877Offence—tattoo child or young person without agreement

877 Offence—tattoo child or young person without agreement (a) the person tattoos a part of another person’s body; and (b) the other person is a child or young person; and (c) the person does not have agreement, in writing, from a person responsibility, for the child or young person, to— (i) tattoo that part of the child’s or young person’s body; or (ii) tattoo the child or young person in that way. (2) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence. (3) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against this section if the defendant proves that— (a) before tattooing the person, the person had shown a document of identification to the defendant; and (b) the defendant had no reasonable grounds for believing that the document was not a genuine document of identification of the

document of identification, of a person, means a document that— (a) is— (i) an Australian driver licence or a licence to drive a motor vehicle (however described) issued under the law of an external Territory or a foreign country; or (ii) a proof of identity card under the Liquor Act 2010 or a corresponding document issued under the law of a State; or (iii) a passport; and (b) contains a photograph that could reasonably be taken to be of the person; and (c) indicates that the person to whom the document was issued is at least 18 years old.