Blue cards for residential facilities
This category is an environment-based category, meaning you will need a blue card if you will be doing any work in a:
- residential facility; or
- place that provides a child accommodation service funded by the Australian Government or by the Department of Education.
Examples
A blue card is needed for any person entering:
- youth housing
- youth shelters
- semi independent living for children
- emergency accommodation for children
- reintegration housing for children
- public and community housing for children
- any other facility where child accommodation is provided under funding by the Australian Government
- any other facility where accommodation is provided to children under guardianship by Child Safety.
A blue card is not needed for a person that enters a residential facility when no children are present there. For example, if maintenance work needs to be carried out and there are no children present, a blue card is not required.
Under this category you don't need a blue card for work at a licensed care service. As per the Child Protection Act 1999 a licensed care service provides care for children under the Chief Executive’s custody or guardianship, and is licensed to do so.
More information
- blue cards for shelters
- Understand linking requirements for organisations.
- Check when you don’t need a blue card.
- Check who is eligible to apply for or hold a blue card.
- Learn how to apply for a blue or exemption card.