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Ink stink: Tattooists up in arms over sneaky bid to change Queensland laws
Wednesday April 28, 2021
Health amendments contained in the Queensland Debt Reduction and Savings Bill have angered professional tattooists.
The bill is being considered by a parliamentary committee, which has heard from industry groups that a proposed requirement for any tattoo ink used in Queensland to have chemical analysis certification is unreasonable and unachievable.
The Australian Tattooists Guild, in a submission, argued that regulating the industry in Queensland had already “contributed to the purchasing and use of untested and unsafe inks and tattoo related equipment by…
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