Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
(1) A person shall not engage in the practice of veterinary surgery or render a veterinary service unless that person is a registered veterinary surgeon.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to –
(a) a person who administers anaesthetic under the direct instruction and supervision of a registered veterinary surgeon;
(b) a person who provides a veterinary service in an emergency, where a registered veterinary surgeon is not reasonably or readily available; or
(c) a veterinary student acting under the direct supervision and instruction of a registered veterinary surgeon;
(d) any other prescribed case.
(3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding 50 penalty units.