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Australian Business Number Registration (ABN)
You may require an Australian Business Number (ABN) if you are carrying on an enterprise in Australia or if you produce supplies such as goods, services, livestock or provide advice or information that are connected with trade in Australia.
The ABN is a unique identifying number designed to simplify business dealings with most government agencies and the Australian Taxation Office.
Applying for an ABN is not compulsory. However, if you are required to register for the goods and services tax ...
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Registration as a PAYG Withholder
If you have employees, you are required to withhold tax from payments you make to them. You may also have to withhold tax from payments to other workers such as contract workers.
You also need to withhold an amount from payments to other businesses if they don't quote their Australian Business Number (ABN) to you on an invoice or other document if required.
You must register for PAYG withholding as soon as you know that you need to withhold. This could be when you engage workers or when you ...
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Registration of a Business Name
You will require this registration if you intend to conduct a business using a business name other than your personal name (or your company name registered with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)). Business names that contain a personal name with additional wording (for example, & Co, Group, Motors) must also be registered.
The availability of a proposed business name can be obtained through a free search of the Victorian Names Register which is administered by Con...
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Registration of Personal Care and Body Art Industry Premises under the Health Act
You will require this registration of premises if you intend to conduct a business of one of the following categories:
- Hairdressing;
- Beauty therapies including manicures, electrolysis and waxing;
- Skin penetration (e.g. ear piercing and acupuncture);
- Tattooing; or
- A class of business activity that poses a risk to public health (e.g. alternative and physical therapies, solariums).
There are a number of exempt businesses from this registration, including an acupuncturist regi...
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Employer Requirements - Superannuation Guarantee
As an employer you have an obligation to pay superannuation contributions on behalf of all your eligible employees, in addition to their wages and salaries. Most of your employees, whether full-time, part-time or casual, will be covered by the superannuation guarantee legislation. This compulsory contribution is called the superannuation guarantee and it requires you to:
- Pay superannuation for all your employees;
- Contribute to the correct super funds; and
- Pay the contributions by the cu...
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Goods and Services Tax (GST) Registration
You will require this registration for the Goods and Services Tax (GST) if you are an entity that is carrying on an enterprise which has an annual turnover of $75 000 or more, or you supply taxi travel as part of carrying out your enterprise.
In order to register for GST, entities will require an Australian Business Number (ABN).
Entities conducting an enterprise with an annual turnover of less than $75 000 may choose to register for GST. By registering for GST you can claim input tax credi...
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Health Guidelines for Personal Care and Body Art Industries
These guidelines assists workers involved in the personal care and body art industry to comply with the Health (Infectious Diseases) Regulations 2001, by providing information on:
- How infection can be potentially associated with the procedures employed in the industry; and
- Precautions to be taken to protect clients and employees.
The guidelines also provide information on general matters that may be useful to the industry in performing its practices, and on infection control in gener...
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Licences for Public Performance and Communication of Copyright Music
You will require an APRA licence if you intend to play APRA's copyrighted music via radio, television, CD, DVD, live performers or through the telephone as music on hold.
An APRA licence legally authorises the public performance or communication of copyright music within the APRA repertoire.
Please consult the Contact Officer for further details.
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Permit to Distribute Handbills
You will require this permit if you intend to display, hand out or distribute handbills, notices, pamphlets, flyers or any other form of advertising or promotional material to persons or premises.
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Permit to Erect or Remove an Advertising Sign or Notice on a Building, Road or Footpath
You will require this licence if you intend to erect, place or remove an advertising sign or notice on a building, road or footpath. For example, approval may be required for the placement of A-frame sandwich boards, business signage on a building, or temporary or movable signs.
Signs also include, banners or flag-like materials and signs affixed to buildings, fences, trees and other Council property.
Approval may also required for the use of commercial signage mounted on vehicles and/o...
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PPCA Licence - Music Video Clips/Protected Sound Recordings
You will require this authorisation if you operate a business where you intend to play sound recordings (such as CDs, tapes, digital downloads) in a public place, exhibit music videos or use sound recordings for music on hold (for telephones) that are covered by copyright.
There are at least two copyrights in each sound recording or music video:
- the composition (the notes and lyrics) called the musical work; and
- the recorded version of the composition, called the sound recording, which i...
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Registration for Payroll Tax
You will require this registration if you are an employer who pays wages in Victoria (and interstate, if applicable) that exceed $45,833 monthly or $550,000 annually.
If you are an employer who is a member of a group, the total Australian wages paid or payable by all members of the group determines whether you should register for payroll tax.
Payroll tax is a State tax and exemptions (subject to qualifications) may apply in relation to:
- Wages paid in certain circumstances by specifi...
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Registration for WorkSafe Injury Insurance
You will require this registration if you intend to run a business which employs workers, or contractors, and you pay (or expect to pay) more than $7500 a year in rateable remuneration, or if you engage apprentices or trainees.
WorkSafe is the public operation of the Victorian WorkCover Authority (VWA), and it administers this compulsory insurance scheme.
The scheme provides businesses with insurance coverage for the cost of benefits if any of your workers are injured or become ill because...
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Trade Promotion Lottery Permit
You will require this permit if you are a business that intends to promote your products or services (or a declared charitable or community organisation that wishes to promote a community or charitable purpose) through the conduct of a trade promotion lottery which offers prizes that exceed the value of $5,000.
Winners must be selected by a method that includes any element of chance (for example, barrel draws, spinning wheels, scratch win tickets, SMS entry and 1900 telephone calls).
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Beauty and Body Art |
Solarium Standards - Solaria for Cosmetic Purposes
The Australian Solarium Standard AS2635-2002 includes guidelines for installing, maintaining and operating commercial solariums. It recommends that solarium operators provide a consent form for all clients to read and sign at their first solarium session. This form has details about the risks associated with deliberate UV radiation exposure.
The requirements set out in this Standard provide a basis for setting up and operating artificial tanning equipment, particularly in commercial establish...
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