You will be asked to write your ID type and number on your consent form before your procedure. Our staff may also ask to see your ID as part of the consent process so please have it handy.
Parents & guardians will be asked to show a Medicare card or similar (see below) as a way of confirming your relationship to the child being pierced.
Age and ID Requirements
Lobe Piercings with Cartridge: Ages 6 months - 15 years
You will need a parent or legal guardian present to consent to the procedure. Your Parent or Legal Guardian must verify your age and DOB, provide PHOTO ID for themselves and proof of guardianship.
All other Piercings (needle piercings): Ages 5 - 15 years (5-17 years in WA)
You must be able to provide ID (with or without photo) that confirms your NAME, and DOB such as a birth certificate, formal school ID, Medicare App, Centrelink App, passport etc.
You will need a parent or legal guardian present to consent to the procedure (note: phone consent is allowable in QLD for 13-15year olds). Your Parent or Legal Guardian must verify your age and DOB, provide PHOTO ID for themselves and proof of guardianship.
All Piercings: Ages 16 years and over (18 years AND OVER in WA)
You may be asked to provide ID that confirms your NAME, DOB and PHOTO. This can be either be one form of ID showing all 3 (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).
Parents of younger clients
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 consent form prior to the procedure.
The easiest way to help verify guardianship is to provide a Medicare Card 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/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. Our Customer Support Team can assist with this process.
