Veterinary Practice Amendment (Annual Returns) Regulation 2010 (NSW)

2010 No 679

New South Wales

Veterinary Practice Amendment

(Annual Returns) Regulation 2010

under the

Veterinary Practice Act 2003

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Veterinary Practice Act 2003.

STEVE WHAN, MP

Minister for Primary Industries

Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to prescribe the details of continuing professional development undertaken by a veterinary practitioner that are to be included in the practitioner’s annual return to the Veterinary Practitioners Board for the purposes of section 33 (1) (e1) of the Veterinary Practice Act 2003 as inserted by the Veterinary Practice Amendment Act 2010. Before that amendment, the same details were prescribed under a general power to prescribe the information required to be included in the annual report.
This Regulation is made under the Veterinary Practice Act 2003, including sections 33 and

102 (the general regulation-making power).

Published LW 10 December 2010	Page 1
2010 No 679
Clause 1	Veterinary Practice Amendment (Annual Returns) Regulation 2010

Veterinary Practice Amendment (Annual Returns)

Regulation 2010

under the

Veterinary Practice Act 2003

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Veterinary Practice Amendment (Annual
Returns) Regulation 2010.

2      Commencement

This Regulation commences on the day on which it is published on the
NSW legislation website.

2010 No 679

Veterinary Practice Amendment (Annual Returns) Regulation 2010

Amendment of Veterinary Practice Regulation 2006	Schedule 1
Schedule 1	Amendment of Veterinary Practice Regulation 2006

Clause 10

Omit the clause. Insert instead:

10      Contents of annual return of veterinary practitioner

(1)  For the purposes of section 33 (1) (e1) of the Act, the following details of continuing professional development undertaken by the veterinary practitioner are prescribed:

(a)	details of any university continuing professional development course relating to the practice of veterinary science undertaken,
(b)	details of any postgraduate course relating to the practice of veterinary science undertaken,
(c)	details of any conference or seminar relating to the practice of veterinary science attended,
(d)	details of any papers presented at any conference or seminar relating to the practice of veterinary science,
(e)	details of any other presentation relating to the practice of veterinary science attended,
(f)	details of any correspondence course relating to the practice of veterinary science completed,
(g)	details of any written assessment test relating to the practice of veterinary science completed,
(h)	details of any paper published in any journals relating to the practice of veterinary science,

(i)      details of any journals relating to the practice of veterinary science read,

(j)	details of any observation of the carrying out of veterinary surgery,
(k)	details of any act of veterinary science done with other veterinary practitioners for the purpose of expanding the veterinary practitioner’s knowledge of, or competence in, veterinary science.
(2)	In the case of a veterinary practitioner who holds specialist registration, details of the extent to which the veterinary practitioner practised in the branch of veterinary science in which he or she holds that registration are prescribed for the purposes of section 33 (1) (f) of the Act.