Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) Where the tribunal finds a veterinary surgeon guilty of a charge of misconduct in a professional respect brought pursuant to this Act it may--
(a) order that the veterinary surgeon's name be removed from the register of veterinary surgeons; or
(b) order that the veterinary surgeon's registration as a veterinary surgeon be suspended for a specified period; or
(c) order that the veterinary surgeon pay to the board by way of penalty a specified sum of money in no case exceeding 40 penalty units; or
(d) admonish or reprimand the veterinary surgeon.
(2) An order made pursuant to subsection (1)(c) may contain a direction that the registration of the veterinary surgeon concerned be suspended for a specified period if the veterinary surgeon fails to pay the sum of money to the board within a specified time and, if the money is not paid within that time, the veterinary surgeon's registration as a veterinary surgeon shall be suspended accordingly.
(3) Suspension pursuant to subsection (2) shall be in addition to and not in lieu of payment of the sum of money.