VETERINARY PRACTICE ACT 2018

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VETERINARY PRACTICE ACT 2018

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Long Title

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

1. Name of Act
3. Dictionary
4. Notes
5. Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc
6. Objects of Act

PART 2--PRACTICE OF VETERINARY SCIENCE

7. Meaning of restricted act of veterinary science
8. Meaning of veterinary science
9. Meaning of registered veterinary practitioner
10. Carrying out restricted act of veterinary science without authority
11. Person pretending to be registered veterinary practitioner
12. False representation of person as veterinary practitioner or
13. Unqualified to practise as specialist
14. Direction to engage in unprofessional conduct
15. Restriction on recovery of fees or charges if not registered

PART 3--REGISTRATION OF VETERINARY PRACTITIONERS

Division 3.1--Application and decision

16. Application
17. Withdrawal of application
18. Board may ask for further information
19. Decision on application
20. Refund of application fees
21. Conditions of registration
22. Amendment of registration by board on its own initiative
23. Amendment of registration on application
24. Annual renewal of registration
25. Renewal out of time
26. Term of registration
27. Surrender

Division 3.2--Qualifications for registration

28. Qualification for general or non-practising registration
29. Qualification for specialist registration

Division 3.3--Suitability of people to be registered veterinary practitioners

30. Meaning of suitable person
31. Meaning of suitability information

Division 3.4--Registration and removal from register

32. Removal of veterinary practitioner from register

PART 4--RECOGNITION OF VETERINARY PRACTITIONERS FROM OTHER JURISDICTIONS

33. Definitions—Act
34. Recognition of veterinary practitioners registered in other
35. Application of Act to veterinary practitioners with deemed registration
36. Condition of deemed registration
37. Suspension and cancellation of deemed registration
38. ACT becomes principal residence

PART 5--COMPLAINTS AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS

Division 5.1--Definitions and code of professional conduct

39. Meaning of veterinary practitioner—pt 5
40. Meaning of professional misconduct
41. Meaning of unsatisfactory professional conduct
42. Veterinary practitioners code of professional conduct

Division 5.2--Complaints

43. Who may complain
44. Consideration without complaint or appropriate complaint
45. False or misleading complaint
46. Time limit for making complaints
47. How complaints are made
48. Withdrawal of complaints
49. Further information about complaint etc
50. Notice to veterinary practitioner complained about

Division 5.3--Dealing with complaints

Subdivision 5.3.1--Immediate action

51. Meaning of immediate action—sdiv 5.3.1
52. Power to take immediate action
53. Show cause process
54. Notice to be given to registered veterinary practitioner about immediate
55. Period of immediate action

Subdivision 5.3.2--Investigation

56. Investigation of complaints
57. Investigation procedure
58. People to give information, provide documents or answer questions
59. Person failing to comply with direction
60. Board may dismiss certain complaints
61. Decision on completion of investigation
62. Indication that offence committed
63. Board's obligation to keep complainant informed

Division 5.4--Occupational discipline

64. Grounds for occupational discipline
65. Application to ACAT for occupational discipline
66. Considerations before making occupational discipline orders—suspension or cancellation of
67. Occupational discipline orders
68. Interim suspension of registration
69. Giving registering authority in other jurisdictions information about cancelling or

Division 5.5--Joint consideration with commission

70. Interaction with commission

PART 6--REGISTRATION OF VETERINARY PREMISES

Division 6.1--Preliminary

71. Definitions—pt 6
72. Board may make veterinary premises standard

Division 6.2--Application and decision

73. Application for registration of veterinary premises
74. Board may ask for further information
75. Decision on application to register veterinary premises
76. Conditions on registration of veterinary premises
77. Term of registration for veterinary premises
78. Refund of application fees
79. Annual registration fee

Division 6.3--Amendment of registration

80. Amendment of registration by board on its own initiative
81. Amendment of registration on application

Division 6.4--Suspending or ending registration

82. Surrender of registration
83. Cancellation of registration—death or winding-up of registration
84. Cancellation or suspension of registration by ACAT

Division 6.5--Offences—registered veterinary premises

85. Veterinary practice to be conducted at registered veterinary premises
86. Unauthorised restricted act of veterinary science carried out at registered veterinary
87. False representation of premises as registered veterinary premises
88. Superintendent of registered veterinary premises
89. Failure to display sign about registered veterinary premises

PART 7--VETERINARY PRACTITIONERS BOARD

Division 7.1--Establishment and functions of board

90. Veterinary practitioners board—establishment
91. Board—functions
92. Annual general meeting of veterinary profession

Division 7.2--Board members

93. Board membership
94. Term of appointment
95. President and deputy president of board
96. Consultation about appointment to board
97. Disclosure of interests by board members
98. Conditions of board appointment generally

Division 7.3--Board meetings

99. Board procedures
100. Quorum at board meetings
101. Reporting on exercise of functions

Division 7.4--Board misconduct

102. Failure by board to exercise functions diligently

Division 7.5--Board administration

103. Offence—prohibition on business
104. Appointment of registrar
105. Registrar—functions
106. Employment of staff etc
107. Committees
108. Delegation by board

PART 8--ENFORCEMENT

Division 8.1--Inspectors

109. Inspectors
110. Identity cards

Division 8.2--Powers of inspectors

111. Meaning of premises—div 8.2
112. Powers of entry and search
113. Production of identity card
114. Consent to entry
115. Powers of inspectors
116. Direction to give name and address—inspector
117. Offence—fail to comply with inspector's direction to give name and
118. Warrants generally
119. Warrants—application made other than in person
120. Search warrants—announcement before entry
121. Details of search warrant to be given to occupier etc
122. Occupier entitled to be present during search etc

PART 9--REGISTER AND DEALING WITH INFORMATION

Division 9.1--Register

123. Board to maintain register of veterinary practitioners and veterinary
124. Contents of register—practitioners
125. Contents of register—premises
126. Information in register to be accessible and extractable
127. Registration documents
128. Registrar responsible for register
129. Access to register
130. Requests for changes of details in register
131. When board must not charge fees etc for register corrections
132. Evidentiary certificate—contents of register

Division 9.2--Dealing with information

133. Meaning of information holder
134. Nondisclosure of complaints
135. Use and disclosure of protected information

PART 10--NOTIFICATION AND REVIEW OF DECISIONS

136. Meaning of reviewable decision—pt 10
137. Reviewable decision notices
138. Applications for review

PART 11--MISCELLANEOUS

139. Information sharing
140. Protection of participants
141. Protection of informed people
142. Exemptions from Act
143. Declared professional bodies
144. Determination of fees by board
145. Determination of fees by Minister
146. Fee waiver
147. Regulation-making power
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SCHEDULE 2
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