New South Wales Consolidated Acts

TATTOO PARLOURS ACT 2012

- As at 1 June 2023 
- Act 32 of 2012 

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Meaning of "close associate"
   5.      Relationship of Act to other laws

   PART 2 - OFFENCES RELATING TO UNLICENSED BODY ART TATTOOING

   6.      Body art tattooing businesses to be licensed
   7.      Body art tattooists to be licensed
   8.      Employed body art tattooists to be licensed

   PART 3 - LICENSING SCHEME

           Division 1 - General

   9.      Types of licences and authorisation conferred by licence
   10.     Licence conditions--general provisions

           Division 2 - Licence applications and granting of licences

   11.     Licence applications
   12.     Statement as to close associates of applicant for operator licence
   13.     Fingerprinting and palm printing of applicants
   13A.    Renewal of licence
   13B.    Restoration of licence
   14.     Investigations, inquiries and referrals in relation to licence applications
   15.     Secretary or Commissioner may require further information
   16.     Decision of Secretary in relation to licence applications
   17.     Duration of licence
   18.     Form of licence

           Division 3 - Role of Commissioner

   19.     Commissioner to make security determinations about applicants and licensees
   19A.    Commissioner may require further information
   20.     Disclosure of criminal intelligence information

           Division 4 - Miscellaneous licence conditions

   21.     Inspection of financial records
   22.     Change of licence particulars
   22A.    Operator not to permit procedures by unlicensed body art tattooists on licensed premises
   23.     Changes in staff members
   24.     Display of licence information

           Division 5 - Suspension and cancellation of licences

   25.     Suspension of licence
   26.     Cancellation of licence

           Division 6 - Review of licensing decisions

   27.     Right to seek administrative review from Civil and Administrative Tribunal

   PART 4 - ENFORCEMENT

           Division 1 - Closure orders

   28.     Interim closure of unlicensed or illegal tattoo parlours
   29.     Long term closure of tattoo parlours
   30.     Body art tattooing business may not be carried on in closed premises

           Division 2 - Powers of entry

   30A.    Powers of authorised officers to enter premises without warrant
   30B.    Powers of authorised officers to enter premises with warrant
   30C.    Powers that may be exercised by authorised officers on entry
   31.     Police powers of entry with dog

           Division 3 - Other enforcement provisions

   32.     Production of licences
   33.     Hindering or obstruction of authorised officer
   33A.    Provisions relating to requirements to furnish records or information or answer questions
   34.     Nature of proceedings for offences
   35.     Penalty notices
   35A.    Offence of altering, damaging or destroying records and other things
   35B.    Offence of providing false or misleading information
   35C.    Offence of conspiring to commit offence
   35D.    Offence of inducing commission of offence

   PART 5 - MISCELLANEOUS

   36.     Exchange of information
   36A.    Certificate evidence
   37.     No compensation payable for exercise of regulatory functions
   38.     Delegations
   39.     Service of documents
   40.     Provision of documents to Secretary
   41.     Regulations
   42.     Review of Act
           SCHEDULE 1
           Schedule 2 (Repealed)