Veterinary Services Act 2023
Div 3Deemed registration
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Division 3—Deemed registration 33—Recognition of veterinarians registered in other jurisdictions (1) Subject to this Act, an individual will, in relation to providing veterinary services or engaging in other conduct as a veterinarian in this State, be taken to be registered under this Act (referred to in this Act as deemed registration) if— (a) the person's principal place of residence is another jurisdiction; and (b) the other jurisdiction is a participating jurisdiction; and (c) the person is registered under the corresponding law of that other jurisdiction (being registration that corresponds to primary registration); and (d) the person does not hold primary registration. (2) Subject to this Act, deemed registration authorises the person to provide veterinary services or veterinary services in the specialty in which they are taken to be registered (as the case requires). (3) For the purposes of subsection (1), a person's principal place of residence includes any jurisdiction which was, in the last 3 months, the person's principal place of residence. (4) An individual with registration under a corresponding law of a kind recognised by the regulations as corresponding to registration on the specialist register under this Act will be taken to be registered on the specialist register under this Act in each specialty that is a corresponding specialty and in which the person has registration under the corresponding law (insofar as registration under the corresponding law corresponds to primary registration). 34—Contravention of conditions of deemed registration A person who contravenes a condition of the person's deemed registration is guilty of an offence. 35—Veterinarian with deemed registration to inform Board of contact details etc (1) A person with deemed registration must provide their name, telephone number, email address and personal and business address to the Board within 1 month of providing veterinary services or engaging in other conduct as a veterinarian in this State. (2) A person who has provided the Board with information in accordance with subsection (1) must, within 3 months after changing their name, telephone number, email address or personal or business address, inform the Board in writing of the change.