Victoria Police has recently updated its policy regarding uniform and appearance standards, which includes direction around tattoos/body art.
Employees are required to project an image that is consistent with a professional and disciplined law enforcement agency, with no visible offensive, or inappropriate tattoos are permitted.
These are tattoos that include words, images or objects that are, or could be perceived to be of an obscene, violent, defamatory, sexually explicit, discriminatory, harassing, insulting, threatening or racially intolerant.
They aren’t to constitute sexual harassment, or that are discriminatory or vilifying under equal opportunity legislation or be incompatible with Victoria Police’s role, and could affect the reputation, or diminish public confidence.
Tattoos on the face, head and front of the neck are not permitted, while neck tattoos on the rear of the neck may be permitted, but must not extend forward of the neck, beyond an imaginary line drawn vertically from behind the back of the ear down to the shoulder.
Existing employees are not permitted to get additional body art on the face, head and/or front of the neck. While on duty, employees must cover or remove all body art or modifications that are offensive or inappropriate.
