South Australian Current Regulations South Australian Current Regulations (1) For the purposes
of section 21U of the Act, the following information is prescribed:
(a) that
it is an offence to perform an intimate body piercing or body modification
procedure on a person under the age of 18 years;
(b) that
the penalty for an offence referred to in paragraph (a) is a fine of
$5 000 or imprisonment for 12 months;
(c) that
it is an offence to perform any other body piercing on a minor under the age
of 16 years without first obtaining the consent of the minor's
guardian—
(i)
in person; or
(ii)
in writing in the prescribed form and verified by
statutory declaration;
(d) that
the penalty for an offence referred to in paragraph (c) is a fine of
$5 000 or imprisonment for 12 months;
(e) that
it is an offence to sell body modification equipment to a person under the age
of 18 years;
(f) that
the penalty for an offence referred to in paragraph (e) is a fine of
$2 500;
(g) that
proof of age may be required—
(i)
before a body piercing or body modification procedure may
be performed; or
(ii)
before body modification equipment may be purchased.
(2) The prescribed
information must be printed on a notice in any readily legible font no smaller
than 12 points and displayed in a prominent place at the premises at
which the procedures are offered.