This provision has not been checked by a human. The text below was read automatically from the official PDF and has not yet been verified against it, so it may differ from the provision as published — in its wording, its numbering, or where one provision ends and the next begins. For the authorised text, see legislation.vic.gov.au.
Act index » Part I - Provisions applicable throughout Victoria » Division 6 - Body piercing
44 Intimate body piercing of persons under 18
(1)In this section, genitalia includes surgically constructed genitalia.
(2)A body piercer must not perform body piercing on the genitalia, anal region, perineum or nipples of a person under the age of 18 years, whether or not consent has been given to the body piercing. Penalty: 60 penalty units.
(3)It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (2) to prove that, at the time of the alleged offence—
(a)the accused had seen an evidence of age document in relation to the person whose age is material to the offence; and
S. 44(3)(a) amended by No. 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 115.8).
(4)A body piercer must not employ or, in the course of the body piercing business, direct or allow a person under the age of 16 years to perform body piercing on the genitalia, anal region, perineum or nipples of a person under the age of 18 years, whether at the premises of the business or elsewhere. Penalty: 60 penalty units.