Personal Appearance Services
High Risk Personal Appearance Services - Skin Penetration Establishment
Personal appearance services that involve any form of skin penetration is classed as a 'higher risk personal appearance service'. Examples of higher risk personal appearance service include:
- body piercing, other than closed ear or nose piercing
- implanting natural or synthetic substances into a person's skin, e.g. hair or beads
- scarring or cutting a person's skin using a sharp instrument to make a permanent mark, pattern or design
- tattooing (including cosmetic tattooing or semi-permanent marking)
Employees who deliver high risk personal appearance services are required to complete an Infection Control qualification with an accredited training provider, a copy of your Statement of Attainment must be provided with your licence application to Council.
You will be required to complete the Application for Skin Penetration Establishment. Download the application form below.
Skin Penetration Establishment Application Form(PDF, 254KB)
Non-higher Risk Personal Appearance Services
You do not need a licence if you only provide the following non-higher risk services:
- hairdressing
- beauty therapy (including facial or body treatments, application of cosmetics, manicures or pedicures, application of, or mending artificial nails, hair removal by electrolysis or wax)
- closed ear or nose piercing
- acupuncture
- massage therapy
- tattoo removal using a laser (you don’t need a licence from Council but you do need a laser licence issued by Queensland Health)
- personal appearance services provided within a health-care facility (you don’t need a licence from Council but need to comply with relevant medical legislation).
Useful information
Further information on requirements on starting a personal appearance business is available by contacting Council or by reviewing the Public Health (Infection Control for Personal Appearance Services) Act 2003