Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

VETERINARY PRACTICE ACT 2018 - SECT 32

    (1)     The board must remove a veterinary practitioner from the register if—

        (a)     the veterinary practitioner has died; or

        (b)     the veterinary practitioner has requested the board to remove the practitioner's name from the register; or

        (c)     the veterinary practitioner has failed to renew the practitioner's registration under section 24; or

        (d)     the ACAT has ordered that the veterinary practitioner's registration be cancelled.

    (2)     The board may remove a veterinary practitioner from the register if—

        (a)     the veterinary practitioner does not hold the qualification required for the registration the veterinary practitioner holds; or

        (b)     the veterinary practitioner has failed to meet the continuous professional development requirements prescribed by regulation; or

        (c)     the principal place of residence of the veterinary practitioner is not the ACT; or

        (d)     the veterinary practitioner's authority to practise veterinary science has been suspended or cancelled in another jurisdiction; or

        (e)     the veterinary practitioner has failed to pay a fee or fine under this Act.

    (3)     The board must not remove a veterinary practitioner from the register under subsection (2) unless the board has—

        (a)     given written notice to the veterinary practitioner of the board's intention to remove the record; and

        (b)     given the veterinary practitioner at least 28 days after the day the notice was given under paragraph (a) to make written submissions in relation to the proposed removal; and

        (c)     taken into consideration any submission made under paragraph (b).