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MADAM SPEAKER, UNLESS ALL JURISDICTIONS, WHERE MUTUAL

RECOGNITION APPLIES, HAVE THE SAME STANDARDS FOR REGISTERING

A PERSON AS A VETERINARY SURGEON, THE JURISDICTION WITH A

LOWER STANDARD WILL PROVIDE A MEANS FOR A PERSON WHO

SATISFIES THAT STANDARD, BUT NOT THE HIGHER STANDARDS

REQUIRED IN THE OTHER JURISDICTIONS, TO THEN GAIN REGISTRATION

IN THOSE JURISDICTIONS UNDER THE MUTUAL RECOGNITION PRINCIPLE

THE BILL INTRODUCES UNIFORM QUALIFICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION.

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR GENERAL (UNCONDITIONAL) REGISTRATION

APPLICANTS MUST BE GRADUATES OF A COURSE OF STUDY IN

VETERINARY SURGERY FROM AN AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTION WHICH IS

ACCREDITED BY THE BOARD OR A REGISTRATION AUTHORITY IN STATE

OR ANOTHER TERRITORY.

UNCONDITIONAL REGISTRATION MAY ALSO BE GRANTED TO PERSONS

WHO ARE GRADUATES FROM A COURSE IN VETERINARY SURGERY FROM

AN OVERSEAS INSTITUTION WHICH IS ACCREDITED BY THE BOARD AND

PROVIDING THE PERSON HAS UNDERTAKEN SUCH FURTHER EDUCATION

AND TRAINING, GAINED SUCH EXPERIENCE IN PRACTISING VETERINARY

SURGERY AND PASSED SUCH EXAMINATIONS AS THE BOARD REQUIRES.

THE BILL ALSO INTRODUCES UNIFORM CATEGORIES OF REGISTRATION.

THE NEW REGISTRATION ARRANGEMENTS DISTINGUISH 'INITIAL

REGISTRATION' FROM SUBSEQUENT STREAMLINED MUTUAL

RECOGNITION PROCEDURES FOR REGISTERED VETERINARY SURGEONS

FROM PARTICIPATING JURISDICTIONS UNDER THE MUTUAL

RECOGNITION ARRANGEMENTS.

IN ADDITION TO UNCONDITIONAL REGISTRATION THE BOARD HAS A

DISCRETIONARY POWER TO REGISTER A PERSON 'WITH CONDITIONS' TO

LIMIT THE PERSON'S ABILITY TO PRACTISE IN A WAY THE VETERINARY

SURGEONS BOARD CONSIDERS APPROPRIATE FOR THAT PERSON.

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