Tattooing Industry Control Act 2015

For the purposes of this Act, a person provides tattooing services if—

in the case of a natural person—he or she—

tattoos another person (whether or not for fee or reward); or

carries on a business in the course of which he or she or another person tattoos a person (whether or not for fee or reward); or

is a director of a body corporate that carries on a business in the course of which he or she or another person tattoos a person (whether or not for fee or reward); or

sells or supplies, or offers to sell or supply, prescribed tattooing equipment to a person; or

provides any other service of a kind prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph; or

in the case of a body corporate—the body corporate—

carries on a business in the course of which a person tattoos another person (whether or not for fee or reward); or

is a close associate of a body corporate that carries on a business in the course of which a person tattoos another person (whether or not for fee or reward); or

sells or supplies, or offers to sell or supply, prescribed tattooing equipment to a person; or

provides any other service of a kind prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph.

For the purposes of this section, a reference to supplying prescribed tattooing equipment does not include a reference to the mere delivery of prescribed tattooing equipment by Australia Post, a courier or a similar carriage service.

In this section—

prescribed tattooing equipment means the following equipment (however described) used, or to be used, in tattooing a person:

a tattoo machine or tattoo gun;

needles;

ink or other colouring material;

any other equipment prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph.