Should teenagers need parental consent for a piercing?

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• Should teenagers need their parents' consent to get a piercing?

Teenagers would need written permission from their parents to get any part of their body pierced under a push by the Victorian Nationals to tighten the law.

Northern Victorian Nationals MP and former Fremantle Dockers coach Damian Drum said parents have approached his party, distressed that their children received body piercings without their consent.

Mr Drum said he wanted to fix an anomaly in Victorian law that makes it an offence to tattoo anyone under 18, but does not control body piercing of children.

"It's mainly about a health issue, it's not necessarily a body image thing for the future, we're not trying to be too much of a big brother," Mr Drum said.

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