NSW Tattoo industry review: NSW Police to automatically refuse bikies, violent criminals

A new list of violent and serious offences could soon see offenders automatically refused from obtaining a NSW Tattoo Licence.

Violent criminals and members of outlaw motorcycle clubs could soon have no way to obtain a tattoo licence in NSW, after a swathe of government recommendations called for them to be automatically banned from the industry.

The government review called for all groups police identity as members of prescribed outlaw motorcycle clubs to be automatically refused from holding a tattoo licence by NSW Police. Meanwhile, police would also be able to instantly block anyone with specific “mandatory disqualifying offences” including firearms or weapons charges, drugs or serious violence, robberies, sexual offences, organised crime, money laundering, riot, extortion, blackmail or arson offences from obtaining a licence.

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