Veterinary Practice Act 2003 (SA)

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 1 Short title 3 Interpretation 4 Medical fitness to provide veterinary treatment Part 2—Veterinary Surgeons Board of South Australia Division 1—Continuation of Board 5 Continuation of Board Division 2—Membership 6 Composition of Board 7 Terms and conditions of membership 8 Vacancies or defects in appointment of members 9 Remuneration Division 3—Registrar and staff 10 Registrar 11 Staff Division 4—General functions and powers 12 Objects 13 Functions 15 Committees 16 Delegations Division 5—Procedures 17 Procedures 18 Application of Public Sector (Honesty and Accountability) Act 19 Powers in relation to witnesses etc 20 Power to require medical examination or report 21 Principles governing proceedings 22 Representation at proceedings 23 Costs Division 6—Accounts, audit and annual report 24 Accounts and audit 25 Annual report Part 3—Registration of veterinary surgeons Division 1—Registers 26 Registers 28 General and specialist registers 29 Register of persons removed from general or specialist register 29A Register of decisions relating to deemed registration 30 Provisions of general application to registers 31 Requirement to inform Board of changes Division 2—Primary registration 32 Registration of natural persons on general or specialist register 33 Application for registration 34 Removal from register or specialty 35 Reinstatement on register or in specialty 36 Fees and returns 37 Variation or revocation of conditions of registration 38 Contravention of conditions of registration Division 3—Deemed registration 38A Recognition of veterinary surgeons registered in other jurisdictions 38B Variation or revocation of conditions of registration 38C Contravention of conditions of deemed registration Division 4—Relationship between registration in participating jurisdictions 38D Conditions of registration 38E Suspension or cancellation of registration or disqualification Division 5—Authority conferred by primary or deemed registration 38F Authority conferred by primary or deemed registration Part 4—Veterinary practice Division 1—General offences 39 Prohibition on provision of veterinary treatment for fee or reward by unqualified persons 40 Illegal holding out as veterinary surgeon or specialist 41 Illegal holding out concerning limitations or conditions 42 Use of certain titles or descriptions prohibited 43 Board's approval required where veterinary surgeon has not practised for 3 years 44 Veterinary surgeon to be indemnified against loss 45 Information relating to claim against veterinary surgeon to be provided Division 2—Provisions for avoidance of conflicts of interest 46 Interpretation 47 Veterinary surgeon or prescribed relative to inform Board of interests in prescribed businesses 48 Veterinary surgeon to inform client of interests in prescribed businesses 49 Offence to give, offer or accept benefit for recommendation or prescription Division 3—Veterinary services providers 50 Information to be given to Board by veterinary services provider 51 Improper directions etc to veterinary surgeon by veterinary services provider Division 4—Veterinary hospitals 52 Illegal holding out of facility as veterinary hospital 53 Accreditation by Board of facility as veterinary hospital 54 Requirement to inform Board on becoming owner or occupier of facility accredited as veterinary hospital Part 5—Investigations and proceedings Division 1—Preliminary 55 Interpretation Division 2—Investigations 56 Powers of inspectors 57 Offence to hinder etc inspector 58 Offences by inspectors Division 3—Medical fitness 59 Obligation to report medical unfitness of veterinary surgeon 60 Medical fitness of veterinary surgeon Division 4—Disciplinary action 61 Cause for disciplinary action 62 Hearing by Tribunal as to matters constituting grounds for disciplinary action 63 Constitution of Tribunal Part 6—Reviews 66 Review by Tribunal 67 Variation or revocation of conditions imposed by Tribunal Part 7—Miscellaneous 68 False or misleading statement 69 Procurement of registration by fraud 70 Victimisation 71 Self-incrimination and legal professional privilege 72 Punishment of conduct that constitutes offence 74 Confidentiality 75 Arrangements between the Board and interstate registration authorities 75A Notification of disciplinary action to interstate registration authorities 76 Evidentiary provision 77 Service 78 Variation or revocation of notices 79 Regulations Schedule—Transitional provisions 2 Transitional provisions relating to Board 3 Transitional provisions relating to registration 4 Regulations Legislative history