Veterinary Services Act 2023

A person who has been removed from a register under this Act—

on their application; or

on account of failure to pay the prescribed practice fee or to furnish the return required under section 32; or

on account of the person ceasing to hold a qualification required for registration on that register or otherwise ceasing to be entitled to be registered on that register; or

on account of failure to pay a fine imposed on the person by the Tribunal under this Act, may apply to the Board at any time for reinstatement on the appropriate register.

A person whose registration under this Division has been suspended may apply to the Board for reinstatement on the register.

However, subsection (2) does not apply—

in the case of an order for suspension for a specified period made in disciplinary proceedings under Part 7Division 5—until after the expiry of that period; or

in relation to a person whose registration is suspended under section 38.

A person who has been disqualified from primary registration may, subject to the terms of the order for disqualification, apply to the Board for reinstatement on the appropriate register.

An application for reinstatement must—

be made to the Board in the manner and form approved by the Board; and

be accompanied by the prescribed fee.

An applicant for reinstatement must, if the Board so requires—

provide the Board with specified information to enable the Board to determine the application; and

verify, by statutory declaration, information furnished for the purposes of the application.

The Board may require an applicant for reinstatement—

to submit a medical report or other evidence acceptable to the Board as to the applicant's medical fitness to provide veterinary services as a veterinarian; or

to obtain additional qualifications or experience specified by the Board before the Board determines the application.

Subject to this section, the Board must reinstate an applicant on the appropriate register if satisfied that the applicant is eligible for registration on that register.

However, the Board may refuse to reinstate the applicant on a register until all complaints (if any) made or lodged in respect of the applicant under this Act have been finally disposed of.