Australian Capital Territory

veterinary surgeons act 1965
This consolidation has been prepared by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel’s Office
Updated as at 16 July 1999
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section
Part I—Preliminary
	1.	Short title
	2.	Commencement
	3.	Interpretation
	4.	Competence to practise veterinary surgery
	5.	Impairment
Part II—The Veterinary Surgeons Board
	6.	The Veterinary Surgeons Board
	7.	Constitution of board
	8.	Term of office of chairperson 
Part III—Registration
Division 1—Qualifications for registration
	9.	Entitlement to registration as a veterinary surgeon
	10.	Entitlement to registration as a specialist veterinary surgeon
	11.	Registration under mutual recognition principle
	12.	Registration at discretion of Board
	13.	Interim registration
	14.	Conditions of registration in cases of impairment

	15.	Refusal of registration where applicant convicted of offence
	16.	Refusal of registration where applicant deregistered under foreign law
	17.	Applicants to be competent and of good character
	18.	Restriction on registration of deregistered or suspended persons
Division 2—Registration procedure
	19.	Applications for registration
	20.	Applications to be considered and determined
	21.	Registration of applicants
	22.	Fee for registration pursuant to Mutual Recognition Act
	23.	Conditions of registration
Division 3—Registers 
	24.	Register of Veterinary Surgeons
	25.	Register of Specialist Veterinary Surgeons
	26.	Particulars to be entered in Register of Veterinary Surgeons
	27.	Particulars to be entered in Register of Specialist Veterinary Surgeons
	28.	Certificate of registration
	29.	Change of address to be notified
	30.	Alteration of Registers
	31.	Deregistration as a specialist veterinary surgeon on basis of deregistration as a veterinary surgeon
	32.	Suspension as a specialist veterinary surgeon on basis of suspension as a veterinary surgeon
	33.	Deregistration on basis of disciplinary action under foreign law
	34.	Imposition of conditions imposed under foreign law
	35.	Cessation of registration
Division 4—Annual fees
	36.	Annual fee payable by registered veterinary surgeon
	37.	Annual fee payable by registered specialist veterinary surgeon
	38.	Registration to be cancelled for non-payment
	39.	Entitlement to re-registration on payment of fees
part iv—disciplinary procedures
	40.	Cancellation or suspension of registration
	41.	Cancellation, suspension or restriction of right of practise on health grounds
	42.	Practising when registration suspended
	43.	Power of Board to caution, reprimand etc.
	44.	Power of Board to impose fines
	45.	Inquiry by Board
	46.	Effect of suspension and conditions
	47.	Publication of decision
	48.	Application for re-registration
	49.	Publication of registered veterinary surgeons
part v—the conduct of veterinary practice
	50.	Only registered veterinary surgeons to practise veterinary surgery
	51.	Person not to practise except under registered name
	52.	Publishing advertisements
	53.	Application of Part V
	54.	Administration of estate of deceased veterinary surgeon
part vI—appeals
	55.	Review of decisions
	56.	Notification of decisions
Part VII—Miscellaneous
	57.	Inspection of Registers
	58.	Power of Minister to determine fees
	59.	Regulations

Australian Capital Territory

veterinary surgeons act 1965
An Act to provide for the Registration of Persons engaged in Veterinary Surgery, and for other purposes
Part I—Preliminary
1. 	Short title
	This Act may be cited as the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1965.1
2. 	Commencement
	This Act shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by the Minister by notice in the Gazette.1
3. 	Interpretation
(1) 	In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—
“Board” means the Veterinary Surgeons Board established by section 6;
“Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Board;
“Deputy Chairperson” means the Deputy Chairperson of the Board;
“determined fee” means the fee determined under section 58 for the purposes of the provision in which the expression occurs;

