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VETERINARY PRACTICE ACT 2018


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

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

   PART 2--PRACTICE OF VETERINARY SCIENCE

   7.      Meaning of restricted act of veterinary science  
   8.      Meaning of veterinary science  
   9.      Meaning of registered veterinary practitioner  
   10.     Carrying out restricted act of veterinary science without authority  
   11.     Person pretending to be registered veterinary practitioner  
   12.     False representation of person as veterinary practitioner or  
   13.     Unqualified to practise as specialist  
   14.     Direction to engage in unprofessional conduct  
   15.     Restriction on recovery of fees or charges if not registered  

   PART 3--REGISTRATION OF VETERINARY PRACTITIONERS

           Division 3.1--Application and decision

   16.     Application  
   17.     Withdrawal of application  
   18.     Board may ask for further information  
   19.     Decision on application  
   20.     Refund of application fees  
   21.     Conditions of registration  
   22.     Amendment of registration by board on its own initiative  
   23.     Amendment of registration on application  
   24.     Annual renewal of registration  
   25.     Renewal out of time  
   26.     Term of registration  
   27.     Surrender  

           Division 3.2--Qualifications for registration

   28.     Qualification for general or non-practising registration  
   29.     Qualification for specialist registration  

           Division 3.3--Suitability of people to be registered veterinary practitioners

   30.     Meaning of suitable person  
   31.     Meaning of suitability information  

           Division 3.4--Registration and removal from register

   32.     Removal of veterinary practitioner from register  

   PART 4--RECOGNITION OF VETERINARY PRACTITIONERS FROM OTHER JURISDICTIONS

   33.     Definitions—Act  
   34.     Recognition of veterinary practitioners registered in other  
   35.     Application of Act to veterinary practitioners with deemed registration  
   36.     Condition of deemed registration  
   37.     Suspension and cancellation of deemed registration  
   38.     ACT becomes principal residence  

   PART 5--COMPLAINTS AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS

           Division 5.1--Definitions and code of professional conduct

   39.     Meaning of veterinary practitioner—pt 5  
   40.     Meaning of professional misconduct  
   41.     Meaning of unsatisfactory professional conduct  
   42.     Veterinary practitioners code of professional conduct  

           Division 5.2--Complaints

   43.     Who may complain  
   44.     Consideration without complaint or appropriate complaint  
   45.     False or misleading complaint  
   46.     Time limit for making complaints  
   47.     How complaints are made  
   48.     Withdrawal of complaints  
   49.     Further information about complaint etc  
   50.     Notice to veterinary practitioner complained about  

           Division 5.3--Dealing with complaints

              Subdivision 5.3.1--Immediate action

   51.     Meaning of immediate action—sdiv 5.3.1  
   52.     Power to take immediate action  
   53.     Show cause process  
   54.     Notice to be given to registered veterinary practitioner about immediate  
   55.     Period of immediate action  

              Subdivision 5.3.2--Investigation

   56.     Investigation of complaints  
   57.     Investigation procedure  
   58.     People to give information, provide documents or answer questions  
   59.     Person failing to comply with direction  
   60.     Board may dismiss certain complaints  
   61.     Decision on completion of investigation  
   62.     Indication that offence committed  
   63.     Board's obligation to keep complainant informed  

           Division 5.4--Occupational discipline

   64.     Grounds for occupational discipline  
   65.     Application to ACAT for occupational discipline  
   66.     Considerations before making occupational discipline orders—suspension or cancellation of  
   67.     Occupational discipline orders  
   68.     Interim suspension of registration  
   69.     Giving registering authority in other jurisdictions information about cancelling or  

           Division 5.5--Joint consideration with commission

   70.     Interaction with commission  

   PART 6--REGISTRATION OF VETERINARY PREMISES

           Division 6.1--Preliminary

   71.     Definitions—pt 6  
   72.     Board may make veterinary premises standard  

           Division 6.2--Application and decision

   73.     Application for registration of veterinary premises  
   74.     Board may ask for further information  
   75.     Decision on application to register veterinary premises  
   76.     Conditions on registration of veterinary premises  
   77.     Term of registration for veterinary premises  
   78.     Refund of application fees  
   79.     Annual registration fee  

