Hair, Skin and Beauty

Skin Penetration

If you want to start a hairdressing, beauty treatment, piercing or tattoo business, you will need to complete an Application to Register a Skin Penetration Business to register your business with City of Newcastle.

Our officers carry out inspections of these businesses to ensure they are adhering to health and safety standards. If you require any further information, please contact us.

Further Information

The Hunter Regional Health Education Committee have produced Guidelines for the Construction and Operation of Hairdressing / Beauty and Skin Penetration (PDF).

Guidelines on Skin Penetration are produced by NSW Health. A copy of the guideline can be obtained from the NSW Health website.

City of Newcastle acknowledges that we operate on the grounds of the traditional country of the Awabakal and Worimi peoples.
We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and continuing relationship with the land, and that they are the proud survivors of more than two hundred years of dispossession.
CN reiterates its commitment to address disadvantages and attain justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this community.