“member” means a member of the Board;
“Mutual Recognition Act” means the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 of the Commonwealth;
 “registered” means registered under this Act;
“registered specialist veterinary surgeon” means a person—
	(a)	who is registered in a specialist branch of veterinary surgery under this Act; or
	(b)	who is to be deemed to be registered in a specialist branch of veterinary surgery under this Act by virtue of the Mutual Recognition Act;
“registered veterinary surgeon” means a person—
	(a)	who is registered under this Act; or
	(b)	who is to be deemed to be registered under this Act by virtue of section 25 of the Mutual Recognition Act;
“registration authority” means a person or body empowered by a law of a place outside the Territory to register veterinary surgeons or otherwise to authorise persons to practise as veterinary surgeons;
“specialist branch of veterinary surgery” means 1 of the following:
	(a)	animal behaviour;
	(b)	veterinary anaesthesiology;
	(c)	veterinary medicine;
	(d)	veterinary ophthalmology;
	(e)	veterinary pathobiology;
	(f)	veterinary radiology;
	(g)	veterinary reproduction;
	(h)	veterinary surgery;
	(j)	any other prescribed branch of veterinary surgery;
“specialist veterinary surgeon” means a person who practises a specialist branch of veterinary surgery;
“veterinary service” includes a veterinary attendance, operation or advice;
“veterinary surgery” means the medical or surgical treatment of diseases or conditions in animals.
 (3) 	For the purposes of this Act, a person shall be deemed to practise veterinary surgery if—
	(a)	the person practises veterinary surgery personally on his or her own account or as a member of a firm;
	(b)	in the course of a business carried on by him or her, a person or persons employed by him or her is or are engaged in the practice of veterinary surgery; or
	(c)	the person is engaged in the practice of veterinary surgery as a person employed in a business carried on by another person or by a firm.
4. 	Competence to practise veterinary surgery
	For the purposes of this Act, a person shall be taken to be competent to practise as a veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon, as the case requires, only if the person—
	(a)	has sufficient physical capacity, mental capacity and skill to practise as a veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon, as the case requires; and
	(b)	has sufficient communication skills to practise as a veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon, as the case requires, including an adequate command of the English language.
5. 	Impairment
(1) 	For the purposes of this Act, a person shall be taken to suffer from an impairment if the person suffers from any physical or mental impairment, disability, condition or disorder which detrimentally affects, or is likely to detrimentally affect, the person’s physical or mental capacity to practise as a veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon, as the case requires.
(2) 	For the purposes of subsection (1), habitual drunkenness or addiction to a deleterious drug shall be taken to be a physical or mental disorder.
Part II—The Veterinary Surgeons Board
6. 	The Veterinary Surgeons Board
(1) 	For the purposes of this Act, there shall be a board which shall be known as the Veterinary Surgeons Board.
7. 	Constitution of board
(1) 	The Board shall consist of—
	(a)	a chairperson appointed in accordance with the Health Professions Boards (Procedures) Act 1981;
	(b)	2 other members appointed in accordance with that Act; and
	(c)	2 members elected, as occasion requires, in accordance with the Health Professions Boards (Elections) Act 1980.
(3) 	A person is not eligible for appointment as chairperson unless the person is a registered veterinary surgeon.
(4) 	A person is not eligible for appointment as a member referred to in paragraph (1) (b) unless—
	(a)	the person is a registered veterinary surgeon; and
	(b)	the person was, at all times during the period of 3 years immediately preceding the appointment, entitled, under the law of a State or Territory, to practise as a veterinary surgeon in that State or Territory.
(7) 	The Chairperson shall be the executive officer of the Board.
8. 	Term of office of chairperson
	The chairperson holds office during the pleasure of the Minister.
Part III—Registration
Division 1—Qualifications for registration 
9. 	Entitlement to registration as a veterinary surgeon
(1) 	A person is entitled to be registered as a veterinary surgeon if—
	(a)	the person is a graduate of a course of education and training in veterinary surgery offered by an Australian institution, being a course that is accredited by the Board or approved by a registration authority of a State or another Territory; or
	(b)	the person—
	(i)	has completed a course of education or training in veterinary surgery in a place outside Australia, being a course that is accredited by the Board;
	(ii)	has undertaken such further education or training and gained such experience in practising veterinary surgery, for such period not exceeding 12 months, as the Board determines; and
	(iii)	has passed such examinations, as the Board requires.
(2) 	The Board shall not accredit a course offered by an institution in a place outside Australia unless the course is substantially equivalent to a course referred to in paragraph (1) (a).
(3) 	The entitlement under this section is an entitlement to registration that is not subject to any condition.
10. 	Entitlement to registration as a specialist veterinary surgeon
	A person is entitled to be registered as a specialist veterinary surgeon if the person is a registered veterinary surgeon who—
	(a)	holds a qualification in a specialist branch of veterinary surgery, being a qualification that is accredited by the Board or approved by a registration authority of a State or another Territory; and
	(b)	has gained such experience practising in the specialist branch of veterinary surgery as the Board requires to regard the person as a specialist veterinary surgeon in that branch.
11. 	Registration under mutual recognition principle
(1) 	A person who is licensed or registered as a veterinary surgeon under the law in force in a State or another Territory that is a participating jurisdiction within the meaning of the Mutual Recognition Act is entitled to be registered as a veterinary surgeon under this Act.
(2) 	A person who is licensed or registered as a specialist veterinary surgeon under the law in force in a State or another Territory that is a participating jurisdiction within the meaning of the Mutual Recognition Act is entitled to be registered as a specialist veterinary surgeon in the same specialist branch of veterinary surgery under this Act.
(3) 	If the person’s licence or registration in the State or other Territory is not subject to any condition or restriction, the person’s entitlement to registration under this Act is an entitlement to registration that is not subject to any condition.
(4) 	If the person’s licence or registration in the State or other Territory is subject to any condition or restriction, the person’s entitlement to registration under this Act is an entitlement to registration subject to the conditions to which that licence or registration is subject or conditions appropriate to give effect to any restriction to which that licence or registration is subject.
12. 	Registration at discretion of Board
(1) 	Where a person is a graduate of a course of education or training referred to in subparagraph 9 (1) (b) (i), the Board may register the person as a veterinary surgeon on a temporary basis to enable him or her to—
	(a)	undertake a course of education or training approved by the Board; or
	(b)	gain experience in practising veterinary surgery.
(2) 	The Board may register a person as a veterinary surgeon for the purpose of enabling an unmet area of need to be met if the Board is satisfied that the person has suitable qualifications and experience to practise veterinary surgery in that area of need.
(3) 	The Board may register a person as a veterinary surgeon for the purpose of enabling the person to fill a teaching or research position if—
	(a)	the person has qualifications that the Board considers appropriate for that purpose; and
	(b)	the application is supported in writing by the professional association, university or other institution by which it is proposed that the person be engaged for that purpose.
(4) 	The Board may register a person as a veterinary surgeon on a temporary basis if satisfied that it is in the public interest to do so.
(5) 	The Board may impose such conditions on the registration of a person under this section as it considers appropriate.
13. 	Interim registration
(1) 	An applicant for registration may be granted interim registration where—
	(a)	the person is entitled to registration under section 9 or 10 but it is not practicable to wait until the Board can consider the application; or
	(b)	the person would be entitled to registration under section 9 or 10 except for the fact that a degree or award to which the applicant is entitled has not yet been conferred or granted by the institution concerned.
(2) 	A person authorised by the Board for the purposes of this section may, on payment of the determined fee, grant to an applicant for registration interim registration in accordance with this section.
(3) 	Interim registration granted to a person under this section remains in force from the time at which it is granted until the person is given notice in writing that the Board has—
	(a)	granted him or her registration;
	(b)	refused his or her application for registration; or 
	(c)	cancelled the interim registration.
(4) 	The Board may cancel a person’s interim registration for any reason that it considers proper and shall immediately give the person notice in writing of the cancellation.
(5) 	A person who holds interim registration is for all purposes to be taken to be a registered veterinary surgeon or a specialist veterinary surgeon, as the case requires.
14. 	Conditions of registration in cases of impairment
(1) 	The Board may impose conditions on a person’s registration as a veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon if the Board is satisfied that the person suffers from an impairment and the conditions are reasonably required having regard to the impairment.
(2) 	Where conditions have been imposed on a person’s registration under this section (including conditions imposed on a review under this section), the Board may, if so requested by the person, review the conditions and, if satisfied—
	(a)	that the person no longer suffers from the impairment; or
	(b)	that the impairment has lessened;
the Board may alter or remove the conditions or impose new conditions.
15. 	Refusal of registration where applicant convicted of offence
(1) 	Subject to subsection (3), the Board may refuse an application for registration as a veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon if—
	(a)	the applicant has been convicted in the Territory of an offence or has been convicted outside the Territory by a court for or in respect of an act or omission that would, had it taken place in the Territory, have constituted an offence; and 
	(b)	the Board is of the opinion that the conviction renders the person unfit in the public interest to practise veterinary surgery or the specialist branch of veterinary surgery in relation to which the person has applied for registration.
(2) 	The Board shall have regard to the nature of an offence and the circumstances in which it was committed in making a decision under subsection (1).
(3) 	Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a person who is entitled to registration pursuant to the Mutual Recognition Act and who has lodged with the Board a notice under section 19 of that Act.
16. 	Refusal of registration where applicant deregistered under foreign law
(1) 	Subject to subsection (4), the Board may refuse an application for registration as a veterinary surgeon if the applicant’s name has been removed from a foreign register of veterinary surgeons for any reason relating to conduct of the person as a veterinary surgeon or on any basis relating to the person’s physical or mental capacity to practise veterinary surgery.
(2) 	Subject to subsection (4), the Board may refuse an application for registration as a specialist veterinary surgeon if the applicant’s name has been removed from a foreign register of specialist veterinary surgeons for any reason relating to conduct of the person as a specialist veterinary surgeon or on any basis relating to the person’s physical or mental capacity to practise the branch of specialist veterinary surgery in relation to which he or she has applied for registration.
(3) 	A person’s name shall be taken to have been removed from a foreign register of veterinary surgeons or specialist veterinary surgeons if it is removed from any register or roll established or kept under any law of a State, another Territory or a place outside Australia providing for the registration or licensing of veterinary surgeons or specialist veterinary surgeons, or the authorisation of persons to practise veterinary surgery or a specialist branch of veterinary surgery, as the case requires.
