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Veterinary Practice Act 2003
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#### 7 Restricted acts of veterinary science
7 Restricted acts of veterinary science
> > (1) A restricted act of veterinary science is an act of veterinary science declared by the regulations to be a restricted act of veterinary science for the purposes of this Act.
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> > Section 9 makes it an offence for a person to do a restricted act of veterinary science except in certain circumstances. Section 10 provides that a person other than a veterinary practitioner is not entitled to recover fees or charges for doing a restricted act of veterinary science except in certain circumstances.
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> > (2) Before a Minister recommends to the Governor the making of a regulation that includes a declaration referred to in subsection (1), the Minister is to seek the advice of the advisory committee on the proposed regulation.
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> > (3) The advisory committee may make a recommendation to the Minister that an act of veterinary science should be declared to be a restricted act of veterinary science.
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> > (4) The advisory committee is not to make a recommendation to declare an act of veterinary science to be a restricted act of veterinary science unless the advisory committee considers that if such an act were performed on an animal by a person other than a veterinary practitioner it would be likely—
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> > > (a) to cause unacceptable levels of harm or suffering to the animal, or
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> > > (b) to affect human health adversely, or
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> > > (c) to affect domestic or international trade adversely.
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> > (5) The advisory committee may include in a recommendation circumstances in which a person other than a veterinary practitioner should be allowed to do the act of veterinary science concerned.
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> > (6) The Minister is to consider any recommendation of the advisory committee made under this section.
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> > (7) A regulation may not be made declaring an act of veterinary science specified in Schedule 1 as a restricted act of veterinary science.