PIERCING AGE, ID, AND CONSENT
At SkinKandy we want nothing more than to help you to achieve your piercing goals. As professionals who care for your safety and wellbeing you may be asked to verify your age prior to your procedure.
Our younger clients under 16 years of age (or under 18 years in WA) will also need a parent or legal guardian to co-sign the consent form before we can proceed.
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.
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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+
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
