Tattoo Industry Act 2013
sec.7Body art tattooists to be licensed
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sec.7 Body art tattooists to be licensed
An individual must not perform a body art tattooing procedure for fee or reward unless authorised to do so by a tattooist licence. Maximum penalty— for a first offence—500 penalty units; or for a second offence—700 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment; or for a third or later offence—1000 penalty units or 18 months imprisonment. An individual must not perform a body art tattooing procedure, whether or not for fee or reward, at licensed premises unless authorised to do so by a tattooist licence. Maximum penalty— for a first offence—500 penalty units; or for a second offence—700 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment; or for a third or later offence—1000 penalty units or 18 months imprisonment. Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to an individual who performs a body art tattooing procedure— if the individual carries out the procedure as a self-employed individual at premises for which the individual holds an operator licence; or under a permit; or otherwise in circumstances prescribed by regulation. s 7 amd 2016 No. 62 s 413 (sec.7-ssec.1) An individual must not perform a body art tattooing procedure for fee or reward unless authorised to do so by a tattooist licence. Maximum penalty— for a first offence—500 penalty units; or for a second offence—700 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment; or for a third or later offence—1000 penalty units or 18 months imprisonment. (sec.7-ssec.2) An individual must not perform a body art tattooing procedure, whether or not for fee or reward, at licensed premises unless authorised to do so by a tattooist licence. Maximum penalty— for a first offence—500 penalty units; or for a second offence—700 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment; or for a third or later offence—1000 penalty units or 18 months imprisonment. (sec.7-ssec.3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to an individual who performs a body art tattooing procedure— if the individual carries out the procedure as a self-employed individual at premises for which the individual holds an operator licence; or under a permit; or otherwise in circumstances prescribed by regulation.
- (a) for a first offence—500 penalty units; or
- (b) for a second offence—700 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment; or
- (c) for a third or later offence—1000 penalty units or 18 months imprisonment.
- (a) for a first offence—500 penalty units; or
- (b) for a second offence—700 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment; or
- (c) for a third or later offence—1000 penalty units or 18 months imprisonment.
- (a) if the individual carries out the procedure as a self-employed individual at premises for which the individual holds an operator licence; or
- (b) under a permit; or
- (c) otherwise in circumstances prescribed by regulation.