35Definitions

#### 35 Definitions 35 Definitions > In this Part— > > complainant means a person who makes a complaint. > > complaint means a complaint made under this Part. > > disciplinary finding means a finding of unsatisfactory professional conduct or professional misconduct. > > professional misconduct means— > > > (a) unsatisfactory professional conduct of a sufficiently serious nature to justify the suspension or cancellation of a veterinary practitioner’s registration, or > > > (b) any other conduct that is declared by the regulations to be professional misconduct for the purposes of this Act. > > unsatisfactory professional conduct means any of the following— > > > (a) providing information relating to the veterinary practitioner’s qualifications for registration knowing the information to be false or misleading in a material particular, > > > (b) contravening Order 1998/1 made under section 46 of the [Stock Medicines Act 1989](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1989-182) and published in Gazette No 108 on 17 July 1998 at pages 5496–5498 (or any Order amending or replacing that Order), > > > (c) engaging in conduct in the veterinary practitioner’s professional capacity that, if repeated or continued, is likely to do any of the following— > > > > > (i) cause unnecessary suffering to an animal, > > > > > (ii) cause the inappropriate death of an animal, > > > > > (iii) adversely affect the safety or health of any person, > > > > > (iv) damage the international reputation of Australia in relation to animal exports, animal welfare, animal produce or sporting events, > > > (d) any contravention by a veterinary practitioner of the conditions of the veterinary practitioner’s registration, > > > (e) any failure by a veterinary practitioner to comply with a provision, prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph, of the code of professional conduct in effect under section 37, > > > (e1) any failure by a veterinary practitioner, without reasonable excuse, to comply with any continuing professional development requirements determined by the Board that are applicable to the veterinary practitioner, > > > (f) any failure by a veterinary practitioner to supervise a person adequately in doing an act where supervision by a veterinary practitioner was required by law and the veterinary practitioner concerned undertook to provide that supervision, > > > (g) any failure without reasonable excuse by the veterinary practitioner to comply with a direction, order or requirement of the Board, Tribunal or Supreme Court imposed on the veterinary practitioner in his or her capacity as a veterinary practitioner, > > > (h) any failure by the veterinary practitioner to comply with the applicable requirements of the [Licensing and Registration (Uniform Procedures) Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2002-028), > > > (i) any contravention by a veterinary practitioner of this Act or the regulations, > > > (j) any conduct that demonstrates that a veterinary practitioner is not fit to practise veterinary science because the practitioner suffers from an impairment, > > > (k) any other conduct of a veterinary practitioner that demonstrates incompetence, or a lack of adequate knowledge, skill, judgment or care in the practice of veterinary science, > > > (l) any other improper or unethical conduct of a veterinary practitioner in the course of the practice of veterinary science, > > > (m) any conduct that is declared by the regulations to be unsatisfactory professional conduct for the purposes of this Act. > > **s 35:** Am 2010 No 87, Sch 1 \[10\] \[11\].