Public Health and Wellbeing premises registration (new business)

The following premises must be registered with Council:

• hairdressing/temporary make-up establishments (ongoing registration see below)
• beauty premises
• ear and body piercing premises
• tattooist establishments
• colonic irrigation premises
• prescribed accommodation premises
• public aquatic facilities

1. Register your health premises

To register health premises with Council:

Submit a New Health Premises pre-application form

To assist with assessing your application, provide information on the type of treatments and services you will be offering, a plan of the premises identifying the fittings, finishes and workflow of the premises.   Your application will be assessed for compliance with the Infection prevention and control guidelines for hair, beauty, tattooing and skin penetration industries (2019), Public Health and Wellbeing Regulations 2019 and the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008. A Community Health team member will contact you to discuss your application.

Applications will be processed within 10 business days.  

The pre-application is valid for 12 months.

Once your application is received an invoice for payment will be emailed to you. 

See fees and charges

New health premises pre-application form

Other Council permits

You may require other Council permits for your application. View our Starting or Growing Your Business page for further information on permits you may need. 

2. Fit out your business

Once your application is assessed and approved, you can fit out your business knowing you are meeting all requirements.

3. Application to register

You will be given permission to trade after:

• a registration inspection
• the lodgement of an Application to Register form
• payment of the applicable fee. 

See fees and charges

Ongoing requirements

Once registered, premises will be:

• assessed annually to ensure the business has adequate practices in place to prevent and control infectious diseases.  A guide developed by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is available to assist industry in this area: 
  
  Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines for hair, beauty, tattooing and skin penetration industries.

• renewed annually on 1 January.

Hairdressing and temporary make-up premises are eligible to apply for an ongoing registration if:

• only hairdressing and/or temporary make-up services are offered
• the business remains at the same address
• the proprietor remains the same.

Further information

For further information on registering your premise, please contact Council on 1300 88 22 33.