{"id":1287,"date":"2025-09-17T02:44:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T18:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skinarttraining.com\/au\/articles\/general\/do-you-need-a-permanent-makeup-license-in-australia\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T23:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T15:45:00","slug":"do-you-need-a-permanent-makeup-license-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"pillar_article","link":"https:\/\/skinarttraining.com\/au\/articles\/permanent-makeup\/do-you-need-a-permanent-makeup-license-in-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Permanent Makeup Licensing in Australia: Training and Premises Checks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-hero\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns alignfull has-1-columns has-desktop-equal-layout has-tablet-equal-layout has-mobile-equal-layout has-vertical-center\"><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"innerblocks-wrap\">\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column-hero\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">Permanent Makeup Licensing in Australia: Training and Premises Checks<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/skinarttraining.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/09\/do-you-need-a-permanent-makeup-license-in-australia.webp\" alt=\"Permanent Makeup Licensing in Australia: Training and Premises Checks\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Permanent makeup operating requirements depend on the service and jurisdiction. Treat your course document, any required operator qualification and premises or business approvals as separate items. The examples below explain important differences in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, followed by questions to resolve for your own location.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-guide-contents\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns alignfull has-1-columns has-desktop-equal-layout has-tablet-equal-layout has-mobile-equal-layout has-vertical-unset\"><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"innerblocks-wrap\">\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column-guide-contents\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"guide-contents\">In This Guide<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-neve-button-color-color has-css-opacity has-neve-button-color-background-color has-background\"\/>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"#guide-section-1\">Describe the Proposed Service Precisely<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#guide-section-2\">Queensland: A Specific Qualification and Business Licence<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#guide-section-3\">New South Wales: Register the Skin-Penetration Business<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#guide-section-4\">Victoria: Understand What Registration Covers<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#guide-section-5\">Check Other Jurisdictions and Additional Activities<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#guide-section-6\">Keep Training Evidence and Approvals Together<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-guide-section-1\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns alignfull has-1-columns has-desktop-equal-layout has-tablet-equal-layout has-mobile-equal-layout has-vertical-unset\"><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"innerblocks-wrap\">\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column-guide-section-1\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"guide-section-1\">Describe the Proposed Service Precisely<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-neve-button-color-color has-css-opacity has-neve-button-color-background-color has-background\"\/>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">List the cosmetic tattooing services you intend to provide, the equipment or method and the operating address. Say whether you will work in a salon, at home or from a mobile setting. A general enquiry about \u201cbeauty services\u201d may not describe the activity accurately enough.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ask the relevant authority about the requirements before opening, and request links to the current rules. Keep planning or building approval, public-health registration, operator training and insurance as separate lines in your preparation record.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-guide-section-2\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns alignfull has-1-columns has-desktop-equal-layout has-tablet-equal-layout has-mobile-equal-layout has-vertical-unset\"><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"innerblocks-wrap\">\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column-guide-section-2\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"guide-section-2\">Queensland: A Specific Qualification and Business Licence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-neve-button-color-color has-css-opacity has-neve-button-color-background-color has-background\"\/>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Queensland Health includes cosmetic tattooing and semipermanent makeup in higher-risk personal appearance services. Its guidance states that businesses offering these services need the higher-risk personal appearance service licence and operators need HLTINF005, Maintain infection prevention for skin penetration treatments. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.qld.gov.au\/public-health\/industry-environment\/personal-appearance\/services\/legislation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Queensland Health\u2019s legislation guidance<\/a>.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do not assume that a general PMU completion certificate or BBP awareness course is that designated qualification. Ask the council what evidence is required for the people who will perform the services.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Queensland\u2019s separate tattooist licensing guidance excludes cosmetic tattooing from the body-art tattooist licence requirement. That distinction does not remove the public-health requirements above. Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qld.gov.au\/community\/fair-trading\/regulated-industries-licensing-and-legislation\/tattoo-industry-regulation\/get-a-tattoo-licence-or-permit\/apply-to-be-a-tattooist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Queensland tattooist licensing information<\/a> and describe any additional body-art services separately.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-guide-section-3\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns alignfull has-1-columns has-desktop-equal-layout has-tablet-equal-layout has-mobile-equal-layout has-vertical-unset\"><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"innerblocks-wrap\">\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column-guide-section-3\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"guide-section-3\">New South Wales: Register the Skin-Penetration Business<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-neve-button-color-color has-css-opacity has-neve-button-color-background-color has-background\"\/>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NSW Health includes cosmetic tattooing in its skin-penetration guidance. Businesses carrying out these procedures must be registered with the local council, meet the necessary planning and building standards and have the required approvals before opening. