Veterinary Services Act 2023

The Governor may make such regulations as are contemplated by, or necessary or expedient for the purposes of, this Act.

Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the regulations may—

require the keeping of records or other information by veterinarians or any other person or body prescribed by the regulations; or

require the furnishing of receipts, returns or other information to the Board or any other person or body prescribed by the regulations; or

prescribe penalties, not exceeding $5 000, for breach of, or non‑compliance with, a regulation.

The regulations may—

refer to or incorporate, wholly or partially and with or without modification, a code, standard or other document prepared or published by a prescribed body, either as in force at the time the regulations are made or as in force from time to time; and

be of general or limited application; and

make different provision according to the persons, things or circumstances to which they are expressed to apply; and

make provisions of a saving or transitional nature consequent on the enactment or amendment of this Act or the regulations; and

exempt a person, or a class of persons, from the operation of a specified provision or provisions of this Act; and

provide that any matter or thing is to be determined, dispensed with, regulated or prohibited according to the discretion of the Minister, the Board, the Executive Officer or another prescribed person or authority.

If a code, standard or other document is referred to or incorporated in the regulations—

a copy of the code, standard or other document must be published on a website determined by the Minister; and

evidence of the contents of the code, standard or other document may be given in any legal proceedings by production of a document apparently certified by the Minister to be a true copy of the code, standard or other document.

The Board may prescribe fees for the purposes of this Act by fee notice under the Legislation (Fees) Act 2019.

A fee notice may provide for the waiver, reduction or recovery of fees.