Registration of a Hairdressing, Beauty Therapy or Body Art Business - NT - Australian Business Licence and Information Service

Description

You will need this registration if you intend to operate a hairdressing, beauty therapy or body art business. Hairdressing is any activity that is not a surgical or medical procedure that maintains, alters or enhances a person's appearance in relation to their facial or scalp hair, including hair:

cutting
trimming
removing
colouring.

Beauty therapy is any activity intended to maintain, alter or enhance a person's appearance other than a cosmetic surgical or medical procedure, including:

facials
body wraps
exfoliation or microdermabrasion
manicures or pedicures
epilation, waxing or threading

Body art is defined as an activity that permanently decorates or adorns a person's skin or permanently alters their appearance other than a surgical or medical procedure, including:

tattooing
body piercing
ear-piercing.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

Please contact the agency to identify any eligibility requirements.

Duration

Your registration will be ongoing as long as the business stays at the same premises and you continue to run the business.

Fees

Task	Type	Business Structure	Amount	Description
Apply	Application	All	$91.00	Hairdressing business registration fees. Fees for 2024-25
Apply	Application	All	$141.00	Beauty therapy and body art business registration fees. Fees for 2024-25

Forms

Task	Business Structure	Resources
Apply	All	Register, Renew or Close a Hairdressing, Beauty Therapy or Body Art Business (Opens in new window)

Act(s) name

Public and Environmental Health Act 2011 Northern Territory

Regulation(s) name

Public and Environmental Health Regulations 2014 Northern Territory

Approval time

Please allow 28 days for your application to be processed.

Administering agency

Department of Health

Contact details

**Please use these contact details for help or more information:**

Environmental Health - Barkly

Department of Health
Northern Territory
Operating address:	Tennant Creek Hospital 45 Schmidt Street Tennant Creek, Northern Territory 0860
Mailing address:	PO BOX 346 Tennant Creek, Northern Territory 0861
Phone:	08 8962 4302
Fax:	08 8962 4420
Email:	envirohealthca@nt.gov.au

**Please use these contact details for help or more information:**

Environmental Health - Central Australia

Department of Health
Northern Territory
Operating address:	Peter Sitzler Building 67 Stuart Highway Alice Springs, Northern Territory 0870
Mailing address:	PO BOX 721 Alice Springs, Northern Territory 0871
Phone:	08 8955 6122
Fax:	08 8952 5927
Email:	envirohealthca@nt.gov.au

**Please use these contact details for help or more information:**

Environmental Health - Darwin

Department of Health
Northern Territory
Operating address:	Casuarina Plaza Floor 2 258 Trower Road Casuarina, Northern Territory 0811
Mailing address:	PO BOX 40596 Casuarina, Northern Territory 0811
Phone:	08 8922 7377
Fax:	08 8922 7036
Email:	envirohealthte@nt.gov.au

**Please use these contact details for help or more information:**

Environmental Health - Katherine

Department of Health
Northern Territory
Operating address:	2nd Floor, O'Keefe House, Katherine Hospital Katherine NT 0850
Mailing address:	PRIVATE BAG 73 Katherine, Northern Territory 0852
Phone:	08 8973 9061
Phone:	08 8973 9062
Fax:	08 8973 9063
Email:	envirohealthte@nt.gov.au

Supporting information

Register or Renew a Hairdressing, Beauty Therapy or Body Art Business (Opens in new window)

Registration of a Hairdressing, Beauty Therapy or Body Art Business - Northern Territory