Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
"appointed member" means a member appointed under section 5(1)(c).
"approved" means approved by the Board.
"Board" means the Veterinary Board of the Northern Territory established under section 4(1).
"certificate of registration" means a certificate of registration issued under section 21(1).
"Chief Inspector", see the Livestock Act .
"elected member" means a member elected for the purposes of section 5(1)(b) and includes a person who is to be taken under the Regulations to be elected.
"inspector" means a person who is, in accordance with section 39(1), an inspector for the purposes of this Act.
"interim registration" means registration as a veterinarian or veterinary specialist authorised under section 17(1).
limited registration has the meaning given by section 16(1).
"member" means a member of the Board.
misconduct shall be construed in accordance with section 28.
"notice of hearing" means a notice served under section 31D(1).
"notice of investigation" means a notice served under section 29(1) or 30(1).
"prescribed" means prescribed by the Regulations.
"President" means the President of the Board.
"primary registration" means registration on the Register recorded as primary registration.
"record" includes a radiograph, a case record, pathology report, specialist's report, euthanasia form and any other recording in relation to a particular case.
"Register" means the Veterinary Register maintained in pursuance of section 10(1).
"registered veterinarian" means a person whose registration, including interim or limited registration, as a veterinarian is currently in force.
"registered veterinary specialist" means a person whose registration, including interim registration, as a veterinary specialist is currently in force.
"Registrar" means the Registrar of the Board appointed under section 8(a), and includes a person appointed under section 8(b) while acting as Registrar.
"registration" means registration on the Register.
"secondary registration" means registration on the Register recorded as secondary registration.
"this Act" includes the Regulations.
"veterinary services" means services which form part of the practice of veterinary surgery or veterinary medicine, and includes:
(a) attendance, examination, the diagnosis of the physiological status of an animal, the diagnosis of disease or injury, the treatment of disease or injury, giving advice on the diagnosis or treatment of disease or injury, the prescribing of medicines and drugs, administering vaccines, and the provision of veterinary certificates; and
(b) a prescribed service,
but does not include a service declared by the Regulations not to be a veterinary service.
(2) A reference in this Act to the provision of a veterinary service includes a reference to the provision of such a service otherwise than for fee or reward.