A barber is being taken to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission after declining to cut a young girl's hair.

Sam Rahim, who runs the Hunters Hill Barber Shop in Sydney's North Shore, told 9 News he was devastated by the summons.

He said that in December last year a women came into the barber shop and asked him if he could cut her daughter's hair, to which he 'politely refused'.

Sydney barber Sam Rahim is being taken to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission after declining to cut a little girls hair

In December last year a women came into the barber shop (pictured) and asked him if he could cut her daughter's hair, to which he 'politely refused'

Mr Rahim is not trained to cut girls' hair and has no experience in doing so.

'But she kept pressing me, saying I should just do it. I told her there are three women’s hair salons within a minute’s walk but she became angry and stormed out,' he said.

Mr Rahim is now being accused of breaching anti-discrimination laws and was told he had embarrassed the women's daughter.

'She might have been more embarrassed walking to school if I’d butchered her hair,' he said.

He explained that the skills of a barber are no compatible with cutting a young girls hair and reiterated that by its very definition, a barber shop was 'a place where men get their hair cut'.

Mr Sahim can take some solace in knowing that the Australian Hairdressing Council understood his stance.

Understandably Mr Rahim is worried about how this will impact it will have on his livelihood, especially with young family to support

Sandy Chong, from the Australian Hairdressing Council, said there are clear difference sin the skills required to cut men's and women's hair.

She said Mr Rahim was likely more experienced than many of the barber teachers.

Until two years ago barbering had no set qualifications Mrs Chong said.

'I understand why he wouldn’t be comfortable cutting women’s hair,' she said.

The case is due to appear before the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission in the coming weeks.

Understandably Mr Rahim is worried about how this will impact it will have on his livelihood, especially with young family to support.