Hair, beauty, skin penetration and colonic irrigation businesses

1. Consider utilising Council's Business Concierge service

Council's Business Concierge service is designed to take the stress out of getting various Council permits and make the process as smooth as possible. As part of the service, all staff from relevant departments will discuss your proposal and then provide a summary about what information will be required to obtain necessary permits.

2. Apply for other permits (if required)

A planning permit may be required depending on the type of business and location.

If building works are proposed as part of your business you may require a building permit.

3. Understand relevant infection prevention controls

The infection prevention controls which apply to your business vary depending on the type of procedures conducted onsite and include things such as:

• Structural requirements;
• Operator hygiene;
• Equipment cleaning; and
• Other industry specific procedures.

For further information, please refer to the Department of Health website or the Public Health and Wellbeing Regulations 2019.

4. Request assessment of plans and/or a pre-registration inspection (optional)

To obtain guidance specific to your business proposal, you may wish to request:

• A pre-registration inspection; and/or
• Assessment of floor plans.

Throughout these processes you will then be provided with tailored advice to help ensure that your premises will be structurally compliant with applicable infection prevention control standards. This service is typically free of charge. A fee may apply if you request for more than one site to be reviewed.

Registration fees vary depending on:

• The type of services you provide (based on highest level of risk that applies);
• Time of year which you apply (pro-rata is applied to initial registration for medium and high risk services).

The applicable fee will be added when you apply via the online form, and credit card payment will be required as part of the final step before your application is submitted.

As a guide, please refer to the table below.

To register a hair, beauty, skin penetration and/or colonic irrigation premises, you will need to apply via the button below and provide:

• Applicant details;
• Owner details;
• Trading details;
• Services provided onsite details; and
• Fee payment (via credit card).

Apply to register a hair, beauty, skin penetration and/or colonic irrigation premises

1. Your application will be assigned and reviewed by an Environmental Health Officer.

2. Within 14 days, you will be contacted by an Environmental Health Officer to discuss:

• Your application;
• Whether any further information is required; and
• A suitable time to inspect the premises.

3. An inspection will be completed to ensure that the premises is compliant with relevant structural standards. During this time, the officer will also talk to you about those services specific to the business and associated infection prevention controls.

4. Any required corrective action (relating to non-compliance items identified) will then need to be completed. A follow up inspection may be conducted to verify compliance or you may be requested to provide evidence of completion (such as photos).

5. A certificate of registration will then be issued and you can commence trading.

If you take over an existing registered premises:

1. You must firstly apply to transfer the registration into your name before operating via the following form - Application to transfer a hair, beauty, skin penetration or colonic irrigation premises.(PDF, 52KB)

2. Once your transfer application has been received, you will be contacted by a Customer Service Officer to take fee payment over the phone via credit card.

Applicable transfer fees are as follows:

3. An Environmental Health Officer will then arrange to conduct an inspection of the premises.

4. After a transfer inspection has been completed, a Certificate of Registration will be issued to the new proprietor. 

For more information or inspection/plans assessment requests, please contact Council's Environmental Health Unit on (03) 5261 0600 or ehadmin@surfcoast.vic.gov.au.