(4) 	Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply in relation to a person who is entitled to registration pursuant to the Mutual Recognition Act and who has lodged with the Board a notice under section 19 of that Act.
17. 	Applicants to be competent and of good character
(1) 	Subject to subsection (3), the Board shall not register a person as a veterinary surgeon unless it is satisfied that the person is competent to practise veterinary surgery and is of good character.
(2) 	Subject to subsection (3), the Board shall not register a person as a specialist veterinary surgeon unless it is satisfied that the person is competent to practise the specialist branch of veterinary surgery in relation to which the person has applied for registration.
(3) 	Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply in relation to a person who is entitled to registration pursuant to the Mutual Recognition Act and who has lodged with the Board a notice under section 19 of that Act.
18. 	Restriction on registration of deregistered or suspended persons
(1) 	Subject to subsection (2), a person whose registration as a veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon has been cancelled (otherwise than under subsection 31 (1), section 33 or subsection 38 (2)) or suspended (otherwise than under subsection 32 (1) or 45 (2)) the person may not apply for re-registration or termination of the suspension, as the case may be, otherwise than under section 48.
(2) 	Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a person who is entitled to be re-registered pursuant to the Mutual Recognition Act and who has lodged with the Board a notice under section 19 of that Act.
Division 2—Registration procedure
19. 	Applications for registration
(1) 	This section applies to applications for registration as a veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon other than applications by persons who are entitled to registration pursuant to the Mutual Recognition Act and who lodge with the Board a notice under section 19 of that Act.
(2) 	An application for registration to which this section applies shall—
	(a)	be in a form approved by the Board; and 
	(b)	be accompanied by the determined fee.
20. 	Applications to be considered and determined
	The Board shall consider each application under section 19 and shall determine the application by—
	(a)	registering the applicant unconditionally or subject to conditions; or
	(b)	refusing the application.
21. 	Registration of applicants
	Where a person who is applying for registration as a veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon otherwise than under the Mutual Recognition Act—
	(a)	complies with section 19;
	(b)	appears personally before the Board or a nominee of the Board in support of his or her application if required by the Board to do so; and
	(c)	is entitled to registration in accordance with this Act;
the Board shall, subject to this Act, cause the applicant to be registered as a veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon, as the case requires.
22. 	Fee for registration pursuant to Mutual Recognition Act
	A person who applies for registration as a veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon under this Act pursuant to the Mutual Recognition Act shall pay the determined fee.
23. 	Conditions of registration
	The conditions that the Board may impose on registration as a veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon at the time of registration include conditions relating to the duration of registration, the aspects of practice in which the person who is registered may be engaged and conditions relating to any other matters the Board considers appropriate.
Division 3—Registers 
24. 	Register of Veterinary Surgeons
(1) 	The Board shall keep a Register to be called the “Register of Veterinary Surgeons”.
(2) 	The Register may be maintained by electronic means.
25. 	Register of Specialist Veterinary Surgeons
(1) 	The Board shall keep a Register to be called the “Register of Specialist Veterinary Surgeons”.
(2) 	The Register may be maintained by electronic means.
26. 	Particulars to be entered in Register of Veterinary Surgeons
	The registration of a person as a veterinary surgeon shall be effected by entering in the Register of Veterinary Surgeons—
	(a)	the name of the person;
	(b)	the person’s professional address or addresses in the Territory or, if he or she has no professional address in the Territory, his or her place of residence, whether within or outside the Territory;
	(c)	particulars of the qualifications of the person relevant to practise as a veterinary surgeon;
	(d)	the registration number allotted to the person;
	(e)	the date of registration;
	(f)	the provision by virtue of which the person is entitled to be registered;
	(g)	any condition to which the person’s registration is subject; and
	(h)	such other particulars, if any, as are prescribed.
27. 	Particulars to be entered in Register of Specialist Veterinary Surgeons
	The registration of a person as a specialist veterinary surgeon shall be effected by entering in the Register of Specialist Veterinary Surgeons—
	(a)	the name of the person;
	(b)	the specialist branch of veterinary surgery in which the person is being registered;
	(c)	particulars of the qualifications of the person relevant to practising that specialist branch of veterinary surgery;
	(d)	the registration number allotted to the person;
	(e)	the date of registration;
	(f)	the provision by virtue of which the person is entitled to be registered;
	(g)	any condition to which the person’s registration is subject;
	(h)	the registration number allotted to the person in the Register of Veterinary Surgeons; and
	(j)	such other particulars, if any, as are prescribed.
28. 	Certificate of registration
(1) 	Where a person is registered as a veterinary surgeon, the Board shall cause to be issued to the person a certificate of registration, signed by the Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson.
(2) 	A certificate of registration shall—
	(a)	state the provision by virtue of which the person specified in the certificate is entitled to be registered as a veterinary surgeon;
	(b)	where the person is registered as a specialist veterinary surgeon—state the specialist branch of veterinary surgery in which the person is registered and the provision by virtue of which the person is entitled to be registered as a specialist veterinary surgeon; and
	(c)	set out any conditions to which his or her registration as a veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon is subject.
(3) 	The Chairperson may, by notice in writing, require a person registered as a specialist veterinary surgeon and to whom a certificate of registration as a veterinary surgeon has been issued, to deliver his or her certificate of registration to the Board within 14 days after the date of receipt of the notice for the purpose of enabling the Board to endorse on the certificate details of the person’s registration as a specialist veterinary surgeon.
(4) 	A certificate of registration is evidence that the person specified in the certificate was registered as a veterinary surgeon and, if applicable, as a specialist veterinary surgeon, on the date or dates specified in the certificate.
(5) 	Where a person’s certificate of registration has been lost or destroyed the Board shall, on payment of the determined fee, cause a duplicate certificate to be issued to the person.
(6) 	The Chairperson shall, by notice in writing, require a veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon whose registration is cancelled or suspended to deliver his or her certificate of registration to the Board within 14 days after the date of receipt of the notice.
(7) 	If the registration of a person as a specialist veterinary surgeon is cancelled, the Board shall, on receipt of the certificate of registration in accordance with subsection (6), issue to the veterinary surgeon a certificate of registration as a veterinary surgeon.
(8) 	Where a person whose registration as a veterinary surgeon has been suspended delivers his or her certificate of registration to the Board, the Board shall retain the certificate during the period of the suspension and return it to the person at the expiration of that period unless the person’s registration as a veterinary surgeon has sooner been cancelled.
(9) 	Where the Board suspends the registration of a person as a specialist veterinary surgeon, the Board shall, on receipt of the certificate of registration in accordance with subsection (6)—
	(a)	retain the certificate during the period of the suspension;
	(b)	cause a temporary certificate of registration as a veterinary surgeon to be issued to the person for that period; and
	(c)	return the first-mentioned certificate to the person at the expiration of that period unless—
	(i)	the person’s registration as a veterinary surgeon has sooner been suspended or cancelled; or
	(ii)	the person’s registration as a specialist veterinary surgeon has sooner been cancelled.
(10) 	Where, after a certificate of registration has been issued to a person—
	(a)	conditions are imposed on the registration of the person as a veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon; or
	(b)	conditions imposed on the registration of the person as a veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon are varied;
the Chairperson may, by notice in writing given to the person, require the person to deliver his or her certificate of registration to the Board within 14 days after the date of receipt of the notice for the purpose of enabling a statement of the conditions imposed, or the conditions as varied, to be endorsed on the certificate.
(11) 	A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes a notice under subsection (3), (6) or (10) is guilty of an offence punishable, on conviction, by a fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.
29. 	Change of address to be notified
	Where—
	(a)	a change occurs in an address of a registered veterinary surgeon shown in the Register of Veterinary Surgeons; or
	(b)	a registered veterinary surgeon establishes, or ceases to have, a professional address in the Territory;
the registered veterinary surgeon shall, within 1 month of the change or establishment, as the case may be, notify the Chairperson in writing.
Penalty:  5 penalty units.
30. 	Alteration of Registers
(1) 	The Board shall cause to be removed from the Register of Veterinary Surgeons the name of—
	(a)	a registered veterinary surgeon who has died; or
	(b)	a registered veterinary surgeon whose registration has been cancelled.
(1A) 	The Board shall cause to be removed from the Register of Specialist Veterinary Surgeons the name of—
	(a)	a registered specialist veterinary surgeon whose name has been removed from the Register of Veterinary Surgeons; or
	(b)	a registered specialist veterinary surgeon whose registration as a specialist veterinary surgeon has been cancelled.
(2) 	The Board may, from time to time, at the request of a person or of its own accord, make such other alterations to particulars in the Register of Veterinary Surgeons or the Register of Specialist Veterinary Surgeons as are necessary.
(3) 	The Board shall not make an alteration to particulars in the Register of Veterinary Surgeons or the Register of Specialist Veterinary Surgeons at the request of a person unless it is satisfied that the determined fee has been paid.
31. 	Deregistration as a specialist veterinary surgeon on basis of deregistration as a veterinary surgeon
(1) 	Where the Board has removed from the Register of Veterinary Surgeons the name of a person who is registered as a specialist veterinary surgeon, the Board shall cancel the registration of the person as a specialist veterinary surgeon.
(2) 	Where—
	(a)	the name of a person whose registration as a specialist veterinary surgeon has been cancelled under subsection (1), is restored to the Register of Veterinary Surgeons; and
	(b)	the person applies to the Board to be re-registered as a specialist veterinary surgeon;
the Board shall re-register the person as a specialist veterinary surgeon.
32. 	Suspension as a specialist veterinary surgeon on basis of suspension as a veterinary surgeon
(1) 	Where the Board has suspended the registration as a veterinary surgeon of a person who is registered as a specialist veterinary surgeon, the Board shall suspend the registration of the person as a specialist veterinary surgeon during the same period.
(2) 	Where the suspension of the registration as a veterinary surgeon of a person referred to in subsection (1) is terminated, the Board shall terminate the suspension of the registration of the person as a specialist veterinary surgeon.
33. 	Deregistration on basis of disciplinary action under foreign law
(1) 	Where the Board is satisfied that the name of a person who is registered as a veterinary surgeon under this Act has been removed from any register or roll of veterinary surgeons kept under a law of a State or another Territory for any reason relating to—
	(a)	conduct of the person as a veterinary surgeon; or
	(b)	the physical or mental capacity of the person to practise veterinary surgery;
