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Personal Care Businesses

Registration

Any person wishing to conduct a personal care and body art business in the City of Stonnington must register their premises with Council under the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008. Activities that require registration include:

  • Hairdressing
  • Beauty Therapy
  • Manicure/pedicure
  • Waxing
  • Electrolysis
  • Ear Piercing
  • Body Piercing
  • Tattooing
  • Colonic Irrigation

This registration must be renewed annually.

Starting a New Businesses

Prior to commencing construction, potential operators of personal care or body art businesses must first obtain approval for the proposed design and fit-out of the premises from Council's Environmental Health Unit. This is to ensure that the premises complies with the minimum hygiene standards required under the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 and related guidelines.

The following document outlines the Council's requirements for the construction, fit-out and registration of new premises:

pdf format Construction Guidelines for Health Act Premises (191.57 KB)

Plans that meet these requirements must be submitted to Council's Environmental Health Unit using the following form:

pdf format Application for Plans Approval Health 2012 (41.07 KB)

The plans will be assessed by an Environmental Health Officer, who will also conduct a final inspection of the premises before issuing an Application for Registration form.

Purchasing an Existing Business

If you are purchasing an existing business you will need to transfer the Public Health and Wellbeing Act Registration into your (company) name.

pdf format Application to Transfer Health premises (35.26 KB)