Tattoo Industry Regulation 2023
8Body art tattooists at tattooing shows exempt from licensing requirements
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8 Body art tattooists at tattooing shows exempt from licensing requirements
8 Body art tattooists at tattooing shows exempt from licensing requirements
(1) For the Act, section 7(2)(b), the following circumstances are prescribed—
(a) the individual carries out the body art tattooing procedure at a tattooing show, and
(i) the individual holds a master licence for premises at which the individual performs body art tattooing procedures as a self-employed individual, or
(ii) the individual is an authorised participant of the show,
(b) the individual is an authorised participant of a tattooing show, and
(i) the individual is not an Australian citizen or permanent Australian resident, and
(ii) the performance of a body art tattooing procedure for fee or reward is not in breach of a condition of a visa issued to the applicant to enter Australia, and
(iii) the individual carries out the body art tattooing procedure at premises for which a master licence is in force, and
(iv) the individual has not, in the previous 12 months, performed body art tattooing procedures at premises for which a master licence is in force on more than 31 days in total, and
(v) the individual, when performing body art tattooing procedures at the premises, carries written evidence that the individual is an authorised participant in a show.
(2) The individual must promptly produce the evidence referred to in subsection (1)(b)(v) to an authorised officer if asked to do so by the officer.