1Purposes

1 Purposes

The main purposes of this Act are—

(a) to protect the public by providing for the registration of veterinary practitioners and investigations into the professional conduct and fitness to practise of registered veterinary practitioners; and

(b) to establish the Veterinary Practitioners Registration Board of Victoria and the Veterinary Practitioners Registration Board Fund; and

(c) to repeal the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1958; and

(d) to make consequential amendments to other Acts; and

(e) to provide for other related matters.