Hairdressers Act 2003

The Hairdressers Act 2003 includes a requirement that the Act be reviewed five years after its assent date ‘to determine whether the policy objectives of the Act remain valid and whether the terms of the Act remain appropriate for securing those objectives’. A report on the outcome of the statutory review must be tabled in each House of Parliament before 6 November 2009.

The policy objective of the Act is to protect the community through ensuring proper competency in the provision of hairdressing services.

Interested persons are invited to make submissions regarding the identified policy objective of the Hairdressers Act 2003 and any aspect of the operation of the Act. All public submissions will be reviewed before completion of the report writing process.

The period of public consultation will close on Friday, 19 June 2009.

Submissions may be made by email to hairdressersactreview@services.nsw.gov.au or by post to Mr Peter Boland, Legal Services Branch, Office of Industrial Relations, Department of Commerce, Level 23, McKell Building, 2-24 Rawson Place, Sydney NSW 2000. Inquiries may be directed to Mr Boland on telephone number (02) 9020 4628.