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.nsw.gov.au\/environment\/factsheets\/Pages\/cont-skin-pen-procedures.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NSW Health\u2019s beauty, body-art and skin-penetration guidance<\/a>.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ask your council for its current notification or registration process and premises requirements. Include the actual address before spending money on alterations. If you intend home or mobile operation, make that clear in the enquiry.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.nsw.gov.au\/environment\/factsheets\/Pages\/tattooing.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NSW tattooing business factsheet<\/a> provides further operating guidance. A training provider\u2019s marketing description is not a council approval.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-guide-section-4\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns alignfull has-1-columns has-desktop-equal-layout has-tablet-equal-layout has-mobile-equal-layout has-vertical-unset\"><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"innerblocks-wrap\">\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column-guide-section-4\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"guide-section-4\">Victoria: Understand What Registration Covers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-neve-button-color-color has-css-opacity has-neve-button-color-background-color has-background\"\/>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Victoria\u2019s Department of Health states that tattooing and skin-penetration businesses must be registered under the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008. The framework focuses on infection prevention; it does not endorse the quality of services or the skills and qualifications of individual practitioners. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.vic.gov.au\/infectious-diseases\/information-for-registered-premises-and-environmental-health-officers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Department\u2019s registered-premises guidance<\/a>.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ask the council about the requirements for your services, including approved client information, records and premises notices. Describe registration accurately in your advertising rather than presenting it as an endorsement of your technique or course.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-guide-section-5\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns alignfull has-1-columns has-desktop-equal-layout has-tablet-equal-layout has-mobile-equal-layout has-vertical-unset\"><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"innerblocks-wrap\">\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column-guide-section-5\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"guide-section-5\">Check Other Jurisdictions and Additional Activities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-neve-button-color-color has-css-opacity has-neve-button-color-background-color has-background\"\/>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These examples are not a complete national approval checklist. For another state or territory, contact its health authority and the relevant local authority about the actual service and premises.<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Which licences, registrations and inspections apply before opening?<\/li><li>Is a particular operator qualification required?<\/li><li>What consent, client-information and record requirements apply?<\/li><li>What changes are needed for home or mobile work?<\/li><li>Do any products or additional procedures have separate requirements?<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ask for the official reference supporting each answer. Do not carry a requirement or exemption from one state into another without checking.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-guide-section-6\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns alignfull has-1-columns has-desktop-equal-layout has-tablet-equal-layout has-mobile-equal-layout has-vertical-unset\"><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"innerblocks-wrap\">\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column-guide-section-6\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"guide-section-6\">Keep Training Evidence and Approvals Together<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-neve-button-color-color has-css-opacity has-neve-button-color-background-color has-background\"\/>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a course enquiry, obtain the curriculum, practical requirements and exact document issued on completion. Give those details to an authority or insurer that needs to assess them; do not ask it to approve an unspecified \u201caccredited course\u201d.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/skinarttraining.com\/au\/articles\/permanent-makeup\/online-permanent-makeup-course-what-youll-learn\/\">Skinart PMU course overview<\/a> describes the published learning arrangements. Confirm any separately required qualification directly rather than assuming it is included.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Record the date, contact, answer and outstanding conditions for each approval enquiry. Recheck when the premises, operators or services change. Official guidance checked September 2026; consult the linked sources again before acting.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-guide-next\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns alignfull has-1-columns has-desktop-equal-layout has-tablet-equal-layout has-mobile-equal-layout has-vertical-unset\"><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"innerblocks-wrap\">\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column-guide-next\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"guide-next\">Course Details and Next Steps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-neve-button-color-color has-css-opacity has-neve-button-color-background-color has-background\"\/>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Review the <a href=\"\/au\/course\/online-pmu-course\/\">current course details for Australia<\/a> and <a href=\"\/au\/contact\/\">contact Skinart<\/a> with questions about your selected option. Existing students can return to their lessons in the <a href=\"https:\/\/skinarttraining.com\/academy\/\">academy<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-1287","pillar_article","type-pillar_article","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skinarttraining.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pillar_article\/1287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skinarttraining.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pillar_article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skinarttraining.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/pillar_article"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skinarttraining.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}