To apply for a visiting tattooist permit you must:
- be at least 18 years of age
- not be an Australian citizen or permanent Australian resident (includes New Zealand citizens)
- not be a controlled member of a declared organisation under the Crimes (Criminal Organisations Control) Act 2012
- not be a member of a prescribed criminal organisation (as listed in Schedule 3 of the Tattoo Industry Regulation 2023) or have been a member in the previous 12 months before making the application
- not have been convicted of a disqualifying offence in the past 10 years.
Your application may also be refused if:
- it is incomplete
- not received by SLED at least 28 days before the proposed start date of the permit
- you have already been granted two visiting tattooist permits in the calendar year
- you are not a fit and proper person to be granted a permit
- one of your close associates is not a fit and proper person
- it would be contrary to the public interest to grant you a permit.
No more than two visiting tattooist permits may be granted to the same person in the same calendar year.