9‑24 Secretary may revoke accreditation 9‑24 Secretary may revoke accreditation of veterinarian

9‑24 Secretary may revoke accreditation of veterinarian

Grounds for revocation (1) The Secretary may revoke the accreditation of a veterinarian if the Secretary reasonably believes any of the following: (a) if the veterinarian is accredited to carry out pre‑export preparation operations in approved export programs in a State or Territory—the accredited veterinarian ceases to be registered as a veterinarian in that State or Territory; (b) a condition has been imposed on the accredited veterinarian’s registration in a State or Territory that prevents the veterinarian from examining, inspecting, testing or treating animals in that State or Territory; (c) the accredited veterinarian is not a fit and proper person; (d) the accredited veterinarian has contravened a condition of the accreditation; (e) the accredited veterinarian failed to comply with a direction given to the accredited veterinarian under subsection 314(2) of the Act to remedy a deficiency in carrying out export operations in an approved export program; (f) the accredited veterinarian: (i) made a false, misleading or incomplete statement in an application under this Part; or (ii) gave false, misleading or incomplete information or documents to the Secretary or to another person performing functions or exercising powers under the Act; or (iii) gave false, misleading or incomplete information or documents to the Secretary or the Department under a prescribed agriculture law; (g) the accredited veterinarian failed to keep records as required by section 9‑26; (h) the accredited veterinarian failed to make reports as required by section 9‑27; (i) the accredited veterinarian has contravened another requirement of the Act.

Note 1: A decision to revoke the accreditation of a veterinarian is a reviewable decision (see section 11‑1 of this instrument and Part 2 of Chapter 11 of the Act).

Note 2: If the accreditation of a veterinarian is revoked, the veterinarian must not make an application for accreditation under subsection 9‑11(1) unless the Secretary has given the veterinarian a written notice permitting the veterinarian to apply for accreditation (see subsection 9‑11(2)).

Notice of proposed revocation (2) The Secretary must not revoke the accreditation of a veterinarian under subsection (1) unless the Secretary has given a written notice to the accredited veterinarian in accordance with subsection (3). (3) A notice under subsection (2) must: (a) state that the Secretary proposes to revoke the accreditation of the veterinarian; and (b) specify the grounds for the proposed revocation; and (c) specify the date the proposed revocation is to take effect; and (d) subject to subsection (4), request the accredited veterinarian to give to the Secretary within 14 days after the day the notice is given, or within such longer period specified in the notice, a written statement showing cause why the accreditation should not be revoked; and (e) include a statement setting out the accredited veterinarian’s right to seek review of a decision to revoke the accreditation; and (f) if the notice includes the request referred to in paragraph (d)—state that the proposed revocation will take effect on the date specified under paragraph (c) if the Secretary does not receive a response to the request within: (i) 14 days after the notice is given; or (ii) if the notice specifies a longer period—that longer period. (4) A notice under subsection (2) is not required to include the request referred to in paragraph (3)(d) if the Secretary reasonably believes that the grounds for the revocation are serious and urgent.