Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(see s 3)
Note 1 The Legislation Act
contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this Act.
Note 2 For example, the Legislation Act
, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:
• ACAT
• appoint
• bankrupt
• chief police officer
• Corporations Act
• Criminal Code
• disallowable instrument (see s 9)
• entity
• Executive
• exercise
• financial year
• function
• Legislative Assembly
• Minister (see s 162)
• notifiable instrument (see s 10)
• occupational discipline order
• penalty unit (see s 133)
• person (see s 160)
• police officer
• reviewable decision notice
• Self-Government Act
• State
• territory law
• the Territory
• under.
"annual registration fee" means the annual registration fee payable under section 79.
"another jurisdiction"—see section 33.
"application", for registration, includes an application for renewal of registration.
"AVBC" means the Australasian Veterinary Boards Council Inc (ABN 49 337 540 469).
"board "means the ACT Veterinary Practitioners Board established under section 90.
"business name"—see the Business Names Registration Act 2011
(Cwlth).
"commission "means the human rights commission.
"complainant" means the person who made the complaint under division 5.2.
"complaint "means a complaint made under section 43 (Who may complain).
"corresponding law", of another jurisdiction, means a law of that jurisdiction that corresponds to this Act.
"declared professional body" means an entity declared by the Minister under section 143.
"deemed registration"—see section 34.
"deputy president" means the person elected deputy president under section 95 (2).
"executive officer", of a corporation, means a person, however described and whether or not the person is a director of the corporation, who is concerned with, or takes part in, the corporation's management.
"general registration" means registration as a veterinary practitioner permitted to carry out a restricted act of veterinary science other than an act that requires specialist registration.
"ground for occupational discipline", in relation to a veterinary practitioner—see section 64.
"immediate action", in relation to a registered veterinary practitioner, for subdivision 5.3.1 (Immediate action)—see section 51.
"information" includes documents.
"information holder"—see section 133.
"non-practising" veterinary practitioner means a veterinary practitioner registered as a non-practising veterinary practitioner.
"premises", for division 8.2 (Powers of inspectors)—see section 111.
"president "means the president of the board under section 93 (1) (a).
"professional misconduct"—see section 40.
"qualified to hold"—
(a) a general registration as a veterinary practitioner—see section 28; and
(b) a specialist registration as a veterinary practitioner—see section 29.
"register" means the register of veterinary practitioners and veterinary premises under section 123.
"registered", in relation to veterinary premises, for part 6 (Registration of veterinary premises)—see section 71.
"registered veterinary practitioner"—see section 9.
"registrar", for the board, means the registrar appointed by the board under section 104.
"registration document"—see section 127.
"registration", in relation to veterinary premises, for part 6 (Registration of veterinary premises)—see section 71.
"registration holder", of registered veterinary premises, for part 6 (Registration of veterinary premises)—see section 71.
"restricted act of veterinary science"—see section 7.
"reviewable decision", for part 10 (Notification and review of decisions)—see section 136.
"specialist registration" means registration of a veterinary practitioner that authorises the practitioner to carry out a stated restricted act of veterinary science.
"suitability information", about a person—see section 31.
"suitable person", to be registered as a veterinary practitioner—see section 30.
"superintendent", of registered veterinary premises, for part 6 (Registration of veterinary premises)—see section 71.
"unrestricted act of veterinary science"—see section 7 (5).
"unsatisfactory professional conduct"—see section 41.
"veterinary practice" means a business that supplies veterinary science services.
veterinary practitioners code of professional conduct—see section 42.
"veterinary practitioner", for part 5 (Complaints and disciplinary proceedings)—see section 39.
"veterinary premises", for part 6 (Registration of veterinary premises)—see section 71.
"veterinary premises standard", for part 6 (Registration of veterinary premises)—see section 72.
"veterinary science"—see section 8.
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001
, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel's Office.
Uncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
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A = Act |
NI = Notifiable instrument |
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AF = Approved form |
o = order |
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am = amended |
om = omitted/repealed |
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amdt = amendment |
ord = ordinance |
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AR = Assembly resolution |
orig = original |
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ch = chapter |
par = paragraph/subparagraph |
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CN = Commencement notice |
pres = present |
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def = definition |
prev = previous |
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DI = Disallowable instrument |
(prev...) = previously |
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dict = dictionary |
pt = part |
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disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative |
r = rule/subrule |
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Assembly |
reloc = relocated |
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div = division |
renum = renumbered |
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exp = expires/expired |
R[X] = Republication No |
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Gaz = gazette |
RI = reissue |
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hdg = heading |
s = section/subsection |
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IA = Interpretation Act 1967 |
sch = schedule |
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ins = inserted/added |
sdiv = subdivision |
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LA = Legislation Act 2001 |
SL = Subordinate law |
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LR = legislation register |
sub = substituted |
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underlining = whole or part not commenced |
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mod = modified/modification |
or to be expired |
Veterinary Practice Act 2018 A2018-32
notified LR 30 August 2018
s 1, s 2 commenced 30 August 2018 (LA s 75 (1))
remainder commenced 21 December 2018 (s 2 and CN2018-12
)
as amended by
Statute Law Amendment Act 2019
A2019-42 sch 3 pt 3.24
notified LR 31 October 2019
s 1, s 2 commenced 31 October 2019 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 3 pt 3.24 commenced 14 November 2019 (s 2 (1))
Statute Law Amendment Act 2021
A2021-12 sch 3 pt 3.62
notified LR 9 June 2021
s 1, s 2 commenced 9 June 2021 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 3 pt 3.62 commenced 23 June 2021 (s 2 (1))
Statute Law Amendment Act 2022
A2022-14 sch 3 pt 3.41
notified LR 10 August 2022
s 1, s 2 commenced 10 August 2022 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 3 pt 3.41 commenced 24 August 2022 (s 2)
Transport Canberra and City Services Legislation Amendment Act 2023
A2023-27 pt 5
notified LR 7 July 2023
s 1, s 2 commenced 7 July 2023 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 5 commenced 14 July 2023 (s 2)
Commencement
s
2 om LA s 89 (4)
Application and
decision
div 3.1 hdg note om A2022-14
amdt 3.216
Application
s
16 am A2019-42
amdt 3.105
Board
membership
s 93 am A2023-27
Quorum at board
meetings
s 100 am A2023-27
Appointment of
registrar
s 104 am A2021-12
Exemptions from
Act
s 142 am A2021-12
amdt 3.178
Determination of fees by
board
s 144 am A2021-12
amdt 3.178
Determination of fees by
Minister
s 145 am A2021-12
amdt 3.178
Review of
Act
s 148 exp 21 December 2024 (s 148
(3))
Repeals and consequential
amendments
pt 12 hdg om LA s 89
(3)
Legislation
repealed
s 149 om LA s 89
(3)
Legislation amended—sch
3
s 150 om LA s 89
(3)
Transitional
pt
20 hdg exp 21 December 2020 (s 212)
Definitions—pt
20
s 200 exp 21 December 2020 (s
212)
def commencement day
exp 21 December 2020 (s 212)
def
repealed Act exp 21 December 2020 (s 212)
Veterinary
surgeons—applications
s 201 exp
21 December 2020 (s 212)
Veterinary
surgeons—registration
s 202 exp
21 December 2020 (s 212)
Veterinary surgeons—suspended
registration
s 203 exp 21 December
2020 (s 212)
Veterinary
surgeons—complaints
s 204 exp 21
December 2020 (s 212)
Veterinary surgeons board—agreements
and undertakings
s 205 exp 21 December
2020 (s 212)
Members of
board
s 206 exp 21 December 2020 (s
212)
Register
s
207 exp 21 December 2020 (s 212)
Grounds for occupational
discipline
s 208 exp 21 December 2020
(s 212)
Occupational discipline applications before
ACAT
s 209 exp 21 December 2020 (s
212)
Executive officer to be
registrar
s 210 exp 21 December 2020
(s 212)
Transitional
regulations
s 211 exp 21 December 2020
(s 212)
Expiry—pt
20
s 212 exp 21 December 2020 (s
212)
Consequential
amendments
sch 3 om LA s 89
(3)
Dictionary
dict def
exempt entity om A2019-42
amdt 3.106
Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.
Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical.
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Republication No and date |
Effective |
Last amendment made by |
Republication for |
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R1 |
21 Dec
2018– |
not amended |
new Act |
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R2 |
14 Nov
2019– |
A2019-42 |
amendments by A2019-42
R3
22 Dec
2020
22
Dec2020–
22 June
2021
A2019-42
expiry of transitional provisions (pt 20)
R4
23
June 2021
23 June
2021–
23 Aug 2022
A2021-12
amendments by A2021-12
R5
24 Aug
2022
24 Aug
2022–
13 July 2023
A2022-14
amendments by A2022-14
R6
14
July 2023
14 July
2023–
21 Dec 2024
A2023-27
amendments by A2023-27
6 Expired transitional or validating provisions
This Act may be affected by transitional or validating provisions that have expired. The expiry does not affect any continuing operation of the provisions (see Legislation Act 2001
, s 88 (1)).
Expired provisions are removed from the republished law when the expiry takes effect and are listed in the amendment history using the abbreviation ‘exp' followed by the date of the expiry.
To find the expired provisions see the version of this Act before the expiry took effect. The ACT legislation register has point-in-time versions of this Act.
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Australian Capital Territory 2024
Australian Capital
Territory
A2018-32
Republication No 7
Effective: 22 December 2024
Republication date: 22 December 2024
Last amendment made by A2023-27
(republication for expiry of provision (s 148))
About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Veterinary Practice Act 2018
(including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001
, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 22 December 2024
. It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to 22 December 2024
.
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4.
Kinds of republications
The Parliamentary Counsel's Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au
):
• authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001
applies
• unauthorised republications.
The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.
Editorial changes
, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication. Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001
, s 115 and s 117). The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.
This republication includes amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).
Uncommenced provisions and amendments
If a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol U appears immediately before the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law are accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au
). For more information, see the home page for this law on the register.
Modifications
If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol M appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act 2001
Penalties
At the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $160 for an individual and $810 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001
, s 133).
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