Western Australian Current Regulations

VETERINARY PRACTICE REGULATIONS 2022

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Citation  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Terms used  
   3A.     Personal supervision  
   3B.     Direct supervision  
   3C.     General supervision  
   4.      Acts of veterinary medicine (Act s. 3)  
           5. Specialties (Act s. 3)

   PART 2 -- Veterinarians and veterinary nurses

           Division 1 -- General  

   6.      Duration of registration (Act s. 19)

           Division 2 -- Veterinarians  

   6A.     Prescribing, supplying or administering scheduled drugs  
   6B.     Restrictions on prescription, supply and administration of scheduled drugs

           Division 3 -- Veterinary nurses

              Subdivision 1 -- General  

   7.      Acts of veterinary medicine veterinary nurses are authorised to carry out

              Subdivision 2 -- Recognition of advanced veterinary nurses  

   7A.     Application for recognition  
   7B.     Board’s powers in relation to application  
   7C.     Grant or refusal of recognition  
   7D.     Duration of recognition  
   7E.     Cancellation or suspension of recognition  
   7F.     Information to be recorded on register (Act s. 53(2)(g))

   PART 3 -- Veterinary premises  

   8.      Duration of registration (Act s. 43)  
           9. Functions of veterinary supervisor  
   10.     Veterinary supervisor unable to carry out functions for 4 weeks or more

   PART 4 -- Authorised persons

           Division 1 -- Persons authorised by Board to carry out acts of veterinary medicine  

   11.     Application for authorisation  
   12.     Application for renewal of authorisation  
   13.     Board’s powers in relation to application  
   14.     Grant of authorisation  
   15.     Renewal of authorisation  
   16.     Duration of authorisation  
   17.     Conditions generally  
   18.     Modification or removal of conditions  
   19.     Cancellation or suspension of authorisation  
   20.     List of authorised persons

           Division 2 -- Classes of persons authorised to carry out certain acts of veterinary medicine

              Subdivision 1 -- Veterinary students  

   20A.    Courses of study not at Australian universities  
   21.     Acts of veterinary medicine veterinary students are authorised to carry out  
   22.     Acts of veterinary medicine by overseas veterinary students

              Subdivision 2 -- Veterinary nurse students  

   23.     Acts of veterinary medicine veterinary nurse students are authorised to carry out

              Subdivision 3 -- Provisions relating to veterinary students and veterinary nurse students  

   24.     Approved supervision  
   24A.    Approval of veterinarians to provide supervision to students  
   24B.    Records of approvals and consents must be kept  
   25.     Board may request evidence relating to course of study

   PART 4A -- Veterinary practice businesses excluded from application of Act s. 60(1)  

   25G.    When veterinary practice businesses may be carried on at premises other than veterinary premises (Act s. 60(2))

   PART 4B -- Complaints and discipline

           Division 1 -- General  

   25H.    Unprofessional conduct (Act s. 78)  
   25I.    Professional misconduct (Act s. 79)

           Division 2 -- Continuing professional development  

   25J.    CPD activities  
   25K.    CPD requirements

   PART 5 -- Election of Board members  

   26.     Returning officers  
   27.     Returning officer to fix period for nominating candidates and election date  
   28.     Nominations and voting may be conducted by post or electronic means  
   29.     Nominations  
   30.     Candidate elected if only 1 candidate  
   31.     Voting  
   32.     Counting of votes

   PART 6 -- Miscellaneous  

   32A.    Clinical records  
   32B.    Board may request copy of clinical record  
   32C.    Veterinarian may request copy of clinical record  
   33.     Fees  
   33A.    False or misleading information

   PART 7 -- Transitional matters  

   34.     Fees for renewal of registration for persons taken to hold registration under s. 203 or 207 of Act  
   35.     Board may refund fees paid under Veterinary Surgeons Regulations 1979 r. 34(c)  
   36.     Modification of s. 43 of Act in relation to certain premises
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Acts that are acts of veterinary medicine
           SCHEDULE 2 -- Acts that are not acts of veterinary medicine
           SCHEDULE 3 -- Specialties
           SCHEDULE 4 -- Acts of veterinary medicine: veterinary nurses and veterinary nurse students
           SCHEDULE 6 -- Acts of veterinary medicine: authorisations
           SCHEDULE 7 -- Fees