South Australia
Veterinary Practice Act 2003
An Act to protect animal health, safety and welfare and the public interest by providing for the registration of veterinary surgeons; to regulate the provision of veterinary treatment for the purposes of maintaining high standards of competence and conduct by veterinary surgeons; to recognise the registration of veterinary surgeons in certain jurisdictions; and for other purposes.
Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1Short title
3Interpretation
4Medical fitness to provide veterinary treatment
Part 2—Veterinary Surgeons Board of South Australia
Division 1—Continuation of Board
5Continuation of Board
Division 2—Membership
6Composition of Board
7Terms and conditions of membership
8Vacancies or defects in appointment of members
9Remuneration
Division 3—Registrar and staff
10Registrar
11Staff
Division 4—General functions and powers
12Objects
13Functions
15Committees
16Delegations
Division 5—Procedures
17Procedures
18Application of Public Sector (Honesty and Accountability) Act
19Powers in relation to witnesses etc
20Power to require medical examination or report
21Principles governing proceedings
22Representation at proceedings
23Costs
Division 6—Accounts, audit and annual report
24Accounts and audit
25Annual report
Part 3—Registration of veterinary surgeons
Division 1—Registers
26Registers
28General and specialist registers
29Register of persons removed from general or specialist register
29ARegister of decisions relating to deemed registration
30Provisions of general application to registers
31Requirement to inform Board of changes
Division 2—Primary registration
32Registration of natural persons on general or specialist register
33Application for registration
34Removal from register or specialty
35Reinstatement on register or in specialty
36Fees and returns
37Variation or revocation of conditions of registration
38Contravention of conditions of registration
Division 3—Deemed registration
38ARecognition of veterinary surgeons registered in other jurisdictions
38BVariation or revocation of conditions of registration
38CContravention of conditions of deemed registration
Division 4—Relationship between registration in participating jurisdictions
38DConditions of registration
38ESuspension or cancellation of registration or disqualification
Division 5—Authority conferred by primary or deemed registration
38FAuthority conferred by primary or deemed registration
Part 4—Veterinary practice
Division 1—General offences
39Prohibition on provision of veterinary treatment for fee or reward by unqualified persons
40Illegal holding out as veterinary surgeon or specialist
41Illegal holding out concerning limitations or conditions
42Use of certain titles or descriptions prohibited
43Board's approval required where veterinary surgeon has not practised for 3 years
44Veterinary surgeon to be indemnified against loss
45Information relating to claim against veterinary surgeon to be provided
Division 2—Provisions for avoidance of conflicts of interest
46Interpretation
47Veterinary surgeon or prescribed relative to inform Board of interests in prescribed businesses
48Veterinary surgeon to inform client of interests in prescribed businesses
49Offence to give, offer or accept benefit for recommendation or prescription
Division 3—Veterinary services providers
50Information to be given to Board by veterinary services provider
51Improper directions etc to veterinary surgeon by veterinary services provider
Division 4—Veterinary hospitals
52Illegal holding out of facility as veterinary hospital
53Accreditation by Board of facility as veterinary hospital
54Requirement to inform Board on becoming owner or occupier of facility accredited as veterinary hospital
Part 5—Investigations and proceedings
Division 1—Preliminary
55Interpretation
Division 2—Investigations
56Powers of inspectors
57Offence to hinder etc inspector
58Offences by inspectors
Division 3—Medical fitness
59Obligation to report medical unfitness of…