the Board shall cancel the registration of the person as a veterinary surgeon.
(2) 	Where the Board is satisfied that the name of a person who is registered as a specialist veterinary surgeon under this Act has been removed from a register or roll of specialist veterinary surgeons kept under a law of a State or another Territory for any reason relating to—
	(a)	conduct of the person as a specialist veterinary surgeon; or
	(b)	the physical or mental capacity of the person to practise the specialist branch of veterinary surgery in which he or she is registered;
the Board shall cancel the registration of the person as a specialist veterinary surgeon.
(3) 	Where—
	(a)	the name of a person whose registration has been cancelled under subsection (1) or (2) is restored to the register or roll referred to in that subsection; and
	(b)	the person applies to the Board to be re-registered under this Act;
the Board shall re-register the person as a veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon, as the case requires.
(4) 	Where the Board is satisfied that the name of a person who is registered as a veterinary surgeon under this Act has been removed from any register or roll of veterinary surgeons kept under a law of a place outside Australia for any reason relating to—
	(a)	conduct of the person as a veterinary surgeon; or
	(b)	the physical or mental capacity of the person to practise veterinary surgery;
the Board may cancel the registration of the person as a veterinary surgeon.
(5) 	Where the Board is satisfied that the name of a person who is registered as a specialist veterinary surgeon under this Act has been removed from any register or roll of specialist veterinary surgeons kept under a law of a place outside Australia for any reason relating to—
	(a)	conduct of the person as a specialist veterinary surgeon; or
	(b)	the physical or mental capacity of the person to practise the specialist branch of veterinary surgery in which he or she is registered;
the Board may cancel the registration of the person as a specialist veterinary surgeon.
(6) 	The Board may re-register a person whose registration has been cancelled under subsection (4) or (5) if the Board is satisfied that it is appropriate in the circumstances to do so.
34. 	Imposition of conditions imposed under foreign law
(1) 	Where the Board is satisfied that, after a person has been registered as a veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon under this Act, a condition has been imposed on the registration of the person as a veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon under a law of a State or another Territory, the Board shall impose a similar condition on the registration of the person as a veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon, as the case requires, under this Act.
(2) 	Where the Board is satisfied that after a person has been registered as a veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon under this Act a condition has been imposed on the registration of the person as a veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon under a law of a place outside Australia, the Board may impose a similar condition on the registration of the person as a veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon, as the case requires, under this Act.
35. 	Cessation of registration
	A person who is registered as a veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon ceases to be so registered—
	(a)	when the Board gives the person notice that his or her registration as a veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon, as the case may be, has been cancelled in accordance with this Act; or
	(b)	if registration is conditional and the period of registration is specified in a condition—when that period expires.
Division 4—Annual fees 
36. 	Annual fee payable by registered veterinary surgeon
(1) 	A registered veterinary surgeon shall, on or before 1 July in each year, pay the Territory the determined fee.
(2) 	The Board shall cause to be sent to each registered veterinary surgeon, not less than 1 month before 1 July in each year, a notice requiring him or her to comply with subsection (1).
(3) 	The liability of a registered veterinary surgeon for a fee payable by him or her under subsection (1) is not affected by a failure of the Board to comply with subsection (2).
37. 	Annual fee payable by registered specialist veterinary surgeon
(1) 	A registered specialist veterinary surgeon shall, on or before 1 July in each year, pay the Territory the determined fee.
(2) 	The Board shall cause to be sent to each registered specialist veterinary surgeon, not less than 1 month before 1 July in each year, a notice requiring him or her to comply with subsection (1).
(3) 	The liability of a registered specialist veterinary surgeon for a fee payable by him or her under subsection (1) is not affected by a failure of the Board to comply with subsection (2).
38. 	Registration to be cancelled for non-payment
(1) 	Where a person who is a registered veterinary surgeon or registered specialist veterinary surgeon does not comply with subsection 36 (1) or 37 (1), as the case requires, the Board shall cause to be sent to the person a notice requiring him or her to pay the fee due under that subsection by a day specified in the notice and advising him or her that if the fee is not paid on or before that day his or her registration as a veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon, as the case requires, will be cancelled.
(2) 	The Board shall cancel the registration as a veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon, as the case requires, of a person to whom a notice has been sent under subsection (1) and who has not paid the fee due by the day specified in the notice.
39. 	Entitlement to re-registration on payment of fees
(1) 	A person whose name has been removed from the Register of Veterinary Surgeons or the Register of Specialist Veterinary Surgeons for failure to pay an annual fee is entitled to be re-registered if he or she—
	(a)	makes application in a form approved by the Board; and 
	(b)	pays the determined fee.
(2) 	The entitlement of a person to re-registration under this section is an entitlement to registration on the same terms and subject to the same conditions, if any, as applied to the person’s registration immediately before the removal of his or her name from the Register of Veterinary Surgeons or the Register of Specialist Veterinary Surgeons, as the case may be.
(3) 	The Board may refuse to re-register a person under this section if satisfied that the person is not competent to practise veterinary surgery or is not of good character.
(4) 	An entitlement to re-registration under this section is subject to the provisions of this Act pursuant to which a person’s name is authorised or required to be removed from the Register of Veterinary Surgeons or the Register of Specialist Veterinary Surgeons.
part iv—disciplinary procedures
40. 	Cancellation or suspension of registration
(1) 	The Board may—
	(a)	cancel the registration of a person; or
	(b)	by order served on the person, suspend the registration of the person for such period as the Board thinks fit;
if satisfied—
	(c)	that the registration of the person was obtained by fraud or misrepresentation;
	(d)	that the qualification of the person which entitled him or her to registration has been withdrawn or cancelled by the body which granted it;
	(e)	that the person has contravened this Act or the regulations;
	(f)	that the person has contravened a condition to which his or her registration under this Act is subject;
	(g)	that the person has been convicted in the Territory or elsewhere of an offence punishable by imprisonment for more than 1 year or any offence that, in the opinion of the Board, renders him or her unfit to practise as a veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon, as the case requires;
	(h)	that the person has advertised for the purpose of procuring practice as a veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon, as the case may be, or has sanctioned, or been associated with or employed by a person who sanctions, such an advertisement;
	(j)	that the person has canvassed or employed an agent or canvasser for the purpose of procuring practice as a veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon, as the case may be, or has sanctioned, or been associated with or employed by a person who sanctions, the employment of an agent or canvasser for that purpose;
	(k)	that the person is guilty of habitual drunkenness, or addiction to a deleterious drug, that renders him or her unfit to practise as a veterinary surgeon or a specialist veterinary surgeon, as the case requires;
	(m)	that the person has engaged in conduct, whether in practising as a veterinary surgeon, or specialist veterinary surgeon, or not, that adversely affects the way the person practises as a veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon, as the case requires; 
	(n)	that the person has engaged in any improper or unethical conduct relating to practising as a veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon, as the case requires;
	(o)	that the person has failed to exercise adequate judgment or care in practising as a veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon, as the case requires; or
	(p)	that the person is not competent to practise as a veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon, as the case requires.
(2) 	A reference to advertising in paragraph (1) (h) shall not be read as including a reference to—
	(a)	the publication by a registered veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon, from time to time, of a notice of the fact that he or she practises as a veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon, as the case may be, and of each place at which he or she practises;
	(b)	the publication by a registered veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon of a notice of the fact that he or she has commenced or resumed practice as a veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon, as the case may be, or a notice of a change of an address at which he or she practises; or
	(c)	the exhibition by a registered veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon at each place at which he or she practises of a notice containing his or her name and qualifications;
being a notice of a kind which conforms to the accepted customs and usages of the veterinary profession.
41. 	Cancellation, suspension or restriction of right of practise on health grounds
(1) 	Subject to subsection (2), the Board shall, when it is satisfied that the mental or physical condition of a person who is registered as a veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon renders him or her unfit to practise as a veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon, as the case requires—
	(a)	cancel the registration of the person as a veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon, as the case requires; or
	(b)	by order served on the person, suspend the registration of the person as a veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon, as the case requires, for such period as the Board thinks fit.
(2) 	The Board may, instead of cancelling or suspending the registration of a person, if satisfied that the person is fit to give or perform some veterinary services and that it would not be contrary to the public interest to make an order under this subsection, by order served on the person, direct the person not to give or perform the veterinary services specified, whether individually or otherwise, in the order.
(3) 	Where the Board has made an order under subsection (2) in relation to a person, it may, if so requested by the person, review the order and, if satisfied that the mental or physical condition of the person has changed since the order was made, amend or revoke the order.
(4) 	A person on whom an order under paragraph (1) (b) or subsection (2) has been served who gives or performs a veterinary service in contravention of that order shall, in giving or performing the service, be deemed to be a person other than a registered veterinary surgeon or a specialist veterinary surgeon, as the case requires.
42. 	Practising when registration suspended
	Where a person whose registration as a veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon has been suspended is convicted of an offence against section 50, the Board may—
	(a)	cancel the registration of the person; or
	(b)	by order served on the person, suspend the registration of the person for such further period as the Board thinks fit.
43. 	Power of Board to caution, reprimand etc.
(1) 	Subject to subsection (2), the Board may do any 1 or more of the following in relation to the conduct of a person who is a registered veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon:
	(a)	caution or reprimand the person;
	(b)	order that the person seek and undergo medical or psychiatric treatment or counselling;
	(c)	impose on the person’s registration such conditions as the Board considers appropriate relating to the person practising as a veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon, as the case requires;
