🇳🇿Council: Upper Hutt
Compliance for Upper Hutt Studios
Syyn covers Upper Hutt compliance requirements for tattoo and piercing studios, including council bylaws, age rules, and record-keeping.
Compliance Requirements
Age and Consent Rules
- Tattoo: 18+ without consent; parental consent path: written consent.
- Piercing: 16+ without consent; parental consent path: written consent.
- Intimate piercing: 18+ only.
Licensing Requirements
- Premises registration required (Certificate of Registration).
- Annual renewal required.
- Upper Hutt City Council Certificate of Registration. Annual renewal.
Sterilisation and Record-Keeping
- Sterilisation records required.
- Retention period: 24 months.
- NZS 8134.3 infection control standard referenced.
Session Documentation
- Written aftercare instructions required.
Key Legislation
- Appearance Industries Bylaw 2022
- Health Act 1956 s64; Local Government Act 2002
- References NZS 8134.3 infection control standard
Information is operational guidance only and not legal advice.
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