Tanning beds are to be banned in Queensland because of their link to skin cancer.
The ABC reports the state government began phasing them out last year, and a total ban will come into effect on 31 December 2014.
Licence holders will receive a thousand dollars compensation for each of their tanning beds.
Queensland health minister Lawrence Springborg says the ban will save lives and the state has a role.
The move is in line with similar bans proposed in New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and the Australian capital territory.
