Mum in court after Blue Card blunder
A mother applying to volunteer at a school north of Brisbane has been sentenced in court after she applied for a blue card despite being on a banned list.
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A mother banned from holding a blue card made an attempt to get one so she could volunteer at her child’s school, a court has heard.
Renee Mae Pryer illegally applied for a Blue Card on June 13 last year after someone at Tullawong Primary School suggested she lend a hand at the school.
She had hoped to assist her special needs child who is a student there, Caboolture Magistrates Court heard.
Pryer was the holder of a negative notice preventing her from holding a Blue Card.
This meant making the application was an offence.
There is a maximum sentence of five years in jail if banned holders apply for a card.
The court did not hear why she could not hold a Blue Card.
Pryer, who the court heard had a limited and dated criminal history, pleaded guilty to the offence and was fined $200.
No conviction was recorded.
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