	(d)	order that the person complete specified educational courses;
	(e)	order that the person seek and follow advice, in relation to his or her practice as a veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon, as the case requires, from persons specified by the Board.
(2) 	Paragraph (1) (d) does not apply in relation to a person who obtained registration under this Act pursuant to the Mutual Recognition Act.
44. 	Power of Board to impose fines
(1) 	Subject to subsection (2), where the Board finds that a person who is a registered veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon has failed to comply with an order of the Board under section 43 it may, by order served on the person, impose on him or her a fine not exceeding $1,000.
(2) 	The Board shall not impose a fine under subsection (1) in respect of conduct for which a court has already imposed a fine or other penalty.
(3) 	A fine imposed under this section shall be paid to the Territory within the time specified in the order imposing the fine.
(4) 	Where a person on whom the Board has imposed a fine under subsection (1) fails to pay the fine by the time specified in the order, the Board may—
	(a)	cancel the registration of the person; or
	(b)	by order served on the person, suspend the registration of the person for such period as the Board thinks fit.
45. 	Inquiry by Board
(1) 	The Board shall hold an inquiry before—
	(a)	cancelling the registration of a person, other than under subsection 31 (1), 33 (1) or (2) or 38 (2) ;
	(b)	suspending the registration of a person, other than under subsection 32 (1);
	(c)	making an order under subsection 41 (2); or
	(d)	taking any action under subsection 43 (1).
(2) 	Pending the holding of an inquiry under subsection (1), the Board may, by order served on the person to whom the inquiry relates, suspend temporarily the registration of the person.
46. 	Effect of suspension and conditions
(1) 	For the purposes of this Act, a registered veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon whose registration is suspended shall be deemed, during the period of the suspension, not to be a registered veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon, as the case requires.
(2) 	For the purposes of this Act, a registered veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon who provides a veterinary service in contravention of a condition imposed on his or her registration shall, in providing that service, be deemed not to be a registered veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon, as the case requires.
47. 	Publication of decision
(1) 	The Chairperson may, if he or she thinks fit, cause a notice of a decision of the Board or of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal on application for review of a decision of the Board—
	(a)	cancelling the registration of a person;
	(b)	suspending, otherwise than under subsection 45 (2), the registration of a person;
	(c)	imposing conditions on the registration of a person;
	(d)	making or amending an order under subsection 41 (2);
	(e)	taking any action under subsection 43 (1); or
	(f)	imposing a fine on a person under subsection 44 (1);
and the reasons for the decision, including the findings on material questions of fact, to be published in the Gazette.
(2) 	A notice of decision shall not be published under subsection (1) until—
	(a)	the period within which an application may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of the decision has expired; and
	(b)	if an application for review of the decision is made, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal has given its decision on the application.
48. 	Application for re-registration
(1)	Where the registration of a person has been cancelled, otherwise than under subsection 31 (1), section 33 or subsection 38 (2), or suspended, otherwise than under subsection 32 (1) or 45 (2), the person may apply for re-registration or termination of the suspension, as the case may be, on the ground that, by reason of a specified change in the circumstances that has occurred since the date of the cancellation or suspension, it is just that he or she should be re-registered or his or her suspension should be terminated.
(2) 	Upon an application made under this section the Board may, if it is satisfied that, by reason of the change in circumstances, the person should be re-registered or his or her suspension should be terminated, order that the person be re-registered or that his or her suspension be terminated, as the case requires.
49. 	Publication of registered veterinary surgeons
	The Board shall, as soon as practicable after 1 July in each year, cause to be published a notice listing the names of all veterinary surgeons registered under this Act on that date and the professional address or professional addresses, if any, of those veterinary surgeons.
Part V—The Conduct Of Veterinary Practice
50. 	Only registered veterinary surgeons to practise veterinary surgery
(1) 	A person other than a registered veterinary surgeon shall not—
	(a)	practise or perform, for fee or reward, veterinary surgery;
	(b)	hold himself or herself out to be a veterinary surgeon; or
	(c)	take or use the title of veterinary surgeon, registered veterinary surgeon or any other title of similar meaning.
Penalty:  50 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both.
(2) 	A registered veterinary surgeon shall not—
	(a)	hold himself or herself out to be a specialist veterinary surgeon in a specialist branch of veterinary surgery in relation to which he or she is not registered; or
	(b)	take or use the title of a specialist veterinary surgeon, registered specialist veterinary surgeon or any other title of similar meaning if he or she is not registered as a specialist veterinary surgeon.
Penalty:  30 penalty units.
51. 	Person not to practise except under registered name
	A person shall not practise veterinary surgery under a name other than the name under which he or she is registered.
Penalty:  50 penalty units.
52. 	Publishing advertisements
(1) 	A person shall not knowingly publish a statement, whether by way of advertisement or otherwise, whereby a person who is not registered as a veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon is held out to be a veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon, as the case may be.
Penalty:  30 penalty units.
53. 	Application of Part V
	Nothing in this Part—
	(a)	prevents the performance, in an emergency, of veterinary surgery by a veterinary surgeon entitled to apply for registration under this Act or by a medical practitioner; or
	(d)	affects the lawful business or occupation of a pharmacist registered under the law in force in the Territory.
54. 	Administration of estate of deceased veterinary surgeon
	The executor or executrix of the will of a deceased veterinary surgeon, or an administrator, administratrix or trustee of the estate of a deceased veterinary surgeon, of a deceased registered veterinary surgeon who was, at the time of his or her death, carrying on business as a veterinary surgeon, may continue the business for a period of 6 months or for such longer period as the Board, on application by the executor, executrix, administrator, administratrix or trustee, permits, if the practice of veterinary surgery in the business is carried on by a registered veterinary surgeon.
part vI—appeaLs
55. 	Review of decisions
	Application may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of a decision of the Board—
	(a)	under subsection 12 (5), 14 (1) or 34 (2) to impose conditions on the registration of a person;
	(b)	under subsection 13 (4) to cancel the interim registration of a person;
	(c)	under subsection 14 (2) to refuse to review conditions imposed on the registration of a person;
	(d)	under subsection 14 (2) to refuse to alter or remove conditions imposed on the registration of a person;
	(e)	under subsection 14 (2) to alter conditions imposed on the registration of a person;
	(f)	under subsection 14 (2) to impose new conditions on the registration of a person;
	(g)	under paragraph 20 (b) to refuse to register a person;
	(h)	under subsection 33 (4) or (5) or paragraph 40 (1) (a), 41 (1) (a), 42 (a) or 44 (4) (a) to cancel the registration of a person;
	(j)	under subsection 33 (6), 39 (3) or 48 (2) to refuse to re-register a person;
	(k)	under paragraph 40 (1) (b), 41 (1) (b), 42 (b) or 44 (4) (b) or subsection 45 (2) to suspend the registration of a person;
	(m)	under subsection 41 (2) to make an order directing a person not to give or perform a veterinary service;
	(n)	under subsection 41 (3) to refuse to review an order directing a person not to give or perform a veterinary service;
	(o)	under subsection 41 (3) to refuse to amend or revoke an order directing a person not to give or perform a veterinary service;
	(p)	under subsection 41 (3) to amend an order directing a person not to give or perform a veterinary service;
	(q)	under subsection 43 (1) to take any action of the kind referred to in that subsection in relation to a registered veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon;
	(r)	under subsection 44 (1) to impose a fine on a registered veterinary surgeon or specialist veterinary surgeon;
	(s)	under subsection 48 (2) to refuse to terminate the suspension of registration of a person;
	(t)	under section 54 to refuse to extend beyond 6 months the period during which the executor or executrix of the will of a deceased veterinary surgeon, or the administrator, administratrix or trustee of the estate of a deceased veterinary surgeon, may continue the business of the veterinary surgeon; or
	(u)	under section 54 to fix a period longer than 6 months during which the executor or executrix of the will of a deceased veterinary surgeon, or the administrator, administratrix or trustee of the estate of a deceased veterinary surgeon may continue the business of the veterinary surgeon.
56. 	Notification of decisions
(1) 	Where a decision of the kind referred to in section 55 (other than paragraph (b), (k), (m) or (r)) is made, the Board shall give notice in writing of the decision —
	(a)	in the case of a decision referred to in paragraph 55 (a)—to the person on whose registration conditions have been imposed;
	(b)	in the case of a decision referred to in paragraph 55 (c), (d) or (e)—to the person whose registration is subject to the conditions;
	(c)	in the case of a decision referred to in paragraph 55 (f)—to the person on whose registration new conditions have been imposed;
	(d)	in the case of a decision referred to in paragraph 55 (g)—to the person whose application for registration has been refused;
	(e)	in the case of a decision referred to in paragraph 55 (h)—to the person whose registration has been cancelled;
	(f)	in the case of a decision referred to in paragraph 55 (j)—to the person whose application for re-registration has been refused;
	(g)	in the case of a decision referred to in paragraph 55 (n), (o) or (p)—to the person in relation to whom the order was made;
	(h)	in the case of a decision referred to in paragraph 55 (q)—to the registered veterinary surgeon in relation to whom the action has been taken;
	(j)	in the case of a decision referred to in paragraph 55 (s)—to the person whose registration has been suspended; or
	(k)	in the case of a decision referred to in paragraph 55 (t) or (u)—to the executor or executrix of the will of the deceased veterinary surgeon or the administrator, administratrix or trustee of the estate of the deceased veterinary surgeon.
(2) 	A notice under subsection 10B (4) or subsection (1) of this section shall be in accordance with the requirements of the Code of Practice in force under subsection 25B (1) of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1989.
(3) 	An order under paragraph 25D (1) (b) or 25E (1) (b), subsection 25E (2), paragraph 25F (b), subsection 25H (1), paragraph 25H (4) (b) or subsection 25J (2) shall have endorsed on it or attached to it a notice in accordance with the requirements of the Code of Practice in force under subsection 25B (1) of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1989.
Part VII—Miscellaneous
57. 	Inspection of Registers
(1) 	A person may, on payment of the determined fee, inspect an entry in the Register of Veterinary Surgeons or the Register of Specialist Veterinary Surgeons.
(2) 	A person may, on payment of the determined fee, obtain a certified copy of an entry in the Register of Veterinary Surgeons or the Register of Specialist Veterinary Surgeons.
(3) 	The Board may, on request by a registration authority and without payment by the registration authority of a fee, forward a certified copy of the Register of Veterinary Surgeons or the Register of Specialist Veterinary Surgeons to that registration authority.
58. 	Power of Minister to determine fees
	The Minister may, by notice in writing published in the Gazette, determine fees for the purposes of this Act.
59. 	Regulations
	The Executive may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, prescribing all matters which by this Act are required or permitted to be prescribed or which are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.

