New South Wales Consolidated Acts

VETERINARY PRACTICE ACT 2003 - SECT 7

7 Restricted acts of veterinary science

(1) A "restricted act of veterinary science" is an act of veterinary science declared by the regulations to be a restricted act of veterinary science for the purposes of this Act.

Note: Section 9 makes it an offence for a person to do a restricted act of veterinary science except in certain circumstances. Section 10 provides that a person other than a veterinary practitioner is not entitled to recover fees or charges for doing a restricted act of veterinary science except in certain circumstances.

(2) Before a Minister recommends to the Governor the making of a regulation that includes a declaration referred to in subsection (1), the Minister is to seek the advice of the advisory committee on the proposed regulation.

(3) The advisory committee may make a recommendation to the Minister that an act of veterinary science should be declared to be a restricted act of veterinary science.

(4) The advisory committee is not to make a recommendation to declare an act of veterinary science to be a restricted act of veterinary science unless the advisory committee considers that if such an act were performed on an animal by a person other than a veterinary practitioner it would be likely:

(a) to cause unacceptable levels of harm or suffering to the animal, or

(b) to affect human health adversely, or

(c) to affect domestic or international trade adversely.

(5) The advisory committee may include in a recommendation circumstances in which a person other than a veterinary practitioner should be allowed to do the act of veterinary science concerned.

(6) The Minister is to consider any recommendation of the advisory committee made under this section.

(7) A regulation may not be made declaring an act of veterinary science specified in Schedule 1 as a restricted act of veterinary science.