3Definitions

3 Definitions

In this Act—

S. 3 def. of Admini-strative Appeals Tribunal repealed by No. 101/1998 s. 34(a).

S. 3 def. of alcoholic repealed by No. 43/2010 s. 49(1)(a) (as amended by No. 29/2011 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 86.2)).

S. 3 def. of approved person inserted by No. 22/2022 s. 168(1).

approved person means a person approved under section 3C;

S. 3 def. of Australian legal practitioner inserted by No. 71/2014 s. 24,
repealed by No. 71/2014 s. 38.

Board means the Veterinary Practitioners Registration Board of Victoria established under Part 6;

S. 3 def. of drug-dependent person repealed by No. 43/2010 s. 49(1)(a) (as amended by No. 29/2011 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 86.2)).

Fund means the Veterinary Practitioners Registration Board Fund established under Part 7;

S. 3 def. of interstate right to practise inserted by No. 35/2009 s. 109(1).

interstate right to practise means a right to carry on or engage in veterinary practice in another State or a Territory, being the equivalent of general registration under section 6;

S. 3 def. of interstate veterinary registration authority inserted by No. 35/2009 s. 109(1).

interstate veterinary registration authority means a person or body conferred with the function or power under a law of another State or a Territory to confer or grant a right to carry on or engage in veterinary practice in that State or Territory, being the equivalent of registration as a veterinary practitioner under this Act;

S. 3 def. of lawyer amended by No. 17/2014 s. 160(Sch. 2 item 102).

lawyer means an Australian lawyer;

S. 3 def. of principal place of residence inserted by No. 71/2014 s. 24.

principal place of residence includes sole place of residence;

register means the register of veterinary practitioners kept under Part 2;

S. 3 def. of registered medical practitioner amended by No. 97/2005 s. 182(Sch. 4 item 53.1), substituted by No. 13/2010 s. 51(Sch. item 58.1).

registered medical practitioner means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the medical profession (other than as a student);