PIERCING AGE, ID, AND CONSENT

At SkinKandy we take our responsibility to protect the safety of our customers seriously. We're committed to ensuring that legislated requirements regarding age and consent are upheld, meaning you may be asked to provide proof of age and/or guardianship prior to your piercing procedure.

How old do I need to be?

6 months - 1st Lobe Piercing with Cartridge System
5 years - 1st Lobe Piercing with Needle
10 years - 2nd Lobe Piercings (Seconds)
13 Years - Standard Needle Piercings (including 3rd Lobes or Thirds)
16 Years - Standard Piercings without Parental Consent (except in WA)
16-17 years - Advanced Piercings with Parental Consent
18 years - All Piercings including Advanced and Restricted 18+

How do i prove identity & age?

Lobe Piercings with Cartridge: Ages 6 months - 15 years

You will need a parent or legal guardian to consent to the procedure.Your Parent or Legal Guardian must verbally verify your age and DOB, provide PHOTO ID for themselves and proof of guardianship.

Standard (needle) Piercings : Ages 5 - 15 years (5-17 years in WA)

You must be able to provide ID that confirms your NAME, and DOB such as a birth certificate, formal school ID (with or without photo), Medicare App, Centrelink App, passport etc.

You will need a parent or legal guardian to consent to the procedure Your Parent or Legal Guardian must provide PHOTO ID for themselves and proof of guardianship.

All Piercings: Ages 16 years and over  (18 years AND OVER in WA)

You must be 16 years and over to receive a piercing without parental consent (or 18 years in WA). If you are over 16 but look under the age of 25 you WILL be asked to provide ID that confirms your NAME, DOB and PHOTO.

This can be either be one form of ID showing your Name, DOB and Photo OR 2 forms of ID which confirm these requirements (eg: a formal school ID that shows Name and Photo AND a birth certificate that shows matching Name and DOB).

Restricted 18+ Piercings:

A single form of approved PHOTO ID must be presented for 18+ Restricted Piercings. This must be an original copy - pictures or photos of licences etc will not be accepted.

Restricted piercings, including nipple and genital piercings cannot be performed on anyone under the age of 18 years - even if you have parental or guardian consent.

How do I prove parental/guardianship?

You must be a legal guardian/parent to consent to a piercing procedure for a child under the age of 16 (or 18 years in WA), and be willing to sign a legally binding consent form prior to the procedure. Our staff need to be reasonably satisfied that there is a genuine parental relationship between yourself and the child being pierced, and will therefore ask to see ID and a form of proof of guardianship.

The easiest way to help verify your parental relationship is to provide a Medicare Card or birth certificate with the names of both the parent/guardian and the person being pierced on the same card (or on separate cards with the same Medicare number), or log into your Medicare, Centrelink or Mygov app showing all names linked to the same account.

If you are a legal guardian or legal carer you may be asked to show a guardianship order, Centrelink documentation or Centrelink App showing both names linked.

Written approval is required from the Department of Childrens Services for any piercing procedures to be performed on foster children.

LIST OF ACCEPTED ID'S

DRIVERS LICENCE, RIDERS LICENCE, & MARINE LICENCE

Your licence must be current. Expired licences may be accepted if expired no more than 12 months ago. This includes learners and provisional licences.

DIGITAL DRIVERS LICENCE, RIDERS LICENCE, LEARNERS OR PROVISIONAL LICENCE

Allow staff to witness you logging into your SAGOV or Service NSW app to site your digital licence

PROOF OF AGE OR PHOTO ID CARD

These state government issued photo ID cards are available from 15 years of age in QLD, 16 in NSW & WA, or 18 years in VIC, ACT or SA.

PASSPORT - AUSTRALIAN OR INTERNATIONAL, VISA CARD OR IMMICARD

A valid Australian or International Passport, Visa Immicard (Immigration Evidence Card)

AUSTRALIA POST KEYPASS & DIGITAL ID

Keypass are issued by Australia post and are accessible to ages from 18 yearsYou can also show our staff your Digital ID log in

FORMAL SCHOOL ID OR SCHOOL PORTAL LOG IN

School or university students can use a formal school ID card showing name, photo and DOB or show our team your digital school portal profile showing Name, photo and DOB. Expiry dates (if listed) should be less than 12 months old.

FIREARMS OR SHOOTERS LICENCE

A current government issued firearms or shooters licence showing name, DOB and photo.

MIX & MATCH

We understand that not everyone has access to a single form of PHOTO ID that verifies Name, DOB and your photo. We'll also accept 2 ID types that verify all 3 requirements (Name, DOB and PHOTO).

Below are some examples of acceptable ID combinations:

STUDENT ID WITH PHOTO & NAME ONLY
Formal Card or Digital Portal log-in

BIRTH CERTIFICATE WITH NAME & DOB
Must be an Original or Certified copy

Another example below:

STUDENT ID WITH PHOTO & NAME ONLY
Formal Card or Digital Portal log-in

MYGOV, CENTRELINK OR MEDICARE PORTAL
Show staff your log in and verify your Name and DOB or Log into your Service NSW or Service VIC App and show staff your profile confirming your name & DOB.