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ENTITLEMENT TO REGISTRATION AS A SPECIALIST UNDER THE

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS IS RESTRICTED TO PERSONS WHO: HAVE

BEEN REGISTERED AND PRACTISING AS A VETERINARY SURGEON FOR A

PERIOD OF SIX YEARS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE OF

APPLICATION, DURING WHICH PERIOD THEY HAVE PRACTISED

VETERINARY SURGERY IN THE A.C.T. FOR NOT LESS THAN FOUR YEARS

AND SIX MONTHS; AND HAVE PRACTISED IN THE SPECIALIST BRANCH OF

VETERINARY SURGERY FOR NOT LESS THAN FIVE YEARS.

THIS PROVISION ALLOWS THE VETERINARY SURGEONS BOARD TO

IMPOSE CONDITIONS ON THE REGISTRATION OF A PERSON TO WHOM IT

GRANTS REGISTRATION AS A SPECIALIST VETERINARY SURGEON UNDER

THE TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS.

THE BILL ALSO PROVIDES FOR A NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS OF A

HOUSEKEEPING NATURE TO REMOVE SEXIST LANGUAGE AND

REDUNDANT PROVISIONS DEALING WITH REGISTRATION OF INTERSTATE

PRACTITIONERS AND PERSONAL ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS WHICH

WILL NOW BE DEALT WITH UNDER THE MUTUAL RECOGNITION

LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK.

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