Registration of Public Health Business Premises - Glenelg Shire Council - VIC - Australian Business Licence and Information Service

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

.

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

Task	Type	Business Structure	Description
Apply	Application	All	Health premises fees: low risk - $180 high risk - $110 Fees for 2024-25

Forms

Task	Business Structure	Resources
Apply	All	Food, Health, Aquatic Facility and / or Accommodation Application (Opens in new window)

Other resources

Task	Business Structure	Resources
Apply	All	Registered Premises Information Pack - PDF (Opens in new window)
General	All	Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines for Hair, Beauty, Tattooing and Skin Penetration Industries (Opens in new window)
General	All	Information for Registered Premises and Environmental Health Officers (Opens in new window)
General	All	Registered Premises - Changes to the Public Health and Wellbeing Regulations (Opens in new window)

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

Glenelg Shire Council

Contact details

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

Communicable Disease Section

Communicable Disease Section

Department of Health
Victoria
Operating address:	50 Lonsdale Street Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Mailing address:	GPO BOX 4057 Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Phone:	1300 651 160
Other:	1300 651 170
Email:	infectious.diseases@dhhs.vic.gov.au
Website:	Infectious Diseases (Opens in new window)

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

Environmental Health Officer

Glenelg Shire Council
Victoria
Operating address:	71 Cliff Street Portland, Victoria 3305
Mailing address:	PO BOX 152 Portland, Victoria 3305
Toll Free:	1300 453 635
Fax:	03 5522 2290
Email:	enquiry@glenelg.vic.gov.au
Website:	Glenelg Shire Council (Opens in new window)

Supporting information

Public Health (Opens in new window)

Hair, Beauty, Tattooing and Skin Penetration Industries (Opens in new window)

Registration of Public Health Business Premises - Glenelg Shire Council - Victoria