Veterinarians Amendment Act 2008
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Veterinarians Amendment Act 2008
| Public Act | 2008 No 19 |
| Date of assent | 26 March 2008 |
| Commencement | see section 2 |
Contents
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:
1 Title
This Act is the Veterinarians Amendment Act 2008.
2 Commencement
This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.
3 Principal Act amended
This Act amends the Veterinarians Act 2005.
4 Entitlement to registration
Section 6(1) is amended by omitting
“has”
and substituting“is a fit and proper person to be registered and has, or is eligible to have,”
.
5 Entitlement to registration as specialist
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(1) Section 7(1) is amended by omitting
“, by notice in the Gazette,”
.(2) Section 7(1)(b) is amended by omitting
“notice”
and substituting“designation”
.
6 Disqualification from registration
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(1) Section 9(a)(i) is amended by omitting
“, within the last 7 years,”
.(2) Section 9(b) is amended by omitting
“in another country”
and substituting“in New Zealand or elsewhere”
.
7 Application for registration
Section 10 is repealed and the following section substituted:
“10 Application for registration
An application for registration must be made to the Council and must—
“(a) be made in a form determined by the Council; and
“(b) contain the information determined by the Council; and
“(c) be accompanied by the prescribed fee.”
8 Application for limited registration
Section 14(2) is amended by inserting the following paragraph after paragraph (a):
“(ab) is a fit and proper person to be registered; and”.
9 Application for practising certificate
Section 24 is amended by repealing subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:
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“(2) An application under subsection (1) must—
“(a) be made in a form determined by the Council; and
“(b) contain the information determined by the Council; and
“(c) be accompanied by the prescribed fee.”
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10 Decision of complaints assessment committee
Section 43 is amended by inserting the following subsection after subsection (2):
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“(2A) Despite subsections (1) and (2), the complaints assessment committee may make a recommendation to the Council without investigating, or fully investigating, a complaint or referral if the committee considers that the complaint or referral—
“(a) relates to the competence of the specified person; or
“(b) relates to a medical issue; or
“(c) requires urgent action by the Council.”
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11 Competence assessments
Section 58(1) is amended by inserting
“or of its own motion”
after“committee”
.
12 Functions of Council
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(1) Section 75(e)(ii) is amended by omitting
“:”
and substituting“; and”
.(2) Section 75 is amended by inserting the following subparagraphs after paragraph (e)(ii):
“(iii) to designate branches of veterinary science as branches in which veterinarians may practise as specialists for the purposes of section 7(1); and
“(iv) to determine the form and content of applications for the purposes of sections 10(a) and (b) and 24(2)(a) and (b):”.
(3) Section 75(j)(ii) is repealed.
(4) Section 75(j)(iv) is repealed.
13 Schedule 1 amended
Clause 17(2) of Schedule 1 is amended by inserting
“to hold a hearing, suspend or revoke a practising certificate or registration, or impose penalties or conditions”
after“powers”
.
Legislative history | |
|---|---|
| 13 March 2008 | Divided from Statutes Amendment Bill (No 2) (Bill 147–1) by committee of the whole House, third reading |
| 26 March 2008 | Royal assent |
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
Versions
Veterinarians Amendment Act 2008
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