NSW govt offers cash for tanning machines SOLARIUM operators will be given $1000 for each ultraviolet tanning machine they surrender to NSW authorities before a ban comes into effect next year. NSW is the first jurisdiction in Australia to outlaw the machines, which have been associated with a range of skin cancers, including melanoma. The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) on Monday announced assistance would be available to businesses to discourage machines being sold for domestic use or interstate. The state would also pay for the disposal of the units, said the EPA's Craig Lamberton. The deadline for surrendering the machines is December 2014. The ban was a response to increased community concern after researchers found a stronger then previously understood link between UV tanning and early onset melanoma. Mr Lamberton said Queensland, Victoria and South Australia could follow NSW's lead.