Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

VETERINARY SURGEONS REGULATIONS 1979

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Citation  
   2.      Terms used in these regulations  

   PART 2 -- The Veterinary Surgeons’ Board  

   3.      Common Seal  
   4.      Election of elected members  
   5.      Dates for election and close of nominations  
   6.      Conduct of elections  
   7.      Nominated member  
   8.      Remuneration and travelling expenses  
   9.      Meetings  
   10.     Revocation etc. of previous decisions  
   11.     Voting  
   12.     Minutes  

   PART 3 -- The Register and registration  

   13.     Form of Register  
   14.     Inspection of Register  
   15.     Registration of veterinary surgeons  
   16.     Applicant to attend before Board  
   16A.    Specialists  
   16B.    Application for registration as specialist  
   16C.    Registration as honorary veterinary surgeon  
   19.     Roll fee  
   20.     Registration of additional qualifications  
   21.     Examinations (s. 20(1)(e)(iii))  
   22.     Restoration of name to Register  

   PART 4 -- Professional conduct and operation of veterinary practices  

   28.     Unprofessional conduct  
   29.     Prescribing scheduled drugs  
   29A.    Prescription of scheduled drugs for animals on certain properties in the pastoral region  
   29B.    Supply of scheduled drugs prescribed under regulation 29A  
   29C.    Directions to administer scheduled drugs prescribed under regulation 29A  
   30.     Clinical record of supply or prescription of scheduled drug  
   30A.    Copies of certain documents to be provided to the Board on request  
   31.     Sale of drugs etc. from clinic or hospital  
   32.     Dealings with unregistered persons  
   33.     Attendance at place of practice  
   33A.    Advertising  
   33B.    Locums  
   33C.    Supervisor to ensure competence of persons under supervision  
   33D.    False or inaccurate certificates  
   33E.    Name of practice (s. 26A)  

   PART 5 -- Veterinary clinics and veterinary hospitals  

   34.     Veterinary premises  
   35.     Consideration of applications  
   36.     Unsuitable premises not to be registered  
   37.     Renewal of registration of veterinary clinic or hospital  
   38.     Transfer of management of veterinary clinic or hospital  
   40.     Register of veterinary premises  
   41.     Requirements for veterinary hospitals  
   42.     Requirements for veterinary clinics  
   43.     Supervision of veterinary services in veterinary clinic or hospital  

   PART 6 -- Practising veterinary surgery  

   44.     Prescribed area (s. 26(3)(c))  
   45.     Veterinary services that may be performed by any person (s. 26(3)(e))  
   46.     Veterinary services that may be performed by veterinary students (s. 26(4)(a))  
   47.     Veterinary services that may be performed by authorised persons (s. 26(4)(b))  

   PART 7 -- Veterinary nurses  

   64.     Approval of veterinary nurses (s. 26E)  
   65.     Duties and veterinary services that may be performed by veterinary nurses (s. 26(4)(b), 26E(4))  
   66.     Duties and veterinary services that may be performed by trainee veterinary nurses (s. 26(4)(b))  
   68.     Standards of conduct for veterinary nurses  
   69.     Inquiries concerning veterinary nurses  
   70.     Chairman may defer hearing  
   71.     Adjournments  
   72.     Failure to appear  
   73.     Penalty for unprofessional conduct by a veterinary nurse  
   73A.    Appeal by veterinary nurse against decision of the Board  

   PART 8 -- Animal welfare societies  

   74.     Licences for animal welfare societies  
   75.     Consideration of applications  
   76.     Duration of licence  
   78.     Licence to be displayed  
   79.     Name of veterinary surgeon to be displayed  

   PART 9 -- General  

   80.     Fees  
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Forms  
           Compilation table