Health licences
Index of health licences
Health protection licences
Get a licence for a new premises
Health protection licences are required for the following activities:
- Bathhouses
- Beauty therapy clinics
- Health and fitness centres
- Massage clinic
|
- Acupuncture
- Tattooing
- Hair implantation
- Ear piercing
|
Before you apply for a licence, we recommend that you
contact us first to discuss your
plans.
Then download and complete the Health
protection licence application (133k PDF) and send your registration form and fee to
Auckland
City Council.
There is a $150 administration fee for any new premises plus an annual
registration fee as follows:
Type of business |
Annual fee |
Basic Beauty
(excluding electrolysis/epilation, red vein treatment, ear/nose/body
piercing, hair implantation, pigment implantation/tattooing) |
$180 |
| Piercing and Tattoo |
$255 |
| Health (includes therapeutic massage) |
$255 |
| Bathhouse |
$255 |
Take over an existing premises
If you take over an existing premises, you must notify us and complete a
registration form. The transfer fee is $75.
If you want to transfer the licence and it has expired, or if it is due for
renewal, you have 14 days to do so. After this period, the licence can not be transferred or renewed
and you will have to apply for a new licence at an additional cost of $150.
Renew your licence
Licences expire on 31 July each year, you will receive a renewal
application from us before this.
When you receive it, you must apply for renewal within 14 days of the expiry
date by:
The renewal fee is the same as the annual registration fee listed above.
If we have not received your application within 14 days, the licence will
lapse and you will need to apply for a new licence at an additional cost of $150.
Refunds
We do not offer a refund on surrendered licences (ie if the business closes
down).
Updated July 2009
