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Regulated employment

Child care

Volunteers

Volunteers need a blue card if they are:

• a "carer" or staff member in a "child care service";
• carrying out, or are likely to carry out a usual function of their employment at a "child care centre" while child care is being provided at the centre;
• as a usual function of their employment, providing or likely to provide "child care" in the course of a "commercial service" other than a child care service.

Volunteers do not need a blue card if they are:

• a volunteer parent of a child to whom child care is regularly provided at the centre;
• a guest of a school or "recognised body":
  • for the purpose of observing, supplying information or entertainment to 10 or more people, and
  • the activity is for 10 days or less on no more than two occasions per year, and
  • the person is unlikely to be physically present with a child without another adult being present, or
• performing the function of employment at a national or state event organised by a school or "recognised body" (operating at a state or national level):
  • for a sporting, cultural or skill based activity, and
  • the event is attended by more than 100 people, and
  • the work is for 10 days or less on no more than two occasions per year; and
  • the person is unlikely to be physically present with a child without another adult being present.
• a child under 18 years of age volunteering (except “trainee students” undertaking a course of study with an “education provider”)

Paid employees

Paid employees need a blue card if, over the course of 12 months, they are:

• employed as a "carer" or staff member in a "child care service";
• carrying out, or are likely to carry out a usual function of their employment at a "child care centre" while child care is being provided at the centre;
• as a usual function of their employment, providing or likely to provide "child care" in the course of a "commercial service" other than a "child care service".

for at least:

• eight consecutive days, or
• once a week, each week, over four weeks, or
• once a fortnight, each fortnight, over eight weeks, or
• once a month, each month over six months.

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Last Updated: August 21, 2006

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