Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

VETERINARY PRACTICE ACT 2018 (NO. 32 OF 2018) - SECT 86

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person carries out a restricted act of veterinary science on an animal at registered veterinary premises; and

        (b)     the registration of the premises does not authorise the act of veterinary science to be carried out at the premises.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.

    (2)     It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against this section if the defendant proves that it was necessary to carry out the restricted act of veterinary science on the animal at the premises because—

        (a)     the act was carried out in an emergency and there was no time to move the animal to registered veterinary premises where the act was authorised to be carried out; or

        (b)     it was not practical to move the animal to registered veterinary premises where the act was authorised to be carried out because of the size of the animal or the kind of animal; or

        (c)     it was dangerous to the health of the animal to move it to registered veterinary premises where the act was authorised to be carried out.