Tattooing Industry Control Act 2015

The Governor may make such regulations as are contemplated by, or necessary or expedient for the purposes of, this Act.

Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the regulations may—

exempt a person or person of a class, or a tattooing service of a class, from the operation of a provision or provisions of this

Act;

require persons who provide tattooing services to comply with a specified code of conduct or practice;

require persons who provide tattooing services to lodge periodic returns;

incorporate or operate by reference to a specified code or standard as in force at a specified time or as in force from time to time;

fix fees to be paid in respect of any matter under this Act and regulate the recovery, refund, waiver or reduction of such fees;

impose a penalty, not exceeding a fine of $10 000, for contravention of, or non‑compliance with, a regulation;

fix expiation fees, not exceeding $1 000, for alleged offences against the regulations;

make provisions of a savings or transitional nature.

The regulations may—

be of general application or limited application;

make different provision according to the matters or circumstances to which they are expressed to apply;

provide that a specified provision of this Act does not apply, or applies with prescribed variations, to any person, circumstance or situation (or person, circumstance or situation of a specified class) specified by the regulations;

provide that a matter or thing in respect of which regulations may be made is to be determined according to the discretion of a specified person or body.

If a code or standard is referred to or incorporated in the regulations—

a copy of the code or standard must be kept available for inspection by members of the public, without charge and during normal office hours, at an office determined by the Minister; and

evidence of the contents of the code or standard may be given in any legal proceedings by production of a document apparently certified by the

Minister to be a true copy of the code or standard.