Australian Capital Territory
Veterinary Surgeons (Fees) Determination 2018 (No 1)
Disallowable instrument DI2018-91
made under the
Veterinary Surgeons Act 2015, s 136 (Determination of fees by board)
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Section 136 (1) of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 2015 (the Act) permits the ACT Veterinary Surgeons Board (the board) to determine fees for the Act. 

This instrument sets out the fees payable to the board for the 2018-2019 financial year.  This includes the renewal of registration of veterinary surgeons which are processed in advance of the financial year for continuity of registration purposes.

Schedule 1 provides details of the fee payable to the Veterinary Surgeons Board by the person requesting the service described in column 3.  Column 4 of Schedule 1 is for comparison purposes only.

The fee payable for the 2018-2019 financial year is included at column 5. As part of the 2014-15 Budget Review process, the Treasurer agreed to increase indexation on regulatory fees and charges to 4 per cent per annum.

Unlike the Board’s fee instruments from preceding years, this instrument does not include a fee for the provision of a replacement certificate of registration. The Board agreed at the February 2018 Board meeting that as certificates of registration will be issued to veterinary surgeons electronically, hardcopy replacement certificates are no longer applicable.

This instrument does not revoke the 2017-2018 fee instrument which remains current for any registration or other fees that are incurred in relation to the 2017-2018 financial year.  For example, a mutual recognition registration lodged between April and June 2017. 

The instrument commences on the day after it is notified, with the fee increases to apply for the 2018-19 registration year.