Queensland Consolidated Regulations

PUBLIC HEALTH REGULATION 2018 - REG 40

40 Procedures that are not cosmetic procedures—Act, s 213A

For section 213A (2) of the Act , the following procedures are not cosmetic procedures for chapter 5A of the Act —

(a) a procedure involving the removal of a polypoid outgrowth of both epidermis and dermal fibrovascular tissue, also known as a skin tag;

(b) a procedure involving the reshaping of the external structure of the ear, also known as otoplasty;

(c) a procedure involving the reshaping of a hand or foot that is polydactyl or syndactyl;

(d) a procedure involving the circumcision of the penis;

(e) a procedure involving the correction of disfiguring scarring resulting from a medical condition, illness or trauma;

(f) a procedure involving the removal of a naevus that is disfiguring, melanotic or interferes with the function of a part of the human body;

(g) a procedure involving the removal of a tattoo;

(h) a procedure that—

(i) is part of a plan to treat a child; and

(ii) involves cranio-facial surgery, orthognathic surgery or otolaryngological surgery to correct a deformity, congenital abnormality or the physical effect of a medical condition, illness or trauma;

(i) a procedure to correct a deformity, congenital abnormality or the physical effect of a medical condition, illness or trauma that is—

(i) a mammaplasty; or

(ii) a genioplasty; or

(iii) a rhinoplasty.