sec.24Record of treatment of animals

sec.24 Record of treatment of animals

A veterinary surgeon must, for each animal treated by the veterinary surgeon, keep a record including— the animal’s identifying details; and the following information for each consultation about the animal— details of any condition or injury of the animal; any provisional or definitive diagnosis; full details, including the date, of any examination, procedure or test performed; full details of any treatment given, including details of any drugs administered or dispensed; results of any treatment given; details of any instructions given when the animal is discharged. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. The veterinary surgeon must keep the record for 3 years from the day the last information about the animal is included in the record. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. (sec.24-ssec.1) A veterinary surgeon must, for each animal treated by the veterinary surgeon, keep a record including— the animal’s identifying details; and the following information for each consultation about the animal— details of any condition or injury of the animal; any provisional or definitive diagnosis; full details, including the date, of any examination, procedure or test performed; full details of any treatment given, including details of any drugs administered or dispensed; results of any treatment given; details of any instructions given when the animal is discharged. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. (sec.24-ssec.2) The veterinary surgeon must keep the record for 3 years from the day the last information about the animal is included in the record. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.

• (a) the animal’s identifying details; and
• (b) the following information for each consultation about the animal— (i) details of any condition or injury of the animal; (ii) any provisional or definitive diagnosis; (iii) full details, including the date, of any examination, procedure or test performed; (iv) full details of any treatment given, including details of any drugs administered or dispensed; (v) results of any treatment given; (vi) details of any instructions given when the animal is discharged.
• (i) details of any condition or injury of the animal;
• (ii) any provisional or definitive diagnosis;
• (iii) full details, including the date, of any examination, procedure or test performed;
• (iv) full details of any treatment given, including details of any drugs administered or dispensed;
• (v) results of any treatment given;
• (vi) details of any instructions given when the animal is discharged.
• (i) details of any condition or injury of the animal;
• (ii) any provisional or definitive diagnosis;
• (iii) full details, including the date, of any examination, procedure or test performed;