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VETERINARY PRACTICE ACT 2003 (NO 41 OF 2003)
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART 1--Preliminary
1. Short title
2. Commencement
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
14. Ministerial review of decisions relating to courses
15. Committees
16. Delegations
Division 5--Procedures
17. Procedures
18. Disclosure of interest
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
27. Authority conferred by registration on general or specialist register
28. General and specialist registers
29. Register of persons removed from general or specialist register
30. Provisions of general application to registers
31. Requirement to inform Board of changes
Division 2--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
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. Inquiries by Board as to matters constituting grounds for disciplinary action
63. Contravention of prohibition order or order imposing conditions
Division 5--General
64. Constitution of Board for purpose of proceedings under this Part
65. Provisions as to proceedings before Board under this Part
PART 6--Appeals
66. Right of appeal to District Court
67. Variation or revocation of conditions imposed by Court
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
73. Vicarious liability for offences
74. Confidentiality
75. Protection from personal liability
76. Evidentiary provision
77. Service
78. Variation or revocation of notices
79. Regulations
SCHEDULE -Repeal and transitional provisions
Legislative history
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