Veterinarians Act 1994

(1) A person may make a complaint to the Board against a registered veterinarian on the ground that the veterinarian:

(b) is guilty of habitual drunkenness, or of addiction to a drug that adversely affects his or her ability to provide veterinary services;

(i) in the Territory, of an offence punishable on conviction by imprisonment for 6 months or more; or

(ii) elsewhere, of an offence that would have been an offence so punishable had it been committed in the Territory;

(d) has been found guilty of an offence against the Poisons and Dangerous Drugs Act 1983 or Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2012;

(e) has been found guilty of an offence under the Animal Protection Act 2018;

(f) made a false or misleading statement in connection with his or her application for registration as a veterinarian or as a veterinary specialist; or

(g) having obtained registration as a veterinarian under section 13(1)(a), provided veterinary services while being no longer qualified, within the meaning of that subsection, to do so.

(a) state the complainant's full name, and an address for the service of notices or other documents on the complainant;

(b) clearly identify the registered veterinarian against whom the complaint is made;

(3) A complaint may only be made against a registered veterinarian if the grounds on which the complaint is made arose within the 2 years immediately before the making of the complaint.