Public Health (Infection Control for Personal Appearance Services) Regulation 2016

1Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Public Health (Infection Control for Personal Appearance Services) Regulation 2016.

2Commencement

This regulation commences on 1 September 2016.

3Higher risk personal appearance service—Act, s 14(e)

For section 14(e) of the Act, tattoo removal is prescribed as a higher risk personal appearance service.

4Infection control competency standard

(1)For schedule 2 of the Act, definition infection control qualification, the infection control competency standard is attainment of the competency called ‘HLTINF005—Maintain infection prevention for skin penetration treatments’, approved by the Australian Industry and Skills Committee.

(2)The competency mentioned in subsection (1) is taken to include the competency by its former titles—

(a)‘HLTIN2A—Maintain Infection Control Standards in Office Practice Settings’; and

(b)‘HLTIN402B—Maintain Infection Control Standards in Office Practice Settings’; and

(c)‘HLTIN402C—Maintain Infection Control Standards in Office Practice Settings’.

(3)In this section—

Australian Industry and Skills Committee means the committee established by the Council of Australian Governments’ Industry and Skills Council in May 2015.

Australian Industry and Skills Committee means the committee established by the Council of Australian Governments’ Industry and Skills Council in May 2015.