A restricted person is a person who:
- has been issued a negative notice, or
- has a suspended blue card, or
- is a disqualified person, or
- has been charged with a disqualifying offence which has not been finalised.
Restricted employment refers to particular exemptions which allow a person to work with children without a blue card, such as:
- a volunteer parent;
- a volunteer who is under 18;
- paid or unpaid staff who work in child regulated employment for not more than 7 days in a calendar year; or
- a consumer at a child-related service outlet where they also carry out work at the outlet.
*A child-related service outlet means a place at which disability services are provided to children.
If you are a restricted person:
- you must not start or continue to work in restricted employment.
- if you currently work in restricted employment, you must immediately stop or you will be breaking the law and can be prosecuted.
- you do not need to tell the organisation the reason why you are no longer able to volunteer or work for them. However, you must immediately stop working or volunteering with the organisation or you will be committing an offence and can be prosecuted.
According to the 'Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) Act 2000', it is prohibited to start or continue in restricted employment if you are a restricted person.