Are NWW ambassadors required to undertake a working with children background check?
The requirements for working with children background checks differ in each state and territory. Please see below for specific information regarding the requirements in your state or territory. Queensland In Queensland the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian issues Blue Cards once it has carried out the Working with Children Check to see if a person is eligible to work in the areas of child-related work covered by the Commission’s Act. Volunteers taking part in the NWW Ambassador Initiative do not need a blue card. Under the Act a volunteer guest of a school or registered charity, incorporated association or corporation for 10 days or less on no more than two occasions per year for the purpose of observing or supplying information or entertainment to 10 or more people, who is unlikely to be physically present with a child while no other adult is present. For more information go to http://www.ccypcg.qld.gov.au/employment/index.html NSW Ambassadors in NSW are not
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