Australian Capital Territory
Explanatory Statement
Health Professionals (Veterinary Surgeons Board) Appointment 2006 (No 1)

Disallowable instrument DI2006—202
made under the
Health Professionals Act 2004, Health Professionals Regulation 2004 Section 5 (Appointment of President) and Section 10 (Appointment of Board Members)
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The Board is established under Section 4 of the Health Professionals Regulation 2004 and comprises the President appointed by the Minister in accordance with the Health Professionals Regulation 2004, Section 5 and three other members, appointed by the Minister in accordance with the Health Professionals Regulation 2004, Section 10, and three elected members.

The Act protects the public from risk of harm by ensuring that the people who provide health services regulated by the Act are competent to provide health services, and for other purposes.  

A person is not eligible for appointment as president or as a member unless the person is a registered veterinary surgeon in the ACT or is a community representative.  A veterinary surgeon also needs to have been, at all times during the immediately preceding 3 years, under the law of a State or Territory, registered to practise in that State or Territory.  The community representative may not be a member of the veterinary profession.

This instrument makes appointments to which the Legislation Act 2001, division 19.3.3 applies.  Accordingly, the instrument is a disallowable instrument (see Legislation Act 2001, s 229) and applies to Kevin Doyle (veterinary surgeon), Lorna Citer (veterinary surgeon), William Ryan (veterinary Surgeon) and Marie-Noëlle Cureé (community representative).

Consultation with the Standing Committee for Health and Disability has taken place in accordance with the Legislation Act 2001.  The appointees are not public servants.