?
- What do I need to do if I stop volunteering with my current club/organisation and start volunteering with children with another club/organisation?
- What do I need to do if I am working with children with more than one club/organisation?
- My child is involved in the same activities that I participate in. Do I need a blue card?
- I have received a letter from the Commission saying my application has been ‘returned for further information’. What do I do?
- What do I do if I have a change in my criminal history?
- What do I do if my blue card is suspended?
- I have received a letter from the Commission inviting me to make submissions. What do I do?
- What is a child protection risk management strategy and whose responsibility is it?
- Where can I get further information?
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