sec.8Employed body art tattooists to be licensed

sec.8 Employed body art tattooists to be licensed

A person must not employ an individual to work as a body art tattooist unless the individual is the holder of 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. Subsection (1) does not apply to the employment of an individual to work as a body art tattooist in circumstances prescribed under a regulation. It is a defence in proceedings for an offence against subsection (1) if the person satisfies the court the person did not know, and could not reasonably have been expected to know, the individual employed to work as a body art tattooist was unlicensed. (sec.8-ssec.1) A person must not employ an individual to work as a body art tattooist unless the individual is the holder of 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.8-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the employment of an individual to work as a body art tattooist in circumstances prescribed under a regulation. (sec.8-ssec.3) It is a defence in proceedings for an offence against subsection (1) if the person satisfies the court the person did not know, and could not reasonably have been expected to know, the individual employed to work as a body art tattooist was unlicensed.

• (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.