41Veterinarian must keep records about using, prescribing,

41 Veterinarian must keep records about using, prescribing, recommending and supplying veterinary products (1) A veterinarian who uses a prescribed veterinary product, or prescribes, recommends or supplies a prescribed veterinary product for use, in relation to an animal of a food-producing species must keep, for 2 years after the use, prescription, recommendation or supply, a record of the following: (a) the name of the owner of the animal; (b) the date on which the veterinarian used, prescribed, recommended or supplied the product; (c) the name of the product; (d) the form in which, and the concentration at which, the veterinarian used the product or prescribed, recommended or supplied the product for use; (e) if the veterinarian used the product – the quantity of, and the way in which, the product was used; (f) if the veterinarian prescribed, recommended or supplied the product – the quantity prescribed, recommended or supplied; (g) the withholding period;

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Act 2004 31 (h) sufficient information to identify the animal in relation to which the veterinarian used the product or prescribed, recommended or supplied the product for use. prescribed veterinary product means a veterinary chemical (a) the use, prescription, recommendation or supply of which by the veterinarian is contrary to the instructions on the approved label; or (b) that is specified in Schedule 4 in Part 4 of the latest edition of the document entitled "Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Drugs and Poisons" published by the Commonwealth.