230ABody piercing of children

#### 230A Body piercing of children 230A Body piercing of children > > (1) In this section, body piercing means piercing a part of the body of a person to insert a ring, bar or other thing through that body part. > > > (2) A person must not perform body piercing on any part of— > > > > > (a) the genitalia of a child, or > > > > > (b) the nipples of a child. > > > > Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. > > > > Note. > > > > An offence against subsection (2) committed by a corporation is an executive liability offence attracting executive liability for a director or other person involved in the management of the corporation—see section 258. > > > (3) It is not a defence to a prosecution for an offence under subsection (2) that the child or a parent of the child consented to the body piercing of the child. > > > (4) A person must not perform body piercing on any other part of a child’s body unless the person has first obtained the consent of a parent of the child, given in accordance with this section, to the body piercing of that part of the child’s body. > > > > Maximum penalty—30 penalty units. > > > (5) The consent of a parent to the body piercing must be given in person by a parent accompanying the child or in writing. > > > (6) This section does not apply in relation to any body piercing performed for a medical purpose. > > **s 230A:** Ins 2008 No 78, Sch 1 \[2\]. Am 2012 No 97, Sch 1.3 \[13\].