Veterinarians Act 1994

(a) is a fit and proper person to provide veterinary services in the Territory and is qualified to be registered by reason of holding a prescribed qualification; or

(b) is currently registered for the purpose of practising veterinary surgery or medicine in a State or another Territory of the Commonwealth, the registration not being subject to a limitation of a kind described in section 16(1),

the Board shall direct the Registrar to register the applicant.

(2) For the purposes of this section, the Board may regard a person as not being a fit and proper person to provide veterinary services in the Territory if the Board is of the opinion that:

(a) an application by the person for authorisation, whether by registration, licence or otherwise, to provide veterinary services in a State or Territory of the Commonwealth, or in a place outside the Commonwealth, has at any time been refused;

(b) a registration, licence or other form of authorisation entitling the person to provide veterinary services in a State or Territory of the Commonwealth, or in a place outside the Commonwealth, has at any time been:

(ii) while in force, subject to conditions or a variation in conditions;

(c) under a law regulating the provision of veterinary services in a State or Territory of the Commonwealth, or in a place outside the Commonwealth, the person:

relating to his or her professional conduct or any other relevant matter;

(d) a claim for damages or other compensation for or in respect of alleged negligence or other misconduct in the provision of veterinary services has been made against the person during the 2 years immediately before his or her application for registration;

(ii) in a State or Territory of the Commonwealth or a place outside the Commonwealth, of an offence that would have been an indictable offence had it been committed in the Territory;

(f) the person has at any time been found guilty, in the Territory or a State or another Territory of the Commonwealth or a place outside the Commonwealth, of an offence against:

(i) this Act or any other law relating to the provision of veterinary services;

(ii) a law prohibiting or regulating the possession, sale, use or supply of, or other dealing in, a poison, drug or similar substance; or

(iii) a law relating to the welfare of, or the prevention of cruelty to, animals; or

(g) the person is, for any reason, incapable of providing veterinary services of a satisfactory quality.