Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsS. 42(1AA) inserted by No. 49/2008 s. 3(1).
(1AA) In this section—
"beading" means the cutting of the skin of a person and the insertion of an object beneath the skin to produce a lump;
"branding" means the application of heat, cold or a substance to the skin of a person to produce scar tissue;
"like process" includes scarification, tongue splitting, branding and beading;
"person" means a living human being;
"scarification" means the cutting of the skin of a person to create scar tissue;
"tongue splitting "means the cutting of the tongue of a person to divide the tongue, or part of the tongue, into 2 or more segments.
S. 42(1) amended by Nos. 9554 s. 2(2)(Sch. 2 item 331), 49/2008 s. 3(2).
(1) Any person who performs any tattooing or like process on any person under the age of eighteen years shall be guilty of an offence.
Penalty: 60 penalty units.
S. 42(2) amended by Nos 23/1994 s. 118(Sch. 1 item 55.1), 97/2005 s. 182(Sch. 4 item 49), 13/2010 s. 51(Sch. item 54.1).
(2) Nothing in this Division shall apply to any tattooing or other like process performed by or at the written request of a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the medical profession (other than as a student).
Pt 1 Div. 6 (Heading) repealed by No. 74/2000 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 121.3), new Pt 1 Div. 6 (Heading and ss 43 – 44A) inserted by No. 49/2008 s. 4.
Division 6—Body piercing
S. 43 amended by Nos 8075 s. 3(a)(b), 9554 s. 2(2)(Sch. 2 item 332), repealed by No. 81/1987 s. 46, new s. 43 inserted by No. 49/2008 s. 4.