Restrictions on provision of veterinary services by veterinary services entities
33 Restrictions on provision of veterinary services by veterinary services entities
A veterinary services company shall not provide a veterinary service for a person or cause or permit a veterinary service to be so provided unless the provision of that service is performed on its behalf by a registered veterinary surgeon.
A veterinary services company which contravenes subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding 50 penalty units.
If a person – who is not a registered veterinary surgeon; and who is acting in the ordinary course of the business of a veterinary services partnership – provides a veterinary service for a person, each partner in the partnership who is a partner who caused or permitted the service to be provided by the person is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding 50 penalty units.
It is a defence to a charge under subsection (3) against a partner if it is proved that the person who provided the veterinary service provided the service without the knowledge or consent of the partner.
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