Veterinary Surgeons Act 1936
sec.27Veterinary surgeon to provide emergency contact details
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sec.27 Veterinary surgeon to provide emergency contact details
If the registrar does not have the emergency contact details for a veterinary surgeon, the registrar may, by written notice given to the veterinary surgeon, ask the veterinary surgeon to give the registrar the emergency contact details. A veterinary surgeon must comply with a notice given under subsection (1) within 21 days after receiving it, unless the veterinary surgeon has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. In this section— veterinary surgeon does not include a veterinary practitioner. s 27 prev s 27 om 2001 No. 63 s 55 pres s 27 ins 2013 No. 41 s 92 (sec.27-ssec.1) If the registrar does not have the emergency contact details for a veterinary surgeon, the registrar may, by written notice given to the veterinary surgeon, ask the veterinary surgeon to give the registrar the emergency contact details. (sec.27-ssec.2) A veterinary surgeon must comply with a notice given under subsection (1) within 21 days after receiving it, unless the veterinary surgeon has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. (sec.27-ssec.3) In this section— veterinary surgeon does not include a veterinary practitioner.