State in blitz on bod-mods

THE so-called body-modification industry in NSW faces an imminent crackdown after a man on the state’s Central Coast was charged with genital mutilation over an alleged botched procedure.

The health ministry has so far come up with recommendations including better qualification requirements, the prohibition of minors undergoing modification and the need for record of consent.

The changes come after a 37-year-old man on the Central Coast was charged for allegedly mutilating the genitals of a 33-year-old woman who underwent a procedure at a Newcastle business in 2016.