Queensland Working with Children Check Act 2000
Queensland's blue card law: no card, no start for regulated employment and businesses, linking and identity checks, teacher and police exemption cards, restricted persons, employer registers, change notices, card returns and truthful dealings with Blue Card Services.
Queensland Working with Children Check Act 2000 is a compliance framework from Australia: Queensland with 2 domains and 13 controls that map to 4 other frameworks. The largest domains are Chapter 7: Screening requirements for employers and businesses – Queensland Working with Children Check Act 2000 (7 controls), Chapters 8 and 10: Duties of card holders, applicants and employers – Queensland Working with Children Check Act 2000 (6 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.
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Framework Domains (2)
Chapter 7: Screening requirements for employers and businesses – Queensland Working with Children Check Act 2000
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| queensland-working-with-children-check-act-2000::s173 | s 173 Verify identity and link the worker to the organisation before giving notice |
| queensland-working-with-children-check-act-2000::s175 | s 175 No card, no start: employ in regulated employment only a clearance holder who has been linked |
| queensland-working-with-children-check-act-2000::s176 | s 176 Do not start a worker whose clearance is suspended |
| queensland-working-with-children-check-act-2000::s176A | s 176A Workers themselves must not start or continue without a clearance |
| queensland-working-with-children-check-act-2000::s176B | s 176B Operators of regulated businesses hold a clearance |
| queensland-working-with-children-check-act-2000::s176C-G | ss 176C to 176G Police officers and registered teachers need an exemption card or a pending exemption application |
| queensland-working-with-children-check-act-2000::s176I-J | ss 176H to 176J Keep restricted persons out of restricted employment |
Chapters 8 and 10: Duties of card holders, applicants and employers – Queensland Working with Children Check Act 2000
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| queensland-working-with-children-check-act-2000::s304O-P | ss 304O, 304P and 348A Return suspended, cancelled and replaced cards |
| queensland-working-with-children-check-act-2000::s328B-C | ss 328B and 328C Applicants and holders notify changes within 7 days |
| queensland-working-with-children-check-act-2000::s350 | s 350 Volunteers moving to paid work, or to a business for reward, notify within 14 days |
| queensland-working-with-children-check-act-2000::s351-352 | ss 351 and 352 No false or misleading statements or documents to the chief executive |
| queensland-working-with-children-check-act-2000::s369 | s 369 Keep a register of employees in regulated employment |
| queensland-working-with-children-check-act-2000::s370B | s 370B Answer the chief executive's audit and monitoring requests on time |
Your Compliance Coverage
If you comply with Queensland Working with Children Check Act 2000, you already cover:
Australia NDIS Worker Screening Rules 2018
31%
4 controls mapped
Compare →Australia NDIS Provider Registration Rules 2018
8%
1 controls mapped
Compare →Victoria Child Safe Standards (2022)
8%
1 controls mapped
Compare →+ 1 more: Australia National Principles for Child Safe Organisations (2019) (8%)
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The Compliance Position Diagnostic, $5,000 fixed, ten business daysWhat is Queensland Working with Children Check Act 2000 and who does it apply to?
Queensland Working with Children Check Act 2000 is a compliance framework from Australia: Queensland with 2 domains and 13 controls. Queensland's blue card law: no card, no start for regulated employment and businesses, linking and identity checks, teacher and police exemption cards, restricted persons, employer registers, change notices, card returns and truthful dealings with Blue Card Services. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
What does Queensland Working with Children Check Act 2000 actually require?
Queensland Working with Children Check Act 2000 has 13 controls organised across 2 domains. The largest domains are Chapter 7: Screening requirements for employers and businesses – Queensland Working with Children Check Act 2000 (7 controls), Chapters 8 and 10: Duties of card holders, applicants and employers – Queensland Working with Children Check Act 2000 (6 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.
If I already comply with another framework, how much of Queensland Working with Children Check Act 2000 do I already cover?
Queensland Working with Children Check Act 2000 maps to 4 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are Australia NDIS Worker Screening Rules 2018 (31% coverage), Australia NDIS Provider Registration Rules 2018 (8% coverage), Victoria Child Safe Standards (2022) (8% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.
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