Hairdressing Regulation 1997

His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Factories, Shops and Industries Act 1962.

JEFFREY SHAW QC MLCMinister for Industrial Relations

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Hairdressing Regulation 1997.

2 Commencement

This Regulation commences on 1 September 1997.

3 Definitions

In this Regulation:

TAFE Commission means the Technical and Further Education Commission.

the Act means the Factories, Shops and Industries Act 1962.

4 Notes

The explanatory note and table of contents do not form part of this Regulation.

Part 2 Licences and training

5 Licence application fee

For the purposes of section 108 (2) of the Act, the prescribed fee (that is, the fee for an application for a hairdresser’s licence) is $75.

6 Training and examinations—hairdressing other than beauty treatment

(1)  For the purposes of section 110 (1) of the Act, the prescribed course of training in relation to all aspects of hairdressing except beauty treatment is any of the following:

(a)  an apprenticeship in hairdressing completed in New South Wales,

(b)  work in New South Wales as a hairdresser (otherwise than as an apprentice) for a period of, or periods totalling, at least 4 years,

(c)  work outside New South Wales as a hairdresser for such period, and in such capacity, as the Director-General considers satisfactory.

(2)  For the purposes of section 110 (1) of the Act, the prescribed examinations in relation to all aspects of hairdressing except beauty treatment are the trade tests conducted by the TAFE Commission covering subjects in the Hairdressing Trade course.

7 Training and examinations—beauty treatment

For the purposes of section 110 (1) of the Act:

(a)  the prescribed course of training in relation to the beauty treatment aspect of hairdressing is the Beauty Treatment course conducted by the TAFE Commission, and

(b)  the prescribed examinations in relation to that aspect of hairdressing are the tests conducted by the TAFE Commission covering subjects in the Beauty Treatment course.

Part 3 Miscellaneous

8 Persons who may require production of hairdresser’s licence

For the purposes of section 108 (5) of the Act, an inspector appointed under the Industrial Relations Act 1996 is a prescribed person (that is, a person who may require the holder of a hairdresser’s licence to produce the licence for inspection).

9 Repeal

(1)  The Hairdressing Regulation 1992 is repealed.

(2)  Any act, matter or thing that, immediately before the repeal of the Hairdressing Regulation 1992, had effect under that Regulation continues to have effect under this Regulation.