Terms used

In force

In these regulations —

advanced veterinary nurse means a veterinary nurse who is recognised by the Board under Part 2 Division 3 Subdivision 2 as an advanced veterinary nurse;

animal product has the meaning given in the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007 section 6;

approved direct supervision has the meaning given in regulation 24(1);

approved personal supervision has the meaning given in regulation 24(2);

buffalo means an animal of the genus Bubalus;

castrate, in relation to an animal, means —

(a)

remove the descended testes of the animal; or

(b)

disrupt the function of the descended testes of the animal;

cattle —

(a)

means animals of the genus Bos; and

(b)

includes any hybrids of that genus;

cattle spaying technician means a person who has successfully completed a unit, provided by a registered training organisation, that includes training in spaying cattle using the Willis dropped‑ovary technique;

conditional authorisation order has the meaning given in regulation 25D(2)(a);

dehorn, in relation to an animal —

(a)

means remove all or part of the horn of the animal; but

(b)

does not include removing part of the horn of an animal comprising only keratinised epidermis with no blood supply;

direct supervision has the meaning given in regulation 3B(1);

disbud, in relation to an animal, means, before a horn bud attaches to the animal’s skull, destroy or remove the horn‑producing tissue or otherwise prevent the development of the horn;

election means —

(a)

an election of a WA veterinarian for the purposes of section 152(4)(b) of the Act; or

(b)

an election of a veterinary nurse for the purposes of section 152(4)(c) of the Act;

election date, for an election, means the date fixed under regulation 27(b) as the date on which the election is to be held;

eligible elector means —

(a)

in the case of an election of a WA veterinarian for the purposes of section 152(4)(b) of the Act — a WA veterinarian; or

(b)

in the case of an election of a veterinary nurse for the purposes of section 152(4)(c) of the Act — a veterinary nurse;

general supervision has the meaning given in regulation 3C(1);

general veterinary nurse means a veterinary nurse who is not an advanced veterinary nurse;

mules, in relation to a sheep, means remove wool‑bearing skin from the breech or tail of the sheep;

pastoral region means the whole of the State other than —

(a)

the South‑west Division of the State as described in the Land Administration Act 1997 Schedule 1; and

(b)

the local government districts of Esperance and Ravensthorpe;

permanent identification device means a microchip or other similar identification device that is —

(a)

capable of being permanently implanted in an animal; and

(b)

is designed to record information in a way that can be electronically retrieved;

person in charge, of an animal, means —

(a)

an owner of the animal; or

(b)

a person who has responsibility for the custody, care and control of the animal;

personal supervision has the meaning given in regulation 3A;

poison has the meaning given in the Medicines and Poisons Act 2014 section 3;

practitioner means a veterinarian or a veterinary nurse;

prescribe, in relation to a scheduled drug or a poison, has the meaning given in the Medicines and Poisons Act 2014 section 7(1);

prohibition order has the meaning given in regulation 25D(2)(b);

registered training organisation has the meaning given in the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 (Commonwealth) section 3;

returning officer, in relation to an election, means the person appointed under regulation 26 to be the returning officer for the purposes of conducting the election;

scheduled drug means a Schedule 4 poison or a Schedule 8 poison as those terms are defined in the Medicines and Poisons Act 2014 section 3;

stock has the meaning given in the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007 section 6;

supply, in relation to a scheduled drug or a poison, has the meaning given in the Medicines and Poisons Act 2014 section 8;

veterinary nurse student means a person who is a student undertaking a course in veterinary nursing provided by a registered training organisation;

veterinary student means a person who is a student undertaking —

(a)

a course in veterinary medicine at an Australian university; or

(b)

a course approved by the Board under regulation 20A(1).

[Regulation 3 amended: SL 2025/92 r. 4.]

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