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VETERINARY SURGEONS ACT 1936 - As at 1 March 2023 - Act 17 of 1936

- As at 1 March 2023 - Act 17 of 1936

Table of Provisions

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

PART 2 - VETERINARY SURGEONS BOARD OF QUEENSLAND

Division 1 - Establishment and powers

  • 4 Establishment of board
  • 4A Board’s relationship with the State
  • 4B Powers of board

Division 2 - Membership

  • 4C Membership
  • 4D Chairperson and deputy chairperson
  • 4E Qualifications for membership
  • 4F Vacation of office
  • 4G Term of appointment
  • 5 Filling vacancy in office of board member
  • 5A Excluded matter for Corporations legislation
  • 6 Chairperson is executive officer of board

Division 3 - Election of members

7. (Repealed)
  • 8 Board to hold elections of members
  • 9 Power of Governor in Council on failure to elect

Division 4 - Board business

  • 10 Conduct of business
  • 11 Quorum
  • 12 Presiding at meetings
  • 12A Conduct of meetings
  • 12B Minutes
  • 12C Disclosure of interests

Division 5 - Other provisions about the board

  • 13 Appointment of deputy member
  • 14 Officers
  • 15 Funds of board

PART 2A - TRIBUNAL PROCEEDINGS

  • 15A Jurisdiction
  • 15B Constitution of tribunal
  • 15C Matters tribunal must consider in making particular decisions
  • 15D Costs
  • 15E. (Repealed) 15F. (Repealed) 15G. (Repealed) 15H. (Repealed) 15I. (Repealed) 15J. (Repealed) 15K. (Repealed) 15L. (Repealed) 15M. (Repealed) 15N. (Repealed)

PART 3 - THE REGISTERS

  • 16 Keeping registers
  • 16A Arrangements between board and interstate registering authorities
  • 17 Annual fee

PART 4 - VETERINARY SURGEONS AND VETERINARY SPECIALISTS

Division 1 - Registration of veterinary surgeons and veterinary specialists, and approvals to practise veterinary science

  • 18 Registration of veterinary surgeons
  • 18A Performance of certain acts by approved persons
  • 18B Deemed registration as veterinary surgeon
  • 19 Application for registration
  • 19A Provisional registration
  • 19B Registration for limited period
  • 19C Registration of veterinary specialists
  • 19CA Deemed registration of veterinary specialists
  • 19D Veterinary specialties
  • 19E Special registration
  • 20 Certificates of registration
  • 21 Removal from register and suspension

Division 2 - Matters about conduct of veterinary surgeons

  • 22 Investigation by board
  • 22A Board may take disciplinary action
  • 22B Board to give notice of its intention to proceed pursuant to s 22A
  • 22C Board may apply to tribunal for an order to remove the name of a veterinary surgeon from the register
  • 22D Where veterinary surgeon medically unfit
  • 22E Orders of tribunal for misconduct in a professional respect
  • 22F Misconduct in a professional respect
  • 22FA Board to notify interstate registering authorities of disciplinary action
  • 22G. (Repealed)

Division 3 - Miscellaneous

  • 22H Review of particular decisions
  • 23 Surrender of certificate
  • 24 Restoration of name
  • 24A. (Repealed)

PART 4A - APPROVALS TO USE PREMISES AS VETERINARY PREMISES

Division 1 - Preliminary

Division 2 - Obtaining approvals

  • 25A Applying for approval
  • 25B Additional information for application
  • 25C Deciding application
  • 25D Grant of application
  • 25E Refusal of application
  • 25F Criteria for decision

Division 3 - Conditions

  • 25G Conditions of approvals

Division 4 - Amendment, suspension or cancellation of approvals

  • 25H Amendment—grounds
  • 25I Suspension or cancellation—grounds
  • 25J Amendment, suspension or cancellation—procedure
  • 25K Notice of amendment, suspension or cancellation

PART 4B - OFFENCE PROVISIONS

  • 25L Conducting veterinary practice
  • 25M Persons who must not practise veterinary science
  • 25N Allowing or directing person who is not a veterinary surgeon to practise veterinary science
  • 25O Directing veterinary surgeon to practise veterinary science
  • 25P Claims about being a veterinary surgeon
  • 25Q Using titles etc.
  • 26 Notice about change in contact information
  • 27 Veterinary surgeon to provide emergency contact details
  • 28. (Repealed) 29. (Repealed)

PART 5 - MISCELLANEOUS

  • 29A Control of veterinary premises
  • 29B Allowances and expenses
  • 29C Registrar must give emergency contact details to chief executive
  • 30 Penalty for forging registration
  • 31. (Repealed)
  • 32 Evidence
  • 33 Board may sue
  • 33A Reports
  • 33B. (Repealed)
  • 33C Veterinary surgeon to produce records
  • 33D Power of entry etc.
  • 33E Authorisation of inspectors to carry out certain tests
  • 34 Savings
  • 35 Penalties
  • 36 Penalties etc. to be paid into board’s funds
  • 36A Approval of forms
  • 36B. (Repealed)
  • 37 Regulation-making power

PART 6 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

Division 1 - Provisions for Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Act 2001

  • 38 Continuation of board membership
  • 39 Continuing effect of approvals

Division 2 - Provision for Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Act 2006

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