Process for applying for a yellow card or yellow card exemption
When applying for a yellow card or a yellow card exemption it is the responsibility of
the funded non-government service provider to:
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seek a person's consent to conduct criminal history screening
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submit an application for to the department, on behalf of a person seeking to be
engaged by the service provider (in some cases the service provider may pay for
the criminal history screening, but in other cases the provider may require the
prospective worker to pay for the screening).
The department will forward the application to the Queensland Police, who will
conduct a national check of the person's criminal history and provide the results of the
screening to the department. The Director-General of the department will use this
information to decide whether to issue:
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a positive notice (yellow card) - this means the person can work for a
department funded non-government organisation; or
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a negative notice - this means a person cannot work for a department funded
non-government organisation.
Funded non-government service providers must ensure the following for workers
engaged to work with adults:
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an application for criminal history screening is submitted BEFORE a worker
commences work and the person is only engaged or continues to be engaged if
they receive a yellow card or a yellow card exemption
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volunteers only commence work AFTER they receive a yellow card or a yellow
card exemption.
For more information read Criminal History Screening on the Queensland Government website.