Employing or engaging persons to carry out acts of veterinary medicine
57 Employing or engaging persons to carry out acts of veterinary medicine
A person must not employ or engage another person to carry out an act of veterinary medicine unless the person employed or engaged is —
a veterinarian; or
a veterinary nurse; or
an authorised person.
Penalty for this subsection:
for a first offence, a fine of $10 000;
for a second or subsequent offence, a fine of $20 000.
A person must not employ or engage a veterinarian to carry out an act of veterinary medicine that would be in contravention of a condition to which the veterinarian’s registration is subject.
Penalty for this subsection:
for a first offence, a fine of $10 000;
for a second or subsequent offence, a fine of $20 000.
A person must not employ or engage a veterinary nurse to carry out an act of veterinary medicine —
other than an act that the veterinary nurse, or a veterinary nurse of a class to which the veterinary nurse belongs, is authorised under the regulations to carry out; or
that would be in contravention of a condition to which the veterinary nurse’s registration is subject.
Penalty for this subsection:
for a first offence, a fine of $10 000;
for a second or subsequent offence, a fine of $20 000.
A person must not employ or engage an authorised person to carry out an act of veterinary medicine —
other than an act that the person, or a person of a class to which the person belongs, is authorised under the regulations to carry out; or
that would be in contravention of a condition to which the person’s authorisation is subject.
Penalty for this subsection:
for a first offence, a fine of $10 000;
for a second or subsequent offence, a fine of $20 000.
It is a defence to a charge of an offence under subsection (1) to prove that the accused did not know, and could not reasonably be expected to have known, that the person employed or engaged was not —
a veterinarian; or
a veterinary nurse; or
an authorised person.
It is a defence to a charge of an offence under subsection (2), (3)(b) or (4)(b) to prove that the accused did not know, and could not reasonably be expected to have known, of the condition to which the person’s registration or authorisation was subject.
It is a defence to a charge of an offence under subsection (3)(a) or (4)(a) to prove that the accused did not know, and could not reasonably be expected to have known, that the veterinary nurse or authorised person was not authorised under the regulations to carry out the act of veterinary medicine.
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