Public Health Licences & Notifiable Diseases

High risk activities requiring a registration and licence

Activities such as tattooing (both artistic and cosmetic, including microblading), ear and body piercing, and acupuncture are classed as Public Health Risk Activities under the Public Health Act 1997 (the Act). This is due to the higher risk of infection and disease transmission. To carry out these activities, the premises you operate from must be registered under the Act and you must be licensed to perform the activity. An application for both registration and licence can be made to Council by completing the below Public Health Risk Activity Application Form.

Public Health Risk Activity Application Form

For more information and guidelines, visit Department of Health.

Place of assembly licences

A Place of Assembly Licence is required for anyone holding an outdoor event that will have 1,000 people or more for a period of two hours or more. If you are planning a public event, you will need to apply for a Place of Assembly Licence.

Place of Assembly Licence Application Form

Event organisers are encouraged to implement the advice contained in Public Health Guidance - COVID-19 safety at events. For more information visit Business Tasmania Coronavirus Information.

If you are planning an event where food will be provided or sold to members of the public, all food vendors will require the relevant approvals under the Food Act 2003. For more information on food business approvals, click here.

Notifiable diseases

Under the Public Health Act 1997, the Director of Public Health defines notifiable diseases as diseases with a wide public health significance. Examples of such diseases include pertussis (whopping cough), hepatitis, meningococcal, measles and food-borne illnesses. Council's Environmental Health Officers work under the advice of the Director of Public Health to investigate possible sources and causes of these diseases and, where possible, carry out appropriate preventative action.

For more information, fact sheets and a complete list of notifiable diseases visit Department of Health.