Australian Capital Territory
Health Professionals (Veterinary Surgeons Fees) Determination 2015 (No 1)
Disallowable Instrument DI2015—61
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 (DI2014-325) and establishes new fees from 1 July 2015 for registration of veterinary surgeons for the 2015-2016 financial year.

The determination increases registration and miscellaneous fees by 2.75% in line with the 2015-2016 Wage Price Index, rounded to the nearest dollar.  Premises inspection fees have been amended on an interim basis pending a review of those fees set to occur during the 2015-2016 financial year.