Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) A registered veterinarian, other than a veterinarian having interim registration, must, on or before 1 January in each year, pay to the Board:
(a) the prescribed annual fee for registration as a veterinarian; and
(b) if he or she is registered as a veterinary specialist – the prescribed annual fee for registration as a veterinary specialist,
for the calendar year beginning 1 January.
(2) Where a registered veterinarian fails to pay the prescribed annual fee in accordance with subsection (1), the Registrar shall serve on him or her a notice specifying a day on or before which the fee is to be paid.
(3) Where a registered veterinarian on whom a notice under subsection (2) is served fails to pay the fee on or before the day specified in the notice, his or her registration as a veterinarian is cancelled together with his or her registration, if any, as a veterinary specialist, and the Registrar shall note the Register accordingly.
(4) Subsection (5) applies if a person (other than a veterinarian having interim registration):
(a) is eligible for primary registration; and
(b) applies for registration between 1 October and 31 December in a year.
(5) On payment by the person of the annual registration fee for that year, the Board may waive the requirement for the payment of the annual registration fee for the first calendar year after that year and direct the Registrar to register the person.