Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts(1) For this section, the following are relevant circumstances for a veterinary surgeon:
(a) the veterinary surgeon's registration is cancelled;
(b) the veterinary surgeon's registration is suspended;
(c) a condition has been placed on the veterinary surgeon's registration since the practising certificate was issued;
(d) the details included on the veterinary surgeon's practising certificate are not, or are no longer, accurate.
(2) If a relevant circumstance applies to the veterinary surgeon, the board may, in writing, mention the circumstance and ask the veterinary surgeon to give the practising certificate to the board.
(3) Within 14 days after the day the veterinary surgeon receives a notice under subsection (2), the veterinary surgeon must give the veterinary surgeon's practising certificate to the board.
Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.
(4) If the relevant circumstance is a circumstance mentioned in subsection (1) (c) or (d), the board must give the veterinary surgeon an accurate practising certificate.
(5) The board must return the practising certificate of a veterinary surgeon if—
(a) the certificate was given to the board because the veterinary surgeon's registration was suspended; and
(b) the suspension has ended; and
(c) the veterinary surgeon is still registered.