Veterinary Surgeons Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2008 (Qld)

Queensland Veterinary Surgeons Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2008 Subordinate Legislation 2008 No. 330 made under the VeterinarySurgeonsAct1936 Contents Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Omission of s 19 (Form of registers—Act, s 16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Amendment of s 21 (Veterinary qualifications and other matters—Act, s 18). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5 Replacement of s 23 (Veterinary specialties—Act, s 19D). . . . . . 3 23 Veterinary specialties—Act, s 19D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 6 Amendment of sch 1 (Veterinary qualifications) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7 Insertion of new sch 2A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Schedule 2A Veterinary specialties

Veterinary Surgeons Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2008 [s 1] 1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Veterinary Surgeons Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2008 . 2 Regulation amended This regulation amends the VeterinarySurgeonsRegulation 2002. 3 Omission of s 19 (Form of registers—Act, s 16) Section 19— omit . 4 Amendment of s 21 (Veterinary qualifications and other matters—Act, s 18) (1) Section 21, heading— omit, insert — ‘21 Veterinary qualifications and prescribed examinations—Act, s 18’. (2) Section 21(4)— omit, insert — ‘(4) For section 18(2)(b) of the Act, the prescribed examinations are— (a) each of the following examinations conducted by the Australasian Veterinary Boards Council Incorporated— (i) an occupational English test with particular reference to veterinary science; (ii) a written multiple choice examination in veterinary science about— (A) companion animals; and (B) agricultural animals; and (C) public health and pathology; Page 2 2008 SL No. 330

Veterinary Surgeons Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2008 [s 5] (iii) a clinical examination in veterinary science; and (b) the examinations conducted by the Veterinary Council of New Zealand that are recognised by the Australasian Veterinary Boards Council Incorporated as similar or equivalent to the examinations mentioned in paragraph (a).’. 5 Replacement of s 23 (Veterinary specialties—Act, s 19D) Section 23— omit, insert — ‘23 Veterinary specialties—Act, s 19D ‘For section 19D of the Act, the following branches of veterinary science are veterinary specialties— (a) a veterinary specialty stated in schedule 2A; (b) a veterinary specialty, other than a veterinary specialty mentioned in paragraph (a), recognised by the Australasian Veterinary Boards Council Incorporated as providing the person qualified in the specialty with eligibility for registration as a specialist veterinary surgeon in Australia and New Zealand. Editor’s note — For veterinary specialties recognised under paragraph (b), see the board’s website at < ’. 6 Amendment of sch 1 (Veterinary qualifications) (1) Schedule 1, part 1— omit, insert — ‘Part 1 Accrediting bodies for degrees or diplomas recognised for the Act, section 18(1)(a) ‘1 American Veterinary Medical Association, if a pass in the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination, 2008 SL No. 330 Page 3

Veterinary Surgeons Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2008 [s 7] conducted by the National Board Examination Committee, or the National Board and Clinical Competency Test Examination, is also obtained 2 Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates, if a pass in the Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates Examination conducted in Canada or the United States of America is also obtained 3 European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education 4 Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, United Kingdom 5 Veterinary Schools Accreditation Advisory Committee’. (2) Schedule 1, part 3— omit, insert — ‘Part 3 Degrees or diplomas recognised for the Act, section 18(1)(b) ‘1 a degree or diploma awarded after at least 4 years study at a veterinary school listed in the World Directory of Veterinary Schools or a veterinary school that is part of a college or university listed in the World List of Universities or the AVMA-Listed Veterinary Colleges, other than a degree or diploma accredited by a body mentioned in part 1 Editor’s notes — The World Directory of Veterinary Schools is published by the World Health Organisation. The World List of Universities is published by the International Universities Bureau. The AVMA-Listed Veterinary Colleges is published by the American Veterinary Medical Association. ’. 7 Insertion of new sch 2A After schedule 2— insert — Page 4 2008 SL No. 330

Veterinary Surgeons Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2008 [s 7] ‘Schedule 2A Veterinary specialties section 23(a) Animal behaviour Veterinary anaesthesia Veterinary cardiology Veterinary dentistry Veterinary dermatology Veterinary emergency and critical care Veterinary medicine Veterinary microbiology Veterinary neurology Veterinary nutrition Veterinary oncology Veterinary ophthalmology Veterinary pathology Veterinary pharmacology Veterinary preventive medicine Veterinary public health Veterinary radiology Veterinary reproduction Veterinary surgery Veterinary toxicology Veterinary parasitology Zoological medicine’. 2008 SL No. 330 Page 5

Veterinary Surgeons Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2008 ENDNOTES 1 Made by the Governor in Council on 2 October 2008. 2 Notified in the gazette on 3 October 2008. 3 Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4 The administering agency is the Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries. © State of Queensland 2008 Page 6 2008 SL No. 330