sec.18APerformance of certain acts by approved persons

sec.18A Performance of certain acts by approved persons

The board may upon application grant approval to a person who possesses the qualifications specified in section 18 (1) (b) , but who has not complied with the further requirements specified in section 18 (2) , to do or perform any act, procedure, matter or thing the doing or performance of which forms part of the practice of veterinary science, in the course of the person’s employment with and under the direction of a veterinary surgeon. An application under this section— shall be in the approved form; shall contain the prescribed particulars; shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee; shall be supported by such evidence as the board requires. The board shall consider each application made under this section and may grant or refuse it, and where the board grants an application it shall issue an approval. Also, if the board considers it appropriate in the circumstances, the board may refuse an application for registration as a veterinary surgeon if satisfied the applicant is not suitable to be registered because the applicant has, under the law of another State— applied for registration as a veterinary practitioner in that State and the application was refused by the registering authority for that State; or been disqualified from applying, or is not entitled to apply, for registration as a veterinary practitioner in that State. Subsections (3) and (3A) apply despite subsection (1) . An approval granted and issued under this section— shall be in the approved form; shall be subject to such terms, conditions or restrictions as are prescribed, and specified therein; shall remain in force— until the person to whom it was granted is registered under this Act as a veterinary surgeon; or until the expiration of the period of 5 years commencing on the date on which the approval was granted; whichever first occurs, and thereupon shall cease to be of any force or effect. Where a person in respect of whom an approval is in force under this section— is convicted in the State of an indictable offence, or elsewhere of an offence which, if committed in the State, would be an indictable offence; is convicted of an offence against this Act; is adjudged by the board after an inquiry to have engaged in misconduct which, if the person had been a veterinary surgeon, would be misconduct in a professional respect; contravenes or fails to comply with any term, condition or restriction subject to which the approval was granted; the board may cancel the approval or suspend the approval for such period as the board decides. Where an approval is suspended under subsection (5) that approval shall be of no force or effect during the period of suspension and shall remain in force only for the period during which it would have remained in force but for the suspension. s 18A ins 1973 No. 86 s 12 amd 1986 No. 6 s 20 ; 1990 No. 65 s 9 ; 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1 ; 2001 No. 63 s 58 sch ; 2006 No. 48 s 33 sch ; 2009 No. 24 s 836 (sec.18A-ssec.1) The board may upon application grant approval to a person who possesses the qualifications specified in section 18 (1) (b) , but who has not complied with the further requirements specified in section 18 (2) , to do or perform any act, procedure, matter or thing the doing or performance of which forms part of the practice of veterinary science, in the course of the person’s employment with and under the direction of a veterinary surgeon. (sec.18A-ssec.2) An application under this section— shall be in the approved form; shall contain the prescribed particulars; shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee; shall be supported by such evidence as the board requires. (sec.18A-ssec.3) The board shall consider each application made under this section and may grant or refuse it, and where the board grants an application it shall issue an approval. (sec.18A-ssec.3A) Also, if the board considers it appropriate in the circumstances, the board may refuse an application for registration as a veterinary surgeon if satisfied the applicant is not suitable to be registered because the applicant has, under the law of another State— applied for registration as a veterinary practitioner in that State and the application was refused by the registering authority for that State; or been disqualified from applying, or is not entitled to apply, for registration as a veterinary practitioner in that State. (sec.18A-ssec.3B) Subsections (3) and (3A) apply despite subsection (1) . (sec.18A-ssec.4) An approval granted and issued under this section— shall be in the approved form; shall be subject to such terms, conditions or restrictions as are prescribed, and specified therein; shall remain in force— until the person to whom it was granted is registered under this Act as a veterinary surgeon; or until the expiration of the period of 5 years commencing on the date on which the approval was granted; whichever first occurs, and thereupon shall cease to be of any force or effect. (sec.18A-ssec.5) Where a person in respect of whom an approval is in force under this section— is convicted in the State of an indictable offence, or elsewhere of an offence which, if committed in the State, would be an indictable offence; is convicted of an offence against this Act; is adjudged by the board after an inquiry to have engaged in misconduct which, if the person had been a veterinary surgeon, would be misconduct in a professional respect; contravenes or fails to comply with any term, condition or restriction subject to which the approval was granted; the board may cancel the approval or suspend the approval for such period as the board decides. (sec.18A-ssec.6) Where an approval is suspended under subsection (5) that approval shall be of no force or effect during the period of suspension and shall remain in force only for the period during which it would have remained in force but for the suspension.