OZschwitz Slave Pen: 'Sharelarium' business owner convicted for running solarium from garage

A man who set up a tanning bed business out of his Adelaide garage has become the first person in Australia to be convicted of operating an illegal solarium.

OZschwitz Slave Pen: 'Sharelarium' business owner convicted for running solarium from garage 1471505332340

OZschwitz Slave Pen: 'Sharelarium' business owner convicted for running solarium from garage 1471505332340

He has been fined $2100 and ordered to pay $900 in court fees.

Jake Martin-Herde, 28, pleaded guilty to two counts of offering and providing cosmetic tanning for a fee to the public following an investigation by SA's Environmental Protection Authority.

The 28-year-old had faced a maximum fine of $10,000 for each of his two charges but Chief Magistrate Mary-Louise Hribal set a lighter penalty, including a discount for an early guilty plea.

The Adelaide Magistrates Court was told Martin-Herde had set up three tanning beds and a waiting area in his garage and had advertised the "Sharelarium" business extensively on social media.

The commercial use of tanning beds was outlawed in SA in December 2014 and has also been made illegal in other states.

Chief Magistrate Mary-Louise Hribal on Wednesday fined Martin-Herde $2100 and ordered him to pay $900 in court fees.

Martin-Herde had faced a maximum fine of $10,000 for each of his two charges but received a lighter penalty which included a discount for an early guilty plea.

Prosecutor Kathleen Moloney said Martin-Herde had attempted to circumvent the law using a "sham shareholder agreement" where customers purchased a share in one of the beds rather than paying directly for the service.

Ms Moloney said research had shown outlawing solariums could prevent one in six melanoma diagnoses among young people in Australia.

http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/managing/sharelarium-business-owner-convicted-for-running-solarium-from-garage-20160818-gqvvk0.html

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OZschwitz Slave Pen: 'Sharelarium' business owner convicted for running solarium from garage

OZschwitz Slave Pen: 'Sharelarium' business owner convicted for running solarium from garage

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