sec.19Tattooing minor prohibited

### sec.19 Tattooing minor prohibited A person must not perform tattooing on a minor. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment. In this section— tattooing — means the process of penetrating a person’s skin and inserting into it colour pigments to make a permanent mark, pattern or design on the skin; and includes any process that penetrates the skin and inserts into it colour pigments to make a semipermanent mark, pattern or design on the skin including for example— the process known as cosmetic tattooing; or the process for applying semipermanent make-up. (sec.19-ssec.1) A person must not perform tattooing on a minor. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment. (sec.19-ssec.2) In this section— tattooing — means the process of penetrating a person’s skin and inserting into it colour pigments to make a permanent mark, pattern or design on the skin; and includes any process that penetrates the skin and inserts into it colour pigments to make a semipermanent mark, pattern or design on the skin including for example— the process known as cosmetic tattooing; or the process for applying semipermanent make-up. - (a) means the process of penetrating a person’s skin and inserting into it colour pigments to make a permanent mark, pattern or design on the skin; and - (b) includes any process that penetrates the skin and inserts into it colour pigments to make a semipermanent mark, pattern or design on the skin including for example— (i) the process known as cosmetic tattooing; or (ii) the process for applying semipermanent make-up. - (i) the process known as cosmetic tattooing; or - (ii) the process for applying semipermanent make-up. - (i) the process known as cosmetic tattooing; or - (ii) the process for applying semipermanent make-up.