Veterinary Practice Act 1997
15Registration obtained by fraud
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15 Registration obtained by fraud
S. 15(1) amended by No. 35/2009 s. 115.
(1) If the Board believes that the registration or endorsement of registration granted under this Part of a veterinary practitioner has been obtained by fraud or misrepresentation or that the qualifications upon which the veterinary practitioner relied for registration or endorsement of registration have been withdrawn the Board must conduct a hearing into the matter.
(2) The Board must give notice of the time and place of the hearing to the veterinary practitioner.
(3) The provisions applying to the conduct of a formal hearing under Part 3 apply to a hearing under this section as if a hearing under this section were a formal hearing.
(4) If, at the end of the hearing, the Board determines that the registration or endorsement of registration of the veterinary practitioner has been obtained by fraud or misrepresentation or that the qualifications upon which the veterinary practitioner has relied for registration have been withdrawn, the Board must cancel the registration of the veterinary practitioner.