Veterinary Surgeons Act 1987

Where a person registered as a veterinary surgeon or veterinary specialist dies, the personal representative of that person may, by virtue of the appointment as a personal representative, continue the practice of veterinary surgery or the rendering of veterinary services at that veterinary establishment under the name of that person where that practice is carried on by a registered veterinary surgeon or a registered veterinary specialist who specializes in the same speciality as the deceased person for a period until –

the expiration of 2 years after the date of the death of that person;

the appointment as a personal representative is terminated; or the distribution of the estate of the deceased is completed –

whichever occurs first.