BigDog ID Cards Included in the Queensland Dept of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors (DCDSS) 'Disability Connect' newsletter this month. Identification requirements for disability support workers accompanying clients in the community There has been some concern expressed about the impact on people with disability of the recent Public Health Direction regarding Home Confinement, Movement and Gathering, in particular the ability of volunteer and paid support workers to accompany clients when accessing the community.
DCDSS has had some very encouraging discussions with the Queensland Police Service (QPS), which has confirmed that people working in paid or voluntary disability support services are considered to be “exempt workers� providing essential services, and they will not be required to produce identifying documents to QPS officers or prove they work for a volunteer agency or non-government organisation when they are either travelling to and from their home and place of work, or in the community supporting their clients. This advice was provided to all QPS officers on 22nd April 2020. Notwithstanding this positive development, DCDSS would suggest it might be prudent for workers to carry their yellow card or other identifying documents with them during the time the Public Health Direction is in force.
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