Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The board may of its own motion or upon the complaint of a person aggrieved cause an investigation to be made of the conduct of a veterinary surgeon.
(2) A person aggrieved by the conduct of a veterinary surgeon who desires to complain of such conduct shall furnish to the board the person's complaint in writing.
(2A) The board may require that the writing be in the form of a statutory declaration made pursuant to the Oaths Act 1867.
(3) Where the board is of the opinion that there is sufficient evidence available with which to establish a prima facie case of misconduct in a professional respect against a veterinary surgeon it may proceed pursuant to section 22A or cause a charge to be drawn against the veterinary surgeon and refer such charge to the tribunal for hearing and deciding.
(4) Every such charge shall contain or be accompanied by sufficient particulars to inform the tribunal and the veterinary surgeon against whom it is made of the matter alleged in the charge.