43Who may complain

43 Who may complain (1) Any person may make a complaint about a veterinary practitioner on any 1 or more of the following grounds: (a) the veterinary practitioner has, or may have, engaged in unsatisfactory professional conduct; (b) the veterinary practitioner has, or may have, engaged in professional misconduct; (c) the veterinary practitioner has, or may have, an impairment that means the veterinary practitioner is not fit to practise a restricted act of veterinary science; (d) the veterinary practitioner has, or may have, contravened this Act; (e) the veterinary practitioner has, or may have, contravened a condition of the veterinary practitioner’s registration or an undertaking given by the veterinary practitioner to the board; (f) the veterinary practitioner’s registration was, or may have been, improperly obtained because the veterinary practitioner or someone else gave the board information or a document that was false or misleading in a material particular;

Complaints Division 5.2 (g) if the veterinary practitioner is the superintendent of registered veterinary premises—the veterinary practitioner has failed to maintain the premises in compliance with a veterinary premises standard. Examples—people who may make complaint • a member of the public • a member of the veterinary profession Note A person may also make a complaint to the commission (see Human Rights Commission Act 2005, s 39). (2) If a person makes a complaint under subsection (1)— (a) making the complaint is not a breach of— (i) confidence; or (ii) professional etiquette; or (iii) professional ethics; or (iv) a rule of professional conduct; and (b) no civil or criminal liability is incurred only because of the making of the complaint. (3) Subsection (2) (b) does not apply to a complaint that the person knows is false or misleading.