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Youth workers may pay $60 for security checks

January 17, 2010 by admin

People working with children could have to pay for their own criminal checks under changes to child protection laws being considered by the NSW Government. [...] It is understood the Government is attracted to the Queensland system, where people working with children must hold what is called a blue card. [...] Applicants for a blue card must pay $61 and undergo a detailed national criminal history check including: any charge or conviction for an offence, whether or not a conviction was recorded; whether someone is a respondent to or subject to an application for a child protection prohibition order or disqualification order; and whether someone is subject to reporting obligations under the Child Protection Act 2004." read more

Australia, the weak kneeling nation where all citizens are guilty until they pay "$61" to prove their innocents.