Law has tattooists marked for strife | Adelaide Now: "tattoo industry has accused the State Government of singling it out to serve its war against bikies.

The Professional Tattooing Association of Australia says changes to legislation proposed by Attorney-General John Rau will be harmful to consumers by providing police 'special powers' that they say appear to target the industry for its supposed links to bikies.

The proposed changes require traders to keep proof of age records and hand them over to police on request.



Other changes include increasing the penalty for tattooing a minor to $5000 or one year's jail and bans any body modification being performed on a drunk person.

Association and piercing industry spokeswoman Morag Draper said while some components of the legislation were welcomed, others were seen as a step back in good business practice, moral responsibility to clients and the protection of their personal information.



'He can't be doing this for Health Department reasons or even consumer advice,' she said."

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