NOTES
1.	The Veterinary Surgeons Act 1965 as shown in this reprint comprises Act No. 3, 1965 amended as indicated in the Tables below.
2.	The Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel, in preparing a law for republication, to make certain editorial and other formal amendments in accordance with current legislative drafting practice.  The amendments do not change the law.  Amendments made under the Act do not appear in the Table of Amendments but details may be obtained on request from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Table 1
Table of Ordinances
Ordinance	Number  
and year	Date of 
notification 
in Gazette	Date of 
commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions	

Veterinary Surgeons Registration Ordinance 1965	3, 1965	18 Mar 1965	27 Apr 1965 (see Gazette 1965, 
p. 1536)		
Ordinances Revision (Decimal Currency) Ordinance 1966	19, 1966	23 Dec 1966	23 Dec 1966	—	
Veterinary Surgeons Registration Ordinance 1967	17, 1967	8 June 1967	8 June 1967	—	
Veterinary Surgeons Registration Ordinance 1970	39, 1970	22 Oct 1970	22 Oct 1970	—	
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1977	65, 1977	22 Dec 1977	22 Dec 1977	—	
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1978	46, 1978	28 Dec 1978	28 Dec 1978	—	
Ordinances Revision (Penalties) Ordinance 1979	26, 1979	31 Aug 1979	31 Aug 1979	—	
Veterinary Surgeons Registration (Amendment) Ordinance 1980	52, 1980	23 Dec 1980	31 Dec 1981 (see Gazette 1981, No. S273, p. 2)	S. 7	
Veterinary Surgeons Registration (Amendment) Ordinance 1981	53, 1981	9 Dec 1981	1 May 1982 (see Gazette 1982, No. S84)	S. 15	
Veterinary Surgeons Registration (Amendment) Ordinance 1982	33, 1982	28 June 1982	30 June 1982 (see Gazette 1982, No. S139, p. 2)	—	
Veterinary Surgeons Registration (Amendment) Ordinance (No. 2) 1982	48, 1982	30 June 1982	30 June 1982	—	
Veterinary Surgeons Registration (Amendment) Ordinance 1984	14, 1984	18 May 1984	15 June 1984	—	
Self-Government (Consequential Amendments) Ordinance 1989	38, 1989	10 May 1989	Ss. 1 and 2:  10 May 1989
Remainder:  11 May 1989 (see s. 2 (2) and Gazette 1989, No. S164)	—	
Self-Government day 11 May 1989

