Australian Capital Territory
Health Professionals (Veterinary Surgeons Fees) Determination 2014 (No 1)
Disallowable Instrument DI2014—325
made under the
Health Professionals Act 2004, s 132 (Determination of fees by board)
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Section 132 (1) of the Health Professionals Act 2004 (the Act) permits a health profession board to determine fees for the Act.  Section 132 (2) of the Act limits this power by providing that health profession boards may only determine fees in relation to the health profession that they regulate.  As a health profession board established by the Health Professionals Regulation 2004, the ACT Veterinary Surgeons Board (the board) may make fees for the Act for the veterinary profession.

This determination revokes the board’s previous fee determination (DI2013-53) and establishes new fees from 1 January 2015.

The determination increases fees by 4% in line with 2014-15 Wage Price Index, taking into consideration rounding for cash handling purposes.

The determination introduces new fees for four yearly inspections of veterinary premises, the provision of registered veterinary surgeons’ details and a surcharge for the board’s out-of-session consideration of an application for registration.