(1) A person approved by the Governor in Council under section 35(4) immediately before the commencement of section 180(2) of the amending Act is taken to be an approved person until the term of the approval expires.
(2) A person approved by the Governor in Council under section 42(4) immediately before the commencement of section 182 of the amending Act is taken to be an approved person until the term of the approval expires.
(3) The amendments made to this Act by section 184 of the amending Act apply only to offences alleged to have been committed on or after the commencement of that section.
(4) For the purposes of subsection (3), if an offence is alleged to have been committed between 2 dates, one before and one on or after the commencement of section 184 of the amending Act, the offence is alleged to have been committed before that commencement.
(5) The amendments made to this Act by section 186 of the amending Act apply only to offences alleged to have been committed on or after the commencement of that section.
(6) For the purposes of subsection (5), if an offence is alleged to have been committed between 2 dates, one before and one on or after the commencement of section 186 of the amending Act, the offence is alleged to have been committed before that commencement.
(7) The amendments made to this Act by section 187 of the amending Act apply only to offences alleged to have been committed on or after the commencement of that section.
(8) For the purposes of subsection (7), if an offence is alleged to have been committed between 2 dates, one before and one on or after the commencement of section 187 of the amending Act, the offence is alleged to have been committed before that commencement.
(9) The Board continues in operation despite the changes to its constitution made by section 188 of the Amending Act.
(10) In this section—
amending Act means the Agriculture Legislation Amendment Act 2022.
Sch. repealed by No. 29/2011 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 102).
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Endnotes
1 General information
See www.legislation.vic.gov.au for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.
Minister's second reading speech—
Legislative Assembly: 22 May 1997
Legislative Council: 8 October 1997
The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill to make further provision for the registration of veterinary practitioners, the investigation into the professional conduct or fitness to practise of registered veterinary practitioners, to establish the Veterinary Practitioners Registration Board of Victoria and the Veterinary Practitioners Registration Board Fund, to repeal the and to make consequential amendments to other Acts and for other purposes."
Veterinary Surgeons Act 1958
Constitution Act 1975:
Section 85(5) statement:
Legislative Assembly: 22 May 1997
Legislative Council: 8 October 1997
Absolute majorities:
Legislative Assembly: 18 September 1997
Legislative Council: 14 October 1997
The Veterinary Practice Act 1997 was assented to on 28 October 1997 and came into operation as follows:
Part 1 (sections 1–3) on 28 October 1997: section 2(1); rest of Act on 17 March 1998: Government Gazette 12 March 1998 page 520.
INTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)
Style changes
Section 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.
References to ILA s. 39B
Sidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided section or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subsections or subclauses, the original section
or clause becomes subsection or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression "(1)" at the beginning of the original section or clause.
Interpretation
As from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:
• Headings
All headings included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act. Any heading inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Act. This includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; sections; clauses; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms. See section 36(1A)(2A).
• Examples, diagrams or notes
All examples, diagrams or notes included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Act. See section 36(3A).
• Punctuation
All punctuation included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 forms part of that Act. Any punctuation inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Act. See section 36(3B).
• Provision numbers
All provision numbers included in an Act form part of that Act, whether inserted in the Act before, on or after 1 January 2001. Provision numbers include section numbers, subsection numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).
• Location of "legislative items"
A "legislative item" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of an Act is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.
• Other material
Any explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of an Act.
See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).
2 Table of Amendments
This publication incorporates amendments made to the Veterinary Practice Act 1997 by Acts and subordinate instrument.
| Assent Date: | 9.12.03 |
| Commencement Date: | Ss 45–58, 60, 62–67(Sch.) on 10.12.03: s. 2(1); ss 59, 61 on 7.10.04: Government Gazette 30.9.04 p. 2721 |
Public Administration Act 2004, No. 108/2004
| Assent Date: | 21.12.04 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 117(1)(Sch. 3 item 214) on 5.4.05: Government Gazette 31.3.05 p. 602 |
| Assent Date: | 24.5.05 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 18(Sch. 1 item 112) on 12.12.05: Government Gazette 1.12.05 p. 2781 |
Health Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2005, No. 42/2005
| Assent Date: | 2.8.05 |
| Commencement Date: | Ss 53, 54 on 3.8.05: s. 2 |
Health Professions Registration Act 2005, No. 97/2005
| Assent Date: | 7.12.05 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 182(Sch. 4 item 53) on 1.7.07: s. 2(3) |
Public Sector Acts (Further Workplace Protection and Other Matters) Act 2006, No. 80/2006
| Assent Date: | 10.10.06 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 26(Sch. item 107) on 11.10.06: s. 2(1) |
Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Act 2009, No. 35/2009 (as amended by Nos 36/2009, 48/2010)
| Assent Date: | 30.6.09 |
| Commencement Date: | Ss 109–119 on 31.12.10: s. 2(6) |
Statute Law Amendment (Evidence Consequential Provisions) Act 2009, No. 69/2009
| Assent Date: | 24.11.09 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 54(Sch. Pt 2 item 54) on 1.1.10: s. 2(2) |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provisions amending the Veterinary Practice Act 1997 |
Statute Law Amendment (National Health Practitioner Regulation) Act 2010, No. 13/2010
| Assent Date: | 30.3.10 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 51(Sch. item 58) on 1.7.10: s. 2(2) |
Severe Substance Dependence Treatment Act 2010, No. 43/2010 (as amended by No. 29/2011)
| Assent Date: | 10.8.10 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 49 on 1.3.11: s. 2(2) |