Table 2
Table of Acts
Act	Number  
and year	Date of 
notification 
in Gazette	Date of 
commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions	

Health Services (Consequential Provisions) Act 1990	63, 1990	28 Dec 1990	Ss. 1 and 2:  28 Dec 1990
Remainder:  31 Jan 1991 (see 
s. 2 (2) and Gazette 1991, No. S4)	Ss. 6-17	
Health (Consequential Provisions) Act 1993	14, 1993	1 Mar 1993	1 Mar 1993 (see s. 2)	Parts IV-VI (ss. 14-34)	
Veterinary Surgeons (Amendment) Act 1994	48, 1994	5 Oct 1994	Ss. 1-3:  5 Oct 1994
Remainder:  6 Oct 1994 (see Gazette 1994, No. S214)	Part III 
(ss. 21-30)
S. 30 (am. by 60, 1994, s. 3)	
as
amended
by
Administrative Appeals (Consequential Amendments) Act 1994	

60, 1994	

11 Oct 1994	

(see 60, 1994 below)	

—	
Administrative Appeals (Consequential Amendments) Act 1994	60, 1994	11 Oct 1994	Ss. 1 and 2:  11 Oct 1994
Remainder:   14 Nov 1994 (see s. 2 (2) and Gazette 1994, No. S250)	—	
Statute Law Revision (Penalties) Act 1994	81, 1994	29 Nov 1994	Ss. 1 and 2:  29 Nov 1994
Remainder:  29 Nov 1994 (see Gazette 1994, No. S269, p. 2)
	—	
Veterinary Surgeons (Amendment) Act 1999	39, 1999	16 July 1999	16 July 1999

