Health premises regulations

If you provide the following services in your business, you are required to be registered with Murrindindi Shire Council under the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008.

• hairdressing and barbering
• facials
• cosmetic application (including spray tanning)
• eyelash extensions and tinting
• hair removal
• laser and intense pulsed light
• manicure, pedicure and nail treatments
• tattooing (including cosmetic tattooing)
• body piercing and other forms of body modification
• dry needling
• colonic irrigation.

The majority of these services are usually performed in the following types of establishments:

• hairdressers and barbers
• beauty therapists
• tattoo parlours
• pharmacies
• myotherapy 

Before you commence development of your new health premises, you should discuss your proposal with Council's Environmental Health Officer. Before you can begin operating the business you must be granted registration by Council. To do this you must first:

• apply for registration with Council's Environmental Health Unit
• meet all the requirements of the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008
• depending on the proposed occupation of your home or commercial premises for the business operations, or if you plan to undertake building works, you may also need a planning and building permit

Visit Planning and Building for further information or if you require further information on your obligations under the Public Health and Wellbeing Act, please contact Council's Environmental Health Officer on (03) 5772 0333.

Before purchasing a an existing health premises, it is recommended that you arrange a pre-purchase inspection to determine if there are any outstanding compliance issues under the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 (the Act).

The Act registration for the premises must be transferred from the name of the current proprietor to your name before you take over its operation.

You can book an inspection of the premises by completing the application form below and submitting it to Council's Environmental Health Unit.

Apply for a premise inspection

Please call (03) 5772 0333 to speak to an Environmental Health Officer for further information.

Murrindindi Shire Council offers a pre-registration review of your health premises plans. You should first submit your plans for approval, in conjunction with your Planning and Building application (if applicable), before starting construction works.

Please contact Council's Environmental Health Unit on (03) 5772 0333 for further information.

On receipt of your application, an Environmental Health Officer will contact you to arrange an inspection of the premises to ensure it meets all relevant regulations. Council will provide a written assessment report of the inspection.

Trade cannot commence until the registration process is complete and a Certificate of Registration is issued.

Registrations need to be renewed annually. A registration renewal invitation will be sent out in November for the next calendar year.

Note: Hairdressers are not renewed annually - registration is ongoing, however must be transferred to the new proprietor if the ownership changes hands.

Note: Some hairdressing salon proprietors who wish to rent out a treatment room to a beauty therapy operator should seek advice from Council's Environmental Health Unit as registration of that entity will be required.

Registration commences on the day the business operation is approved and expires on 31 December each year. Registration fees are set each year by Council. 

Apply to register a health premises

Download and read the Current Fee Schedule(PDF, 186KB) for more information on costs.