Veterinary Practice Act 2018

An individual may apply to the board—

for general registration as a veterinary practitioner; or

for specialist registration as a veterinary practitioner; or

if the person does not intend to carry out a restricted act of veterinary science—for registration as a non-practising veterinary practitioner.

It is an offence for a person registered as a non-practising veterinary practitioner to carry out a restricted act of veterinary science (see s 10).

An application must—

be in writing; and

state the name and address of the applicant; and

state the class of registration applied for; and

include complete details about the individual’s qualifications for registration; and

include complete details of suitability information about the individual; and

for registration other than registration as a non-practising veterinary practitioner—include complete details of insurance held by the applicant required by regulation; and

for a specialist registration—

state the branch of veterinary science the specialisation relates to; and

include the individual’s qualifications for registration; and

state any relevant experience held by the applicant; and

include anything else prescribed by regulation.

For qualifications to hold a registration—see div 3.2.

For suitability requirements to hold a registration—see div 3.3.

It is an offence to make a false or misleading statement, give false or misleading information or produce a false or misleading document (see Criminal Code, pt 3.4).