Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

VETERINARY SURGEONS ACT 2015 (NO. 29 OF 2015)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

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

   PART 2--OBJECTS AND IMPORTANT CONCEPTS

   6.      Objects of Act  
   7.      Meaning of veterinary surgeon  
   8.      Meaning of veterinary service  
   9.      Meaning of regulated veterinary service  
   10.     Meaning of registered veterinary surgeon  
   11.     Meaning of required standard of practice  

   PART 3--REGISTRATION OF VETERINARY SURGEONS

           Division 3.1--Veterinary surgeons—registration

   12.     Veterinary surgeon—registration requirements  
   13.     Application for registration  
   14.     Decision on application for registration  
   15.     Board may ask for further information  
   16.     Conditions on registration  
   17.     Term of registration  

           Division 3.2--Veterinary surgeons—special registrations

   18.     Short-term registration  
   19.     Conditional registration  
   20.     When conditional registration is in public interest  
   21.     Conditional registration not limited  
   22.     Specialist area registration  

           Division 3.3--Veterinary surgeons—performance review

   23.     Review of veterinary surgeon's professional practice  
   24.     Initial and final review reports  

           Division 3.4--Veterinary surgeons—practising certificates

   25.     Practising certificates  
   26.     Replacement practising certificates  
   27.     Return of practising certificates  

           Division 3.5--Veterinary surgeons—end of registration and renewal

   28.     When does registration end?  
   29.     Failure to meet insurance requirement  
   30.     Renewal notice for registration  
   31.     Late payment of registration  
   32.     Retrospective registration  

           Division 3.6--Veterinary surgeons—register

   33.     Veterinary surgeon register  
   34.     Contents of register  
   35.     Information in register to be accessible and extractable  
   36.     Executive officer responsible for register  
   37.     Access to register  
   38.     Requests for changes of details in register  
   39.     When board must not charge fees etc for register corrections  

   PART 4--OFFENCES

   40.     Meaning of registered—pt 4  
   41.     Person not registered  
   42.     Person pretending to be registered  
   43.     False representation of person as veterinary surgeon  
   44.     Conditions on practice  
   45.     Direction to engage in unprofessional conduct  
   46.     Change of registered details  
   47.     No insurance  

   PART 5--COMPLAINTS

           Division 5.1--Objects

   48.     Objects of pt 5  

           Division 5.2--Complaints

   49.     Meaning of registered veterinary surgeon—div 5.2  
   50.     Who may complain?  
   51.     Who may be given a complaint?  
   52.     False or misleading complaint  
   53.     How must complaint be made?  
   54.     Help in making complaint  
   55.     Further information about complaint etc  
   56.     Notice to veterinary surgeon complained about  

           Division 5.3--Complaints—Human Rights Commission

   57.     Interaction with Human Rights Commission  

   PART 6--OCCUPATIONAL DISCIPLINE

   58.     Meaning of veterinary surgeon—pt 6  
   59.     Grounds for occupational discipline  
   60.     Applications to ACAT for occupational discipline  
   61.     Considerations before making occupational discipline orders—suspensions of cancellation  
   62.     Occupational discipline orders  
   63.     Emergency orders  
   64.     Referral to panel by ACAT  

   PART 7--JOINT CONSIDERATION WITH COMMISSION

   65.     Application—pt 7  
   66.     Consultation with commission etc  
   67.     Indication that offence committed  

   PART 8--PERSONAL ASSESSMENT PANEL

           Division 8.1--Establishment and purpose

   68.     Personal assessment panel—establishment  
   69.     Referral of application by ACAT  
   70.     Personal assessment panel—functions  
   71.     Personal assessment panel—members  

           Division 8.2--Assessments by personal assessment panels

   72.     Natural justice  
   73.     Assessment by personal assessment panel  
   74.     Powers of personal assessment panel on inquiry  
   75.     Lawyer assisting personal assessment panel  
   76.     Legal representation before personal assessment panel  
   77.     Personal assessment panel—decisions  
   78.     Action of personal assessment panel after inquiry  
   79.     Inappropriate referral to personal assessment panel  
   80.     Referral to board  

           Division 8.3--Action by board after inquiry by personal assessment panel

   81.     Board consideration of referral by personal assessment panel  
   82.     Acceptance of condition  
   83.     Decision on referred veterinary surgeon  
   84.     Applications for condition review  
   85.     Review of application  
   86.     Action by board on recommendations by personal assessment panel  

   PART 9--PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS PANEL

           Division 9.1--Establishment of professional standards panel

   87.     Professional standards panel—establishment  
   88.     Professional standards panel—functions  
   89.     Professional standards panel—members  
   90.     Referral of application by ACAT  

           Division 9.2--Inquiries by professional standards panel

   91.     When may professional standards panel choose not to inquire?  
   92.     Professional standards panel—decisions  
   93.     Inappropriate referral to professional standards panel  

           Division 9.3--Procedural requirements for inquiry hearings

   94.     Setting inquiry hearing times  
   95.     Conduct of inquiry hearing  
   96.     Inquiry by professional standards panel  
   97.     Role of commission  
   98.     Interim actions  
   99.     Adjournment  
   100.    Lawyer assisting professional standards panel  
   101.    Representation at inquiry hearing  
   102.    Record of standards inquiry  
   103.    Action of professional standards panel after inquiry  
   104.    Inquiry report  

   PART 10--VETERINARY SURGEONS BOARD

           Division 10.1--Establishment and functions of board

   105.    Veterinary surgeons board—establishment  
   106.    Board—functions  

           Division 10.2--Board membership

   107.    Membership of board  
   108.    Appointment of board president  
   109.    Board deputy president  
   110.    Appointment of board members  
   111.    Consultation about appointment to board  
   112.    Disclosure of interests by board members  
   113.    Ending of appointment to board  
   114.    Conditions of board appointment generally  
   115.    Reporting on exercise of functions  
   116.    Failure by board to exercise functions diligently  
   117.    Discharging board  
   118.    Effect of discharge—interim board  

           Division 10.3--Board administration

   119.    Banking and investment of money of board  
   120.    Offence—prohibition on business  
   121.    Borrowing powers  
   122.    Appointment of executive officer  
   123.    Executive officer—functions  
   124.    Employment of staff  
   125.    Delegation by board  

   PART 11--NOTIFICATION AND REVIEW OF DECISIONS

   126.    Meaning of reviewable decision—pt 11  
   127.    Reviewable decision notices  
   128.    Applications for review  

   PART 12--PROTECTION AND INFORMATION

   129.    Meaning of informed person—pt 12  
   130.    Protection of participants and people reporting  
   131.    Protection of informed people  
   132.    Nondisclosure of complaints  
   133.    Use and disclosure of protected information  

   PART 13--MISCELLANEOUS

   134.    Exemptions from Act  
   135.    Costs of supervising protective action  
   136.    Determination of fees by board  
   137.    Determination of fees by Minister  
   138.    Approved forms  
   139.    Regulation-making power  

   PART 14--REPEALS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

   140.    Legislation repealed  
   141.    Legislation amended—schs 2 and 3  

   PART 20--TRANSITIONAL

   200.    Definitions—pt 20  
   201.    Members of board  
   202.    Veterinary surgeons—registration  
   203.    Suspended registration  
   204.    Register  
   205.    Inquiry under repealed Act  
   206.    Executive officer  
   207.    Transitional regulations  
   208.     Expiry—pt 20  
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