3CGovernor in Council may approve an approved person

3C Governor in Council may approve an approved person

(1) The Governor in Council may by instrument, on the recommendation of the Minister, approve a person who is not a member of the Board as an approved person for the purposes of sections 21(3)(c), 35(2) and 42(2).

(2) The term of approval for an approved person must be specified in the instrument of approval and must not exceed 3 years.

Part 2—Registration

Division 1—Procedure for obtaining registration

4 Application for registration

S. 4(1) substituted by Nos 35/2009 s. 111, 71/2014 s. 25.

(1) Subject to subsection (1A), only the following persons may apply for registration as a veterinary practitioner under this Part—

(a) in the case of an application for general registration under section 6—

(i) a natural person whose principal place of residence is in Victoria;

(ii) a natural person whose principal place of residence will be in Victoria while practising as a veterinary practitioner;

(b) in the case of an application for specific registration under section 7 or non-practising registration under section 7A, a natural person.

S. 4(1A) inserted by No. 35/2009 s. 111 (as amended by No. 48/2010 s. 47).

(1A) A veterinary practitioner—

(a) who is a registered veterinary practitioner by the operation of section 3A; and

(b) whose principal place of residence will be in Victoria after the expiry of the practitioner's current annual registration period for the practitioner's interstate right to practise; and

(c) who intends to carry on veterinary practice after expiry of that registration period—

must apply for registration in Victoria before the expiry of that registration period.

S. 4(1B) inserted by No. 35/2009 s. 111 (as amended by No. 48/2010 s. 47).

(1B) A veterinary practitioner who—

(a) is a registered veterinary practitioner by the operation of section 3A; and

(b) is not required to apply for registration under Part 2—

is not required to pay a fee for registration in Victoria.

(2) An application must—

(a) be in writing; and

(b) contain the prescribed information; and

(c) be accompanied by evidence of the qualifications which the applicant claims entitle him or her to the type of registration applied for; and

(d) be accompanied by the fee determined by the Board.

(3) The Board—

(a) may require the applicant to provide further information or material in respect of the application; and