Tas: Gingers banned from solariums in Tasmania

AAP General News (Australia)
08-27-2009
Tas: Gingers banned from solariums in Tasmania

Tasmania has new regulations restricting the cosmetic use of solarium tanning .. with
fines of up to six-thousand dollars for breaching the guidelines.

Health Minister LARA GIDDINGS says people aged under 18 and those with very fair skin
are now banned from using solariums for cosmetic reasons.

Operators must be trained in identifying skin types .. and will have to assess the
skin type of every client .. and must send people with very fair skin away.

Ms GIDDINGS says solarium users will need to sign a consent form before beginning a
course of tanning.

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