           Division 6.3--Amendment of registration

   80.     Amendment of registration by board on its own initiative  
   81.     Amendment of registration on application  

           Division 6.4--Suspending or ending registration

   82.     Surrender of registration  
   83.     Cancellation of registration—death or winding-up of registration  
   84.     Cancellation or suspension of registration by ACAT  

           Division 6.5--Offences—registered veterinary premises

   85.     Veterinary practice to be conducted at registered veterinary premises  
   86.     Unauthorised restricted act of veterinary science carried out at registered veterinary  
   87.     False representation of premises as registered veterinary premises  
   88.     Superintendent of registered veterinary premises  
   89.     Failure to display sign about registered veterinary premises  

   PART 7--VETERINARY PRACTITIONERS BOARD

           Division 7.1--Establishment and functions of board

   90.     Veterinary practitioners board—establishment  
   91.     Board—functions  
   92.     Annual general meeting of veterinary profession  

           Division 7.2--Board members

   93.     Board membership  
   94.     Term of appointment  
   95.     President and deputy president of board  
   96.     Consultation about appointment to board  
   97.     Disclosure of interests by board members  
   98.     Conditions of board appointment generally  

           Division 7.3--Board meetings

   99.     Board procedures  
   100.    Quorum at board meetings  
   101.    Reporting on exercise of functions  

           Division 7.4--Board misconduct

   102.    Failure by board to exercise functions diligently  

           Division 7.5--Board administration

   103.    Offence—prohibition on business  
   104.    Appointment of registrar  
   105.    Registrar—functions  
   106.    Employment of staff etc  
   107.    Committees  
   108.    Delegation by board  

   PART 8--ENFORCEMENT

           Division 8.1--Inspectors

   109.    Inspectors  
   110.    Identity cards  

           Division 8.2--Powers of inspectors

   111.    Meaning of premises—div 8.2  
   112.    Powers of entry and search  
   113.    Production of identity card  
   114.    Consent to entry  
   115.    Powers of inspectors  
   116.    Direction to give name and address—inspector  
   117.    Offence—fail to comply with inspector's direction to give name and  
   118.    Warrants generally  
   119.    Warrants—application made other than in person  
   120.    Search warrants—announcement before entry  
   121.    Details of search warrant to be given to occupier etc  
   122.    Occupier entitled to be present during search etc  

   PART 9--REGISTER AND DEALING WITH INFORMATION

           Division 9.1--Register

   123.    Board to maintain register of veterinary practitioners and veterinary  
   124.    Contents of register—practitioners  
   125.    Contents of register—premises  
   126.    Information in register to be accessible and extractable  
   127.    Registration documents  
   128.    Registrar responsible for register  
   129.    Access to register  
   130.    Requests for changes of details in register  
   131.    When board must not charge fees etc for register corrections  
   132.    Evidentiary certificate—contents of register  

           Division 9.2--Dealing with information

   133.    Meaning of information holder  
   134.    Nondisclosure of complaints  
   135.    Use and disclosure of protected information  

   PART 10--NOTIFICATION AND REVIEW OF DECISIONS

   136.    Meaning of reviewable decision—pt 10  
   137.    Reviewable decision notices  
   138.    Applications for review  

   PART 11--MISCELLANEOUS

   139.    Information sharing  
   140.    Protection of participants  
   141.    Protection of informed people  
   142.    Exemptions from Act  
   143.    Declared professional bodies  
   144.    Determination of fees by board  
   145.    Determination of fees by Minister  
   146.    Fee waiver  
   147.    Regulation-making power  
   148.    Review of Act  
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           SCHEDULE 2
           DICTIONARY
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