VETERINARY PRACTICE ACT 2018
Table of Provisions
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
- 1 Name of Act
- 3 Dictionary
- 4 Notes
- 5 Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc
- 6 Objects of Act
PART 2--PRACTICE OF VETERINARY SCIENCE
- 7 Meaning of restricted act of veterinary science
- 8 Meaning of veterinary science
- 9 Meaning of registered veterinary practitioner
- 10 Carrying out restricted act of veterinary science without authority
- 11 Person pretending to be registered veterinary practitioner
- 12 False representation of person as veterinary practitioner or
- 13 Unqualified to practise as specialist
- 14 Direction to engage in unprofessional conduct
- 15 Restriction on recovery of fees or charges if not registered
PART 3--REGISTRATION OF VETERINARY PRACTITIONERS
Division 3.1--Application and decision
- 16 Application
- 17 Withdrawal of application
- 18 Board may ask for further information
- 19 Decision on application
- 20 Refund of application fees
- 21 Conditions of registration
- 22 Amendment of registration by board on its own initiative
- 23 Amendment of registration on application
- 24 Annual renewal of registration
- 25 Renewal out of time
- 26 Term of registration
- 27 Surrender
Division 3.2--Qualifications for registration
- 28 Qualification for general or non-practising registration
- 29 Qualification for specialist registration
Division 3.3--Suitability of people to be registered veterinary practitioners
- 30 Meaning of suitable person
- 31 Meaning of suitability information
Division 3.4--Registration and removal from register
- 32 Removal of veterinary practitioner from register
PART 4--RECOGNITION OF VETERINARY PRACTITIONERS FROM OTHER JURISDICTIONS
- 33 Definitions—Act
- 34 Recognition of veterinary practitioners registered in other
- 35 Application of Act to veterinary practitioners with deemed registration
- 36 Condition of deemed registration
- 37 Suspension and cancellation of deemed registration
- 38 ACT becomes principal residence
PART 5--COMPLAINTS AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS
Division 5.1--Definitions and code of professional conduct
- 39 Meaning of veterinary practitioner—pt 5
- 40 Meaning of professional misconduct
- 41 Meaning of unsatisfactory professional conduct
- 42 Veterinary practitioners code of professional conduct
Division 5.2--Complaints
- 43 Who may complain
- 44 Consideration without complaint or appropriate complaint
- 45 False or misleading complaint
- 46 Time limit for making complaints
- 47 How complaints are made
- 48 Withdrawal of complaints
- 49 Further information about complaint etc
- 50 Notice to veterinary practitioner complained about
Division 5.3--Dealing with complaints
Subdivision 5.3.1--Immediate action- 51 Meaning of immediate action—sdiv 5.3.1
- 52 Power to take immediate action
- 53 Show cause process
- 54 Notice to be given to registered veterinary practitioner about immediate
- 55 Period of immediate action Subdivision 5.3.2--Investigation
- 56 Investigation of complaints
- 57 Investigation procedure
- 58 People to give information, provide documents or answer questions
- 59 Person failing to comply with direction
- 60 Board may dismiss certain complaints
- 61 Decision on completion of investigation
- 62 Indication that offence committed
- 63 Board's obligation to keep complainant informed
Division 5.4--Occupational discipline
- 64 Grounds for occupational discipline
- 65 Application to ACAT for occupational discipline
- 66 Considerations before making occupational discipline orders—suspension or cancellation of
- 67 Occupational discipline orders
- 68 Interim suspension of registration
- 69 Giving registering authority in other jurisdictions information about cancelling or
Division 5.5--Joint consideration with commission
- 70 Interaction with commission
PART 6--REGISTRATION OF VETERINARY PREMISES
Division 6.1--Preliminary
Division 6.2--Application and decision
- 73 Application for registration of veterinary premises
- 74 Board may ask for further information
- 75 Decision on application to register veterinary premises
- 76 Conditions on registration of veterinary premises
- 77 Term of registration for veterinary premises
- 78 Refund of application fees
- 79 Annual registration fee
Division 6.3--Amendment of registration
- 80 Amendment of registration by board on its own initiative
- 81 Amendment of registration on application
Division 6.4--Suspending or ending registration
- 82 Surrender of registration
- 83 Cancellation of registration—death or winding-up of registration
- 84 Cancellation or suspension of registration by ACAT
Division 6.5--Offences—registered veterinary premises
- 85 Veterinary practice to be conducted at registered veterinary premises
- 86 Unauthorised restricted act of veterinary science carried out at registered veterinary
- 87 False representation of premises as registered veterinary premises
- 88 Superintendent of registered veterinary premises
- 89 Failure to display sign about registered veterinary premises
PART 7--VETERINARY PRACTITIONERS BOARD
Division 7.1--Establishment and functions of board
- 90 Veterinary practitioners board—establishment
- 91 Board—functions
- 92 Annual general meeting of veterinary profession
Division 7.2--Board members
- 93 Board membership
- 94 Term of appointment
- 95 President and deputy president of board
- 96 Consultation about appointment to board
- 97 Disclosure of interests by board members
- 98 Conditions of board appointment generally
Division 7.3--Board meetings
Division 7.4--Board misconduct
- 102 Failure by board to exercise functions diligently
Division 7.5--Board administration
- 103 Offence—prohibition on business
- 104 Appointment of registrar
- 105 Registrar—functions
- 106 Employment of staff etc
- 107 Committees
- 108 Delegation by board
PART 8--ENFORCEMENT
Division 8.1--Inspectors
Division 8.2--Powers of inspectors
- 111 Meaning of premises—div 8.2
- 112 Powers of entry and search
- 113 Production of identity card
- 114 Consent to entry
- 115 Powers of inspectors
- 116 Direction to give name and address—inspector
- 117 Offence—fail to comply with inspector's direction to give name and
- 118 Warrants generally
- 119 Warrants—application made other than in person
- 120 Search warrants—announcement before entry
- 121 Details of search warrant to be given to occupier etc
- 122 Occupier entitled to be present during search etc
PART 9--REGISTER AND DEALING WITH INFORMATION
Division 9.1--Register
- 123 Board to maintain register of veterinary practitioners and veterinary
- 124 Contents of register—practitioners
- 125 Contents of register—premises
- 126 Information in register to be accessible and extractable
- 127 Registration documents
- 128 Registrar responsible for register
- 129 Access to register
- 130 Requests for changes of details in register
- 131 When board must not charge fees etc for register corrections
- 132 Evidentiary certificate—contents of register
Division 9.2--Dealing with information
- 133 Meaning of information holder
- 134 Nondisclosure of complaints
- 135 Use and disclosure of protected information
PART 10--NOTIFICATION AND REVIEW OF DECISIONS
- 136 Meaning of reviewable decision—pt 10
- 137 Reviewable decision notices
- 138 Applications for review