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)