Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) The functions of the Board are:
(a) to promote high standards of professional conduct in the provision of veterinary services in the Territory;
(b) to determine, in accordance with Part 3, applications for the registration of persons as veterinarians or veterinary specialists;
(c) to exercise in relation to persons registered, or formerly registered, as veterinarians or veterinary specialists the disciplinary powers conferred by Part 5;
(d) to investigate any matter relating to the professional conduct of registered veterinarians or veterinary specialists, or to the provision of veterinary services, that:
(i) it considers desirable to investigate; or
(ii) the Minister directs it to investigate,
and to report to the Minister on a matter investigated at the Minister's direction;
(e) without limiting the generality of paragraph (a), to issue guidelines in relation to standards to be observed by registered veterinarians and veterinary specialists in and in connection with the provision of veterinary services;
(f) to make the public aware of its existence and its functions;
(g) to give advice to a person where requested on a matter relating to the professional conduct of a registered veterinarian or veterinary specialist or the provision of veterinary services;
(h) to investigate suspected offences against this Act and to prosecute such offences; and
(j) such other functions as are imposed on it by or under this or any other Act.
(2) The Board has power to do all things necessary or convenient to be done for or in connection with the performance of its functions or the exercise of its powers.
(3) Without limiting the generality of subsection (2), the Board may employ such persons as it thinks fit to advise or assist it in the performance of its functions or the exercise of its powers.