Blue Card Information
Blue Card Requirements
Paid employees and volunteers who work with children and young people must hold a blue card or an exemption card if their work falls into a category of regulated
employment and they work.
Under 18 – Do I need a Blue Card?
Paid Employees - A paid employee who is under 18 will require a blue card if their work falls under a category of regulated employment.
Volunteers - Volunteers under 18 are exempt from requiring a blue card unless they are a trainee student doing a practical placement as part of their studies with an education provider.
Engaging someone who already has (or has applied for) a blue card/exemption card - When a blue/exemption card holder proposes to start in regulated child-related activities with your organisation, you must notify Blue Card Services by lodging a Link an applicant/cardholder to this organisation form.
Key Information
For an overview of your responsibilities as a club, please read
Obligations for Regulated Organisations fact sheet, there is also a
video available on the Blue Card Services YouTube channel.