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Registration of Public Health Business Premises - City of Ballarat - Victoria

Description

You will need to register your premises with your local council if you intend to conduct a business involving:

  • beauty therapy
  • application of cosmetics (that does not involve skin penetration or tattooing)
  • colonic irrigation
  • hairdressing
  • skin penetration (including piercing)
  • tattooing.

These premises are required to be registered to minimise the risk of clients contracting certain infectious diseases.

Please note, if your business involves beauty therapy, applying cosmetics or hairdressing only, you may conduct a 'mobile' business, but you must register your principle place of business.

Service type

Licence

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

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for this registration, you must meet certain infection prevention and control measures for areas such as:

  • your premises
  • hand hygiene
  • equipment cleaning
  • record keeping.

Please consult the responsible council for more information regarding eligibility requirements.

Duration

1 year. However, if your business only provides hairdressing and / or temporary make-up services (applying cosmetics) at your premises, you can apply for an ongoing or 'once-off' registration.

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Description
Apply Application All

Please consult the responsible agency for information on fees to be submitted with your application.

Forms

Act(s) name

Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 Victoria

Regulation(s) name

Public Health and Wellbeing Regulations 2019 Victoria

Application process

Apply

Important

Existing premises:

  • if you take over a business in existing premises, you need to transfer the registration to your name before you can start trading.

New premises:

  • if you plan to start your business in new premises, you should talk to your local council before you choose a site.

Administering agency

City of Ballarat

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.