Veterinary Practice Act 1997
20Complaints about the conduct of registered veterinary practitioners
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20 Complaints about the conduct of registered veterinary practitioners
(1) A person may make a complaint to the Board about the professional conduct of a person who is, or was at the time the conduct took place, a registered veterinary practitioner in Victoria.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), professional conduct involving the treatment or diagnosis of an animal situated outside Victoria by the registered veterinary practitioner while in Victoria is taken to be professional conduct in Victoria.
Example
A registered veterinary practitioner who is in Victoria and who, by audio-visual link, makes a diagnosis in relation to an animal in New South Wales is to be taken to be engaging in professional conduct in Victoria.
(3) Subsection (2) does not limit what may constitute professional conduct in Victoria.