South Australian Current Acts

VETERINARY PRACTICE ACT 2003

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   3.      Interpretation
   4.      Medical fitness to provide veterinary treatment

   PART 2--Veterinary Surgeons Board of South Australia

           Division 1--Continuation of Board

   5.      Continuation of Board

           Division 2--Membership

   6.      Composition of Board
   7.      Terms and conditions of membership
   8.      Vacancies or defects in appointment of members
   9.      Remuneration

           Division 3--Registrar and staff

   10.     Registrar
   11.     Staff

           Division 4--General functions and powers

   12.     Objects
   13.     Functions
   15.     Committees
   16.     Delegations

           Division 5--Procedures

   17.     Procedures
   18.     Application of Public Sector (Honesty and Accountability) Act
   19.     Powers in relation to witnesses etc
   20.     Power to require medical examination or report
   21.     Principles governing proceedings
   22.     Representation at proceedings
   23.     Costs

           Division 6--Accounts, audit and annual report

   24.     Accounts and audit
   25.     Annual report

   PART 3--Registration of veterinary surgeons

           Division 1--Registers

   26.     Registers
   28.     General and specialist registers
   29.     Register of persons removed from general or specialist register
   29A.    Register of decisions relating to deemed registration
   30.     Provisions of general application to registers
   31.     Requirement to inform Board of changes

           Division 2--Primary registration

   32.     Registration of natural persons on general or specialist register
   33.     Application for registration
   34.     Removal from register or specialty
   35.     Reinstatement on register or in specialty
   36.     Fees and returns
   37.     Variation or revocation of conditions of registration
   38.     Contravention of conditions of registration

           Division 3--Deemed registration

   38A.    Recognition of veterinary surgeons registered in other jurisdictions
   38B.    Variation or revocation of conditions of registration
   38C.    Contravention of conditions of deemed registration

           Division 4--Relationship between registration in participating jurisdictions

   38D.    Conditions of registration
   38E.    Suspension or cancellation of registration or disqualification

           Division 5--Authority conferred by primary or deemed registration

   38F.    Authority conferred by primary or deemed registration

   PART 4--Veterinary practice

           Division 1--General offences

   39.     Prohibition on provision of veterinary treatment for fee or reward by unqualified persons
   40.     Illegal holding out as veterinary surgeon or specialist
   41.     Illegal holding out concerning limitations or conditions
   42.     Use of certain titles or descriptions prohibited
   43.     Board's approval required where veterinary surgeon has not practised for 3 years
   44.     Veterinary surgeon to be indemnified against loss
   45.     Information relating to claim against veterinary surgeon to be provided

           Division 2--Provisions for avoidance of conflicts of interest

   46.     Interpretation
   47.     Veterinary surgeon or prescribed relative to inform Board of interests in prescribed businesses
   48.     Veterinary surgeon to inform client of interests in prescribed businesses
   49.     Offence to give, offer or accept benefit for recommendation or prescription

           Division 3--Veterinary services providers

   50.     Information to be given to Board by veterinary services provider
   51.     Improper directions etc to veterinary surgeon by veterinary services provider

           Division 4--Veterinary hospitals

   52.     Illegal holding out of facility as veterinary hospital
   53.     Accreditation by Board of facility as veterinary hospital
   54.     Requirement to inform Board on becoming owner or occupier of facility accredited as veterinary hospital

   PART 5--Investigations and proceedings

           Division 1--Preliminary

   55.     Interpretation

           Division 2--Investigations

   56.     Powers of inspectors
   57.     Offence to hinder etc inspector
   58.     Offences by inspectors

           Division 3--Medical fitness

   59.     Obligation to report medical unfitness of veterinary surgeon
   60.     Medical fitness of veterinary surgeon

           Division 4--Disciplinary action

   61.     Cause for disciplinary action
   62.     Hearing by Tribunal as to matters constituting grounds for disciplinary action
   63.     Constitution of Tribunal

   PART 6--Reviews

   66.     Review by Tribunal
   67.     Variation or revocation of conditions imposed by Tribunal

   PART 7--Miscellaneous

   68.     False or misleading statement
   69.     Procurement of registration by fraud
   70.     Victimisation
   71.     Self-incrimination and legal professional privilege
   72.     Punishment of conduct that constitutes offence
   74.     Confidentiality
   75.     Arrangements between the Board and interstate registration authorities
   75A.    Notification of disciplinary action to interstate registration authorities
   76.     Evidentiary provision
   77.     Service
   78.     Variation or revocation of notices
   79.     Regulations
           SCHEDULE -Transitional provisions
           Legislative history