Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations(1) For the purposes of section 11(1)(c) of the Act, the prescribed qualifications are as specified in Schedule 1.
(2) For the purposes of section 11(1)(d) of the Act, the prescribed documents required to accompany an application are:
(a) a statutory declaration by the applicant in accordance with subregulation (3); and
(b) a letter in respect of the applicant:
(i) from an appropriate body referred to in subregulation (4); or
(ii) if there is no such body, or the applicant is unable to obtain such a letter from the body, from a person acceptable to the Board.
(3) The statutory declaration shall declare:
(a) whether the applicant has at any time been refused authorisation, by registration, licence or otherwise, to provide veterinary services in a State or Territory of the Commonwealth, or in a place outside the Commonwealth and if so, by whom, when and for what reason;
(b) whether the applicant is, or has at any time been, authorised, by registration, licence or otherwise, to provide veterinary services in a State or Territory of the Commonwealth, or in a place outside the Commonwealth and if so, by whom and when;
(c) whether authorisation referred to in paragraph (b) has at any time been cancelled, suspended, or subjected to a condition or variation of a condition and if so, when and for what reason;
(d) whether, under a law regulating the provision of veterinary services in a State or Territory of the Commonwealth or in a place outside the Commonwealth, the applicant has at any time been reprimanded or cautioned and if so, by whom, when and for what reason;
(e) whether, under a law regulating the provision of veterinary services in a State or Territory of the Commonwealth or in a place outside the Commonwealth, the applicant is the subject of an investigation relating to his or her professional conduct or any other matter and if so, by whom and in respect of what conduct or other matter;
(f) whether a claim for damages or other compensation for or in respect of alleged negligence or other misconduct in the provision of veterinary services has been made against the applicant during the 2 years immediately preceding the date of the application and if so, the nature of the negligence or other misconduct alleged and, unless still in dispute, the outcome of the claim;
(g) whether the applicant has at any time been convicted in the Territory of a crime, or convicted elsewhere of an offence that would have been a crime had it been committed in the Territory and if so, when, where and the nature of the crime or offence;
(h) whether the applicant has at any time been convicted, in the Territory or elsewhere, of an offence against the Act or any other law relating to the provision of veterinary services and if so, when, where and the nature of the offence;
(j) whether the applicant has at any time been convicted, in the Territory or elsewhere, of an offence against a law prohibiting or regulating the possession, sale, use or supply of, or other dealing in, a poison, drug or similar substance and if so, when, where and the nature of the offence; and
(k) whether the applicant has at any time been convicted, in the Territory or elsewhere, of an offence against a law relating to the welfare of, or the prevention of cruelty to, animals and if so, when, where and the nature of the offence.
(4) For the purposes of subregulation (2)(b)(ii), the appropriate body in relation to an applicant is:
(a) the body responsible for registering, licensing or otherwise authorising a person to practise veterinary surgery or medicine in the place, whether a State or other Territory of the Commonwealth or a place outside the Commonwealth in which the applicant has most recently practised otherwise than on a temporary basis; or
(b) the university or institution that conferred the qualification or certificate of completion of examination where the applicant has not previously practised veterinary surgery or medicine or has practised on a temporary basis.