01What changes in Canberra
ACT Government guidance says businesses performing skin-penetration procedures must be licensed and comply with the infection-control code, while some infection-risk procedures that do not penetrate skin do not require that licence but still need to follow the code. Its examples include beauty and nail salons and explain that eyelash extensions and massage fall into the non-skin-penetration category. Public-health officers may inspect licensed skin-penetration businesses against the code and can act on breaches.
Canberra advertising should therefore describe the exact procedure rather than use “licensed beauty salon” as an all-purpose claim. It should also avoid asking for unnecessary health details through a Meta form. Belconnen, Gungahlin, Tuggeranong and Woden Valley can support separate maintenance catchments, especially for lash, brow and nail services requiring return visits.
The form can collect the service, district, current enhancements and timing, then direct the client into the correct salon intake. It cannot determine whether a procedure penetrates skin, issue an infection-control licence, complete consent or guarantee a result.
