Children and Community Services Amendment (Body Piercing) Bill 2007 |
| Bill No. | 230 |
| Long Title | The purpose of this Bill is to amend the Children and the Community Services Act 2004, in order to make it an offence for a person to pierce any part of the body of a child (defined in the Act as a person under the age of 18) without obtaining written consent of the child's parent. The Bill will provide the same penalty for body piercing a child under the age of 18 as already exists for tattooing or branding a child. |
Private Members Bill introduced by Dr Janet May Woollard |
| Status | Referred to the Community Development and Justice Standing Committee 05/07/2008
This Act comes into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent |
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