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Veterinary Practice Act 2003
34BRecognition of veterinary practitioners registered in other jurisdictions
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#### 34B Recognition of veterinary practitioners registered in other jurisdictions
34B Recognition of veterinary practitioners registered in other jurisdictions
> > (1) A person who practises as a veterinary practitioner in New South Wales is taken to be registered as a veterinary practitioner under this Act (referred to in this Part as deemed registration) if—
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> > > (a) the person’s principal place of residence is another jurisdiction, and
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> > > (b) the person is registered as a veterinary practitioner in that jurisdiction, and
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> > > (c) the person is not registered as a veterinary practitioner in New South Wales.
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> > (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a person’s principal place of residence includes any jurisdiction which was, within the last 3 months, the person’s principal place of residence.
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> > (3) If a person has specialist registration in a branch of veterinary science (however described) in another jurisdiction, the person’s deemed registration is taken to be specialist registration in that branch for the purposes of this Act.
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> > (4) If a person’s right to practise veterinary science in another jurisdiction is of a class prescribed by the regulations, the person’s deemed registration is taken to be registration of the class prescribed by the regulations as the equivalent class of registration for the purposes of this Act.
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> **ss 34A–34C:** Ins 2011 No 46, Sch 1 \[2\].