New South Wales Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

VETERINARY SURGEONS ACT 1986

- As at 1 September 2006
- Act 55 of 1986

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   3A.     Notes

   PART 2 - BOARD OF VETERINARY SURGEONS OF NEW SOUTH WALES

   4.      The Board
   5.      Members of the Board
   6.      President of the Board
   7.      Staff of the Board

   PART 3 - REGISTRATION OF VETERINARY SURGEONS

           Division 1 - Registers

   8.      Register of veterinary surgeons
   9.      Register of specialists
   10.     General provisions relating to registers

           Division 2 - Registration

   11.     Prerequisite to registration as veterinary surgeon
   12.     Full registration
   13.     Registration as an honorary veterinary surgeon
   14.     Limited registration
   15.     Registration as a specialist
   16.     Application for registration and determination of application
   17.     Provisional registration
   17A.    Conditions on registration
   18.     Registration certificate

           Division 3 - General provisions relating to registration

   19.     Roll fee
   20.     Removal of name of deceased veterinary surgeon etc
   21.     Reviews by the Tribunal

   PART 4 - DISCIPLINARY PROVISIONS

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   22.     Misconduct in a professional respect
   22A.    Serious misconduct in a professional respect
   23.     Veterinary surgeons’ code of professional conduct

           Division 2 - Constitution of Investigating Committee

   24.     Constitution of Veterinary Surgeons Investigating Committee
   25.     (Repealed)

           Division 2A - Serious misconduct in a professional respect

   25A.    Investigating Committee may make complaint
   25B.    Investigating Committee may direct suspension of registration or imposition of conditions
   25C.    Veterinary surgeon to be afforded opportunity to make representations
   25D.    Application to Tribunal concerning suspension or conditions
   25E.    Determination of application
   25F.    Orders of Tribunal
   25G.    Effect of suspension
   25H.    Effect of conditions imposed

           Division 3 - Making of complaints to, and investigation by, Investigating Committee

   26.     Complaints against veterinary surgeons
   27.     Investigation by Investigating Committee
   28.     Decision of Investigating Committee on complaint
   29.     Miscellaneous provisions relating to investigations of complaints

           Division 4 - Proceedings before the Tribunal

   30.     Inquiries by Tribunal
   30A.    (Repealed)
   31.     Right to apply to Tribunal for review of orders of the Investigating Committee
   32.     Tribunal’s powers when complaint proved

           Division 5 - General provisions relating to disciplinary proceedings

   33.     Disciplinary proceedings against veterinary surgeon who ceases to be registered
   34.     (Repealed)
   35.     Restoration of name to register etc
   36.     Recording of proceedings and decision of Investigating Committee and orders of Tribunal and Board

   PART 5 - REGULATION OF PRACTICE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS

   37.     Offence for unregistered person to practise
   38.     Offence to practise as specialist unless registered as specialist
   39.     Practice to be carried on in veterinary surgeon’s name
   40.     Signing certificates
   41.     Use of false qualification
   42.     Advertising by registered veterinary surgeons and others
   43.     Unregistered person may not recover fees or charges
   44.     Permitted practices for unregistered persons
   45.     Approved persons may perform certain acts under supervision

   PART 6 - VETERINARY HOSPITALS

   46.     Veterinary hospitals to be licensed
   47.     Classes of licences
   48.     Application for licence
   49.     Issue or refusal of licence
   50.     Duration of licence
   51.     Annual licence fee
   52.     Suspension or cancellation of licence
   53.     Reviews by the Tribunal
   54.     Superintendents of veterinary hospitals

   PART 6A - FINANCE

           54A–54C. (Repealed)
   54D.    Board to establish and maintain account at financial institution
   54E.    Investment of money
   54F.    Financial year of Board

   PART 6B - APPEALS AGAINST DECISIONS OF TRIBUNAL

   54G.    Definitions
   54H.    Application of Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997
   54I.    Right to appeal to Supreme Court against review decision of Tribunal
   54J.    Right to appeal to Supreme Court against original decision of Tribunal
   54K.    Appeals against interlocutory decisions
   54L.    Appeals on questions of law
   54M.    Appeals on the merits
   54N.    Appeal does not stay decision appealed against
   54O.    Procedure on appeal

   PART 7 - MISCELLANEOUS

   55.     Power of entry and examination
   56.     Power to examine on oath
   57.     Power to summon witnesses and require written information
   57A.    Board may delegate function of collecting evidence
   58.     False or misleading statements
   59.     Document under hand of Registrar to be prima facie evidence
   60.     Prima facie evidence of entry in register may be given in all courts
   61.     Certificate of President or Registrar of Board to be evidence
   62.     Proof of certain matters not required
   63.     Service of notices etc
   64.     Service of documents on Board or Committee
   65.     Authentication of certain documents
   66.     Recovery of charges, fines etc
   67.     (Repealed)
   68.     Liability of members etc
   69.     Offences by corporations
   70.     Proceedings for offences
   71.     Regulations
   72.     Savings, transitional and other provisions
   73.     Repeals
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2
           Schedule 3 (Repealed)
           SCHEDULE 4