You must be licensed to work as a tattooist in Queensland.
This licence allows you to perform body art tattooing procedures for decorative purposes, for a fee or reward.
A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.
To be licensed you must:
If you run a body art tattooing business, even if you work from home, you must have a tattoo operator licence.
1 or 3 years
Fees Details for this service in table format.
You can find the current fees here.
Tattoo Industry Act 2013 Queensland (Opens in new window)
Tattoo Industry Regulation 2013 Queensland (Opens in new window)
You must attach the following supporting documents to your application (where relevant): proof of identity 2 passport-sized photos of yourself. They must be certified and signed by someone who is over 18 and has known you for at least 12 months a training certificate from a registered training organisation showing you are competent in the subject called Maintain infection prevention for skin penetration treatments (HLTINF005).
You must attach the following supporting documents to your application (where relevant):
Department of Justice
Office of Fair Trading
Industry Licensing Unit
Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.
Apply to be a tattooist (Opens in new window)
Transfer to a Queensland tattoo licence (Opens in new window)
