Tikanga ā-Mahi Whakamaru Hauora 2013 Health and Hygiene Bylaw 2013

This bylaw protects the health of people using commercial services that involve skin contact such as tattooing, health and beauty treatments, therapeutic massage and colon hydrotherapy.

What the Health and Hygiene Bylaw does

The bylaw sets rules about what services must be licensed and what services must comply with separate health and beauty codes of practice.

The codes of practice set minimum standards of hygienic and safe practices for the way:

premises are constructed, equipped and maintained
operators conduct themselves when providing services.

It also includes recommendations for best practice.

Services that require a licence

Commercial services that pierce the skin or tissue

This includes:

tattooing
traditional tattooing
body piercing
acupuncture
electrolysis
derma rolling or stamping.

Commercial services that risk breaking the skin

This includes:

hair removal
nail care
exfoliation.

Commercial services that risk burning the skin or tissue

This includes:

sun beds
pulsed light treatment
laser treatment.

Tattooing or traditional tools tattooing that has recognised cultural significance

This includes:

tatau
uhi.

Services that need to comply with a code of practice

Any commercial services that pierce the skin or tissue.
Any commercial services that risk breaking the skin or tissue.
Any commercial services that risk burning the skin or tissue.
Any commercial service involving colon hydrotherapy.
Public swimming pools, public water play park or splash pad, including pools at motels and schools.
Any commercial service involving therapeutic massage.
Any tattooing or traditional tools tattooing that has recognised cultural significance.

Services that are prohibited

Eyeball tattooing is prohibited unless carried out by an ophthalmologist.

Services that are authorised by other qualified bodies

Any commercial service by health practitioners covered by the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003, in the practice of their profession
Commercial acupuncture by members of the New Zealand Register of Acupuncturists or members of the New Zealand Acupuncture Standards Authority.
Tā moko carried out on or under the authority of a marae in the Auckland region under tikanga Māori.
Commercial ear-piercing carried out in a pharmacy licensed by the Ministry of Health.

Services that are exempt from licence and code of practice requirements

Any commercial service by health practitioners covered by the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003, in the practice of their profession.
Commercial acupuncture by members of the New Zealand Register of Acupuncturists or members of the New Zealand Acupuncture Standards Authority.
Traditional and non-commercial tā moko carried out on or under the authority of a marae in the Auckland region under tikanga Māori.
Commercial ear-piercing carried out in a pharmacy licensed by the Ministry of Health.

Get a copy of the Health and Hygiene Bylaw and the Code of Practice

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Health and Hygiene Code of Practice 2013 PDF 585 KB
Health and Hygiene Bylaw 2013 PDF 459 KB

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Tikanga ā-Mahi Whakamaru Hauora 2013 Health and Hygiene Bylaw 2013

What the Health and Hygiene Bylaw does

Services that require a licence

Commercial services that pierce the skin or tissue

Commercial services that risk breaking the skin

Commercial services that risk burning the skin or tissue

Tattooing or traditional tools tattooing that has recognised cultural significance

Services that need to comply with a code of practice

Services that are prohibited

Services that are authorised by other qualified bodies

Services that are exempt from licence and code of practice requirements

Get a copy of the Health and Hygiene Bylaw and the Code of Practice

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