Agriculture and Food Regulations Amendment (Veterinary Practice) Regulations 2022 (WA)

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AGRICULTURE AND FOOD

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Animal Welfare Act 2002

Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007

Veterinary Chemical Control and Animal Feeding Stuffs Act 1976

Agriculture and Food Regulations Amendment

(Veterinary Practice) Regulations 2022

SL 2022/98

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

Part 1 - Preliminary

1.            Citation

These regulations are the Agriculture and Food Regulations
Amendment (Veterinary Practice) Regulations 2022.

2.            Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows

(a) Part 1 on the day on which these regulations are

published in the Gazette;

(b) the rest of the regulations on the day on which the Veterinary Practice Act 2021 section 197 comes into operation.

This Part amends the Animal Welfare (General) Regulations 2003.
4.	Regulation 7 amended In regulation 7(3)(e)(ii) delete "veterinary surgeon" and insert:
veterinarian
Part 2	Animal Welfare (General) Regulations 2003

amended

3.            Regulations amended

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5.            Regulation 14 amended

In regulation 14(2) and (3) delete "registered veterinary surgeon" and insert:

veterinarian

Part 3— Animal Welfare (Pig Industry)

Regulations 2010 amended

6.            Regulations amended

This Part amends the Animal Welfare (Pig Industry)
Regulations 2010.

7.           Regulation 4 amended

In regulation 4(1) in the definition of suitably qualified person paragraph (a) delete "veterinary surgeon; or" and insert:

veterinarian; or

8.            Regulation 8 amended

(1)	In regulation 8(4)(b) delete "veterinary surgeon." and insert:
veterinarian.
(2)	In regulation 8(5)(a) delete "veterinary surgeon; or" and insert:
veterinarian; or

(3) Delete regulation 8(7)(a) and insert:

(a) the Veterinary Practice Act 2021;

Part 4 -Animal Welfare (Transport, Saleyards and

Depots) (Cattle and Sheep) Regulations 2020 amended

9.           Regulations amended

This Part amends the Animal Welfare (Transport, Saleyards and
Depots) (Cattle and Sheep) Regulations 2020.

10.          Regulation 32 amended

In regulation 32(2) delete "veterinary surgeon" and insert:

veterinarian

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11.          Regulation 33 amended

In regulation 33(3):

(a) in paragraph (a) delete "veterinary surgeon" and insert:

veterinarian

(b) in paragraph (b) delete "veterinary surgeon's" and insert:

veterinarian's

12. Regulation 35 amended
In regulation 35(3):

(a)	in paragraph (a) delete "a veterinary surgeon, or an equivalent person under a law of another State or a Territory that corresponds with the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1960," and insert:
a veterinarian, or an equivalent person under a corresponding law as defined in the Veterinary Practice Act 2021 section 3,
b)	in paragraph (b) delete "veterinary surgeon's," and insert:

veterinarian's,

Part 5 - Biosecurity and Agriculture Management (Agriculture Standards) Regulations 2013 amended

13.          Regulations amended

This Part amends the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management
(Agriculture Standards) Regulations 2013.

14.          Regulation 15 amended

In regulation 15(1) in the definition of relevant person paragraph (c) delete "veterinary surgeon," and insert:

veterinarian,

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Part 6 - Biosecurity and Agriculture Management

Regulations 2013 amended

15.          Regulations amended

This Part amends the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management
Regulations 2013.

16.          Regulation 12 amended

In regulation 12(1) and (2) delete "veterinary surgeon in the course of practice as a veterinary surgeon)" and insert:

veterinarian in the course of practising veterinary medicine as
defined in the Veterinary Practice Act 2021 section 3)

Part 7 - Veterinary Chemical Control Regulations 2006

amended

17.          Regulations amended

This Part amends the Veterinary Chemical Control
Regulations 2006.

18.          Various references to "veterinary surgeon" replaced

In the provisions listed in the Table:

(a) delete "veterinary surgeon" (each occurrence) and insert:

veterinarian

(b)	delete "veterinary surgeons" and insert:
veterinarians Table

r. 2(4)(a)(ii)	Pt. 2 Div. 1 heading
r. 3	r. 4(1)
r. 5	r. 6(2)
r.7	r.8

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r. 9(1) and (2)	r. 10(1), (2) and (3)
r. 11(1) and (2)	Pt. 2 Div. 2 heading
r. 12(1)	r. 13(1)
r. 14(2), (3), (4) and (6)	r. 17(1) and (2)

Note: The headings to the amended regulations listed in the Table are to

read as set out in the Table.

Table

Amended regulation	Regulation heading
r. 4	Use by veterinarian of registered veterinary chemical product
r. 5	Use by veterinarian of unregistered veterinary chemical product
r. 6	Authorised use of low risk chemical by veterinarian
r. 7	Use by veterinarian with authority of CVO
r. 8	Supply of veterinary chemical product by veterinarian
r. 10	Statement to be given by veterinarian
r. 12	Use of registered veterinary chemical product by person who is not veterinarian
r. 13	Use of unregistered veterinary chemical product by person who is not veterinarian
r. 14	Use of registered veterinary chemical product in way stated in veterinarian's statement

V. MOLAN, Clerk of the Executive Council.