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Volunteer at Blue Light Association Incorporated

I am a volunteer at the Queensland Blue Light Association Incorporated. Do I need a blue card?

Yes, unless exempt under the 'churches, clubs, associations involving children' category of regulated employment.

You need a blue card if your employment usually includes, or is likely to include, providing services or conducting activities directed mainly towards children at a church, club, association or similar entity.

However, you do not need a blue card if you are:

• under 18 and working as a volunteer (except a ‘trainee student’ working as part of a course of study with an ‘education provider’ as defined in the Act);
• a volunteer parent of a child receiving the same or similar service or taking part in the same or similar activity in which the parent is involved in a church, club, association or other entity;
• an employee of a government entity whose employment includes (or is likely to include) providing a child related service or conducting child related activities at a church, club, association or similar entity;
• a person engaged by the Queensland Police Service under section 5AA.3 of the Police Service Administration Act 1990 who is performing a function under section 2.3 of the Police Service Administration Act 1990;
• a volunteer guest of a school or registered charity, incorporated association or corporation for 10 days or less on no more than two occasions per year for the purpose of observing or supplying information or entertainment to 10 or more people, who is unlikely to be physically present with a child while no other adult is present; or
• a volunteer performing the function of employment for 10 days or less on no more than two occasions per year, at a national or state event, attended by more than 100 people which is organised by a school or recognised body (operating at a state or national level) for a sporting, cultural or skill based activity, who is unlikely to be physically present with a child while no other adult is present.

If you are not exempt, you can apply for a blue card by submitting a Volunteer (V) Application Form. There is no application fee for volunteers.

Note

You must hold a blue card before you begin volunteer work, regardless of how often you come into contact with children and young people.

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Last Updated: October 3, 2007

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