South Australian Current Acts

VETERINARY SERVICES ACT 2023

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Interpretation
   4.      Application of Act

   PART 2--Veterinary Services Regulatory Board of South Australia

           Division 1--Veterinary Services Regulatory Board of South Australia

   5.      Continuation of Board
   6.      Composition of Board
   7.      Terms and conditions of membership
   8.      Direction if Board fails to carry out functions
   9.      Removal of all members of Board
   10.     Vacancies or defects in appointment of members
   11.     Remuneration
   12.     Governance training
   13.     Publication of appointments
   14.     Functions
   15.     Reporting on exercise of functions
   16.     Committees
   17.     Delegations
   18.     Procedures
   19.     Staff and resources
   20.     Application of Public Sector (Honesty and Accountability) Act
   21.     Power to require medical examination or report
   22.     Accounts and audit
   23.     Annual report

           Division 2--Executive Officer

   24.     Executive Officer
   25.     Functions
   26.     Delegations

   PART 3--Registration of veterinarians

           Division 1--Registers

   27.     Registers

           Division 2--Primary registration

   28.     Registration on general or specialist register
   29.     Veterinarian to inform Board of changes to certain information
   30.     Removal from register
   31.     Reinstatement on register
   32.     Fees and returns

           Division 3--Deemed registration

   33.     Recognition of veterinarians registered in other jurisdictions
   34.     Contravention of conditions of deemed registration
   35.     Veterinarian with deemed registration to inform Board of contact details etc

           Division 4--Registration in participating jurisdictions

   36.     Registration to be subject to conditions
   37.     Suspension or cancellation of registration or disqualification

           Division 5--Suspension or variation of registration in urgent circumstances

   38.     Suspension or variation of registration where veterinarian charged with certain offences or unacceptable risk to animals

   PART 4--Registration of premises at which veterinary services are provided

   39.     Registers
   40.     Veterinary premises standard
   41.     Responsible person in respect of registered premises
   42.     Registration by Board of premises as registered premises
   43.     Suspension or cancellation of registration
   44.     Removal from register
   45.     Reinstatement on register
   46.     Fees
   47.     Contravention of conditions of registration
   48.     Requirement to inform Board of changes

   PART 5--Veterinary practice

           Division 1--Veterinary practice

   49.     Veterinary services to be provided by veterinarians
   50.     Veterinary services must be provided at registered premises
   51.     Offence to carry on certain businesses other than at registered premises
   52.     Veterinarian to hold certain insurance

           Division 2--Improperly influencing veterinarians etc

   53.     Application of Division
   54.     Undue influence
   55.     Improper directions etc to veterinarian

           Division 3--Other offences relating to veterinary practice etc

   56.     Offence to give, offer or accept benefit for recommendation or prescription
   57.     Illegal holding out as veterinarian or specialist
   58.     Illegal holding out concerning limitations or conditions
   59.     Illegal holding out concerning registered premises
   60.     Use of certain titles or descriptions prohibited

   PART 6--Medical fitness to provide veterinary services

   61.     Medical fitness to provide veterinary services
   62.     Duty to report medical unfitness of veterinarian
   63.     Medical fitness of veterinarian
   64.     Proceedings before Board under Part

   PART 7--Complaints, investigations and proceedings

           Division 1--Preliminary

   65.     Interpretation
   66.     Proper cause for disciplinary action

           Division 2--Complaints

   67.     Board to establish processes for complaints
   68.     Making complaint about veterinarian etc
   69.     Assessment of complaints
   70.     Dismissal of certain complaints
   71.     Decision to take no further action

           Division 3--Certain complaints may be resolved by Board

   72.     Application etc of Division
   73.     Complaints that may be dealt with under Division
   74.     Dealing with matters by way of Board resolution
   75.     Duty of Executive Officer with respect to conflict of interest
   76.     Monitoring of Board resolutions

           Division 4--Investigations

   77.     Investigation of complaints

           Division 5--Disciplinary action before Tribunal

   78.     Hearing by Tribunal as to matters constituting grounds for disciplinary action
   79.     Constitution of Tribunal
   80.     Punishment of conduct that constitutes offence
   81.     No internal review by Tribunal of decision under Division etc

   PART 8--Inspectors

   82.     Guidelines
   83.     Inspectors
   84.     Functions of inspectors
   85.     Powers of inspectors
   86.     Offence to hinder etc inspector

   PART 9--Review of certain decisions by Tribunal

   87.     Review of certain decisions by Tribunal
   88.     Variation or revocation of conditions imposed by Tribunal

   PART 10--Miscellaneous

   89.     Exemptions
   90.     Contact details to be provided to Chief Executive
   91.     False or misleading statement
   92.     Procurement of registration by fraud
   93.     Self-incrimination and legal professional privilege
   94.     Confidentiality
   95.     Victimisation
   96.     Arrangements between Board and interstate registration authorities
   97.     Notification of disciplinary action to interstate registration authorities
   98.     Evidentiary provision
   99.     Regulations and fee notices
           SCHEDULE 1--Related amendments, repeals and transitional provisions
           Legislative history