					

Table of Amendments
The amendment history of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1965 prior to renumbering by the Veterinary Surgeons (Amendment) Act 1994 (No. 48, 1994) appears in Table 1 below.
Table 1
ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended     rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision	How affected

S. 1	am. Act No. 48, 1994
S. 3	rep. No. 65, 1977
S. 4	am. No. 46, 1978; No. 52, 1980; No. 53, 1981; No. 14, 1984; No. 38, 1989; Act No. 48, 1994
S. 4A	ad. No. 14, 1984
	am. No. 38, 1989
	rs. Act No. 48, 1994
S. 4B	ad. Act No. 48, 1994
S. 5	am. No. 46, 1978; No. 53, 1981
S. 6	rs. No. 52, 1980
	am. No. 53, 1981; No. 38, 1989; Act No. 48, 1994
S. 7	rs. No. 52, 1980; No. 53, 1981
S. 7A	ad. No. 52, 1980
	rep. No. 53, 1981
S. 8	rep. No. 53, 1981
S. 9	am. No. 52, 1980
	rep. No. 53, 1981
S. 10	rep. No. 53, 1981
Heading to Part III	am. Act No. 48, 1994
Div. 1 of Part III (ss. 8-10,	ad. Act No. 48, 1994
   10A-10G)
Ss. 8-10	ad. Act No. 48, 1994
Ss. 10A-10G	ad. Act No. 48, 1994
Div. 2 of Part III (ss. 10H	ad. Act No. 48, 1994
   -10M)
Ss. 10H-10M	ad. Act No. 48, 1994
Heading to Div. 3 of 	ad. Act No. 48, 1994
   Part III
S. 11	am. Act No. 48, 1994
S. 12	am. No. 19, 1966; Nos. 33 and 48, 1982; No. 14, 1984
	rs. Act No. 48, 1994
S. 13	am. No. 19, 1966
	rep. No. 33, 1982
	ad. Act No. 48, 1994
S. 14	rep. No. 33, 1982
	ad. Act No. 48, 1994
S. 15	am. No. 33, 1982
	rs. Act No. 48, 1994
S. 16	rep. No. 53, 1981
	ad. Act No. 48, 1994
S. 17	rs. No. 33, 1982
	rep. Act No. 48, 1994
Ss. 17A-17E	ad. No. 33, 1982
	rep. Act No. 48, 1994
S. 18	am. No. 19, 1966; No. 26, 1979
	rep. No. 14, 1984
S. 19	am. No. 19, 1966; No. 26, 1979
	rs. No. 33, 1982
	am. Act No. 48, 1994
S. 20	rep. No. 33, 1982
	ad. Act No. 48, 1994
S. 21	am. No. 14, 1984
	rs. Act No. 48, 1994
S. 22	am. No. 53, 1981; No. 14, 1984
	rs. Act No. 48, 1994
S. 23	rep. No. 53, 1981
	ad. No. 14, 1984
	rs. Act No. 48, 1994
S. 24	am. No. 14, 1984
	rs. Act No. 48, 1994
S. 25	am. No. 19, 1966
	rs. No. 26, 1979
	rep. No. 33, 1982
Div. 4 of Part III (ss. 25,	ad. Act No. 48, 1994
   25A-25C)
S. 25	ad. Act No. 48, 1994
Ss. 25A-25C	ad. Act No. 48, 1994
Heading to Part IV 	ad. Act No. 48, 1994
Ss. 25D-25K	ad. Act No. 48, 1994
S. 26	rs. No. 53, 1981
	am. No. 33, 1982; No. 14, 1984; Act No. 48, 1994
S. 27	rs. No. 14, 1984
	am. Act No. 48, 1994
S. 27AA	ad. No. 14, 1984
Ss. 27A, 27B	ad. No. 33, 1982
	rep. Act No. 48, 1994
Part IV (ss. 28, 28A)	rep. Act No. 48, 1994
S. 28	rs. No. 53, 1981
	am. No. 33, 1982; No. 14, 1984
	rep. Act No. 48, 1994
S. 28A	ad. No. 14, 1984
	am. No. 38, 1989
	rep. Act No. 48, 1994
S. 29	am. No. 19, 1966; No. 26, 1979; No. 33, 1982; Act No. 48, 1994
Ss. 30, 31	am. No. 19, 1966; No. 26, 1979; No. 14, 1984; Act No. 48, 1994
S. 32	rep. No. 14, 1984
S. 33	am. No. 14, 1984
S. 34	rep. No. 53, 1981
	ad. No. 14, 1984
	am. Act No. 48, 1994
Part VA (ss. 35, 36)	ad. Act No. 48, 1994
Ss. 35, 36	rep. No. 53, 1981
	ad. Act No. 48, 1994
Ss. 37, 38	am. No. 19, 1966; No. 26, 1979
	rep. No. 53, 1981
S. 39	rep. No. 53, 1981
S. 40	rs. No. 17, 1967
	am. No. 39, 1970
	rep. No. 53, 1981
S. 41	rep. No. 53, 1981
S. 42	rep. No. 53, 1981
	ad. No. 33, 1982
	am. Act No. 48, 1994
S. 42A	ad. No. 48, 1982
	am. Act No. 63, 1990
	rep. No. 14, 1993
S. 42B	ad. No. 14, 1984
S. 43	am. No. 19, 1966; No. 26, 1979; No. 14, 1984; No. 38, 1989

The amendment history of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1965 after renumbering by the Veterinary Surgeons (Amendment) Act 1994 appears in Table 2 below.
Table 2
ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended     rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision	How affected

S. 3	am. No. 60, 1994
S. 7	am. 1999 No 39 s 4
S. 8	rs. 1999 No 39 s 5
Ss. 28, 29	am. No. 81, 1994
S. 47	am. No. 60, 1994
Ss. 50-52	am. No. 81, 1994
Ss. 55, 56	am. No. 60, 1994

table showing new part and section numbers of the VETERINARY SURGEONS ACT 1965 after renumbering by the VETERINARY SURGEONS (AMENDMENT) ACT 1994  (No. 48, 1994)
NOTE—This Table does not form part of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1965 and is printed for convenience of reference only.

Old
number	New
number	Old
number	New
number	Old
number	New
number	
Section	Section	Section	Section	Section	Section	
4	3	11	24	25J	45	
4A	4	12	25	25K	46	
4B	5	13	26	26	47	
5	6	14	27	27	48	
6	7	15	28	27AA	49	
7	8	16	29	29	50	
8	9	19	30	30	51	
9	10	20	31	31	52	
10	11	21	32	33	53	
10A	12	22	33	34	54	
10B	13	23	34	Part VA	Part VI	
10C	14	24	35	Section	Section	
10D	15	25	36	35	55	
10E	16	25A	37	36	56	
10F	17	25B	38	Part VI	Part VII	
10G	18	25C	39	Section	Section	
10H	19	25D	40	42	57	
10J	20	25E	41	42B	58	
10K	21	25F	42	43	59	
10L	22	25G	43			
10M	23	25H	44