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Registration of Public Health Business Premises - Merri-bek City Council - 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 Amount Description
Apply Application All $858.00

Initial registration. Fees for 2024-25
Apply Application All $1030.00

Initial registration for dual premises. Fees for 2024-25
Renew Renewal All $361.00

Renewal of dual premises. Fees for 2024-25
Renew Renewal All $290.00

Tattooists, beauty parlours and skin penetration. Fees for 2024-25
Renew Renewal All $258.00

Beauty therapies. Fees for 2024-25
Vary Variation All $361.00

Alteration to existing premises (plans assessment & inspection). Fees for 2024-25

Forms

Act(s) name

Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 Victoria

Regulation(s) name

Public Health and Wellbeing Regulations 2019 Victoria

Administering agency

Merri-bek City Council

Contact details

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