Transitional and Savings Provisions
Schedule 3 Transitional and Savings Provisions
Section 61
1. Interpretation In this Schedule, former Board means the Veterinary Board constituted under the repealed Act.
2. Registration, &c.
The Veterinary Register of Tasmania kept under section 14 of the repealed Act shall, on and after the commencement of this Act, be the register for the purposes of this Act.
A person who, immediately before the commencement of this Act, was registered under section 14 of the repealed Act shall, on and after that commencement, be deemed to be registered under this Act.
A person who, immediately before the commencement of this Act, was entitled to practise as a veterinary surgeon under the repealed Act shall, on and after that commencement, be deemed to be entitled to practise as a veterinary surgeon under this Act.
3. Applications, appeals, and inquiries
Where an application for registration has been made under the repealed Act but has not been determined by the former Board immediately before the commencement of this Act, the former Board shall determine that application as if this Act had not been enacted.
Where an inquiry under the repealed Act has commenced but has not concluded immediately before the commencement of this Act, that inquiry shall be continued and concluded as if this Act had not been enacted.
Where an appeal under section 19 of the repealed Act has been instituted but has not been determined immediately before the commencement of this Act, that appeal shall be continued and determined as if this Act had not been enacted.
4. General savings provisions All acts, matters, and things done, or omitted to be done by, or done or suffered in relation to, the former Board immediately before the commencement of this Act, shall, on and after that commencement, have the same force and effect as if they had been done by, or suffered in relation to, the Board.
5. Transitional and savings provisions relating to Veterinary Surgeons Amendment Act 2011
In this section –
amending Act means the Veterinary Surgeons Amendment Act 2011;
commencement day means the day on which all of the amendments, effected by the amending Act, to Part IV of the former Act come into force;
former Act means this Act as in force before the commencement day.
amending Act means the Veterinary Surgeons Amendment Act 2011;
amending Act
commencement day means the day on which all of the amendments, effected by the amending Act, to Part IV of the former Act come into force;
commencement day
former Act means this Act as in force before the commencement day.
former Act
Despite the amendments to the former Act effected by the amending Act, a person who was, immediately before the commencement day, temporarily registered under the former Act is to be taken, for the period for which the person would have been so registered had this Act not been amended by the amending Act, to be registered under this Act as in force from time to time after the commencement day.
Despite the amendments to the former Act effected by the amending Act, a person who was, immediately before the commencement day, provisionally registered, temporarily provisionally registered, or registered for a period under section 17 of the former Act, is to be taken, for the period for which the person would have been so registered had the former Act not been amended by the amending Act, to be registered under this Act as in force from time to time after the commencement day.
Despite the amendments to the former Act effected by the amending Act, a person who was, immediately before the commencement day, registered for a purpose under section 17 of the former Act, is to be taken to be registered for that purpose under this Act as in force from time to time after the commencement day until –
whichever occurs first.
the purpose has been achieved; or
the expiry of 12 months after the day on which this provision comes into force –
Despite the amendments to the former Act effected by the amending Act, a person who was, immediately after the commencement day, registered (other than temporarily or provisionally or for a period or purpose under section 17 of the former Act) is to be taken to be registered under this Act as in force from time to time after the commencement day.
Nothing in this section is to be taken to prevent the registration, temporary registration, or provisional registration, of a person under the former Act being cancelled or suspended under this Act as in force from time to time after the commencement day.
Despite the amendments to the former Act effected by the amending Act, a person who, immediately before the commencement day, had obtained qualifications that entitled him or her under the former Act to be registered as a veterinary surgeon is to be taken to be qualified to be registered as a veterinary surgeon for the purposes of this Act.
Despite the amendments to the former Act effected by the amending Act, a person who, immediately before the commencement day, had satisfied the Board that he or she possessed adequate qualifications and experience in respect of a speciality to be entitled under the former Act to be registered as a veterinary specialist is to be taken to be qualified to be registered as a veterinary specialist for the purposes of this Act.
For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise specified in a provision of this section, the amendments of the former Act made by the amending Act apply to, and in relation to, a person after those provisions come into effect.
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