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MADAM SPEAKER, THE VETERINARY SURGEONS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1994 IS

ANOTHER IN A SERIES OF A.C.T. HEALTH PROFESSIONS REGISTRATION

LAWS TO BE AMENDED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENSURING THAT

REGISTRATION AND CERTAIN OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE ACT ARE

CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION IN OTHER

JURISDICTIONS.

THE VETERINARY SURGEONS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1994 AMENDS THE

VETERINARY SURGEONS REGISTRATION ACT 1965 AND PROVIDES FOR

NATIONALLY AGREED UNIFORM STANDARDS AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR

REGULATING VETERINARY SURGEONS, AS WELL AS FOR A RANGE

UNIFORM SANCTIONS WHICH CAN BE IMPOSED ON A VETERINARY

SURGEON IN DISCIPLINARY MATTERS OR ON HEALTH GROUNDS.

IN PARTICULAR THE BILL RECOGNISES THE ENTITLEMENT TO

REGISTRATION IN THE A.C.T. OF A PERSON WHO IS REGISTERED AS A

VETERINARY SURGEON IN A STATE OR ANOTHER TERRITORY.

IT ALSO PROVIDES FOR THE VETERINARY SURGEONS BOARD TO

RECOGNISE CONDITIONS WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN IMPOSED ON THE

REGISTRATION OF A VETERINARY SURGEON IN ANOTHER JURISDICTION

AS A RESULT OF DISCIPLINARY ACTION AND APPLY THE SAME

CONDITIONS ON THE PERSON'S REGISTRATION IN THE TERRITORY.

THESE PROVISIONS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE MUTUAL RECOGNITION

PROVISIONS RELATING TO OCCUPATIONS AS SET OUT IN SECTION 17 OF

THE COMMONWEALTH MUTUAL RECOGNITION ACT 1992.

THE APPLICATION OF THAT PRINCIPLE TO THE TERRITORY AND TO

OTHER JURISDICTIONS HAS GIVEN RISE TO THE DESIRABILITY OF

ADOPTING AGREED MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION AS A

VETERINARY SURGEON.

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