QLD Blue Card Application

Detects Queensland blue card (working with children check) applications, renewals and screening outcomes for a named applicant - blue card application or renewal records, positive or negative notices and exemption cards - when the phrase sits with populated applicant identifiers and application fields.

Type

regex

Confidence

medium

Confidence justification

Medium: enforce tiers need a populated applicant identifier; 85 also needs an application field and screening-authority evidence. Public guidance, employer checklists and sign-up web pages carry the phrases without an applicant and stay at 65.

Jurisdictions

au

Regulations

Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld), NDB Scheme (Cth), Working with Children Check Act 2000 (Qld)

Frameworks

ISO 27001, ISO 27701

Data categories

pii, government, children

Scope

narrow

Risk rating

8

Platform compatibility

Purview: Compatible, GCP DLP: Compatible, Macie: Compatible, Zscaler: Compatible, Palo Alto: Degraded, Netskope: Unsupported

Pattern

(?i)\b(?:blue\s+card\s+(?:application|renewal|number|holder)|working\s+with\s+children\s+(?:check|clearance)(?:\s+application)?|(?:positive|negative)\s+notice|exemption\s+card(?:\s+application)?)\b

Should match

• Blue card application - renewal Applicant name: Avery Teston Date of birth: 04/02/1991 Blue card number: 1142087/2 Employer: Harbourview Junior Soccer Club Category of work: Sport and active recreation Suitability outcome: Positive notice issued Blue Card Services completed the criminal history check. — Populated blue card renewal with applicant, application fields and screening-authority evidence (85)
• Working with children check application received Name: Casey Rourke Application number: WWC0284471 — WWC application with labelled applicant identifiers only (75)
• Exemption card application - outcome Card holder: Taylor Brennick Registration number: QTR-4418207 Regulated service: Bayside Family Day Care Application type: Exemption card (registered teacher) Issue date: 02/10/2026 Identity verification completed by Blue Card Services before issue. — Exemption card application with card holder, registration number, regulated service and issuing-authority evidence (85)

Should not match

• Blue credit card offer — Non-match 1
• Card game at the club — Non-match 2
• Sample template for child-work screening fields: applicant name, birth date, reference number, suitability outcome. — Adjacent template language is not a populated Blue Card record
• The public website explains the child-work screening process. — Public guidance has no Blue Card primary or populated applicant fields
• Blue debit card application with rewards points. — Sibling payment-card language does not satisfy the child-screening primary
• Policy guidance: this procedure explains how blue card application forms are collected, stored and shared, who may access them and how long they are kept. Staff should read the privacy section before completing any form. It contains no details about any individual. — Policy/guidance text naming the topic without any populated record (65 discovery at most)
• Blue card application Applicant name: ____________________ Date of birth: ____________________ Employer: ____________________ Category of work: ____________________ Signature: ____________ Date: __/__/____ — Blank form with unpopulated labelled fields (placeholder guard keeps it below 75)
• News: Blue Card Services says most working with children check applications are now processed online, and volunteers should apply for a blue card before starting child-related work. — News/training prose about the topic without a populated record (65 discovery at most)

Known false positives

• Blue card references in non-child-safety contexts. Mitigation: Require Blue Card Services or working with children keywords.

References

• Working with Children Check Act 2000 (Qld)
• Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld)