Veterinary Practice Regulations 2022

Subject to subregulation (1A) and to regulation 22, a veterinary student is authorised to carry out an act of veterinary medicine in circumstances where —

carrying out the act of veterinary medicine is required as part of the veterinary student’s course of study; and

the act of veterinary medicine is carried out —

in the case of an act of veterinary medicine specified in subregulation (2) — under approved direct supervision; or

in any other case — under approved personal supervision;

any of the following persons has given permission for the act to be carried out by a veterinary student —

an owner of the animal;

a person in charge of the animal, other than the supervising veterinarian;

if the animal is in the custody, care and control of the supervising veterinarian — a person who was a person in charge of the animal immediately before the veterinarian accepted custody, care and control of the animal;

if permission is given subject to any condition, the condition is complied with.

A veterinary student is not authorised to carry out the following acts of veterinary medicine —

certification of the disease status, including freedom from disease, of an animal or animal product;

certification of the pregnancy status of an animal;

certification of the sterilisation status of an animal.

For the purposes of subregulation (1)(b)(i), the acts of veterinary medicine are the following —

administering, monitoring and managing intravenous fluid therapy and transfusions;

providing to the owner of an animal that is under the care of a veterinarian —

advice as to the treatment of the animal; and

information as to the clinical progress of the animal.