Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations Australian Capital Territory Numbered RegulationsDictionary
(see s 3)
Note 1 The Legislation Act
contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this regulation.
Note 2 For example, the Legislation Act
, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:
• correctional centre
• disallowable instrument (see s 9)
• electoral commissioner
• Executive
• function
• penalty unit (see s 133)
• person (see s 160)
• Self-Government Act
• under.
Note 3 Terms used in this regulation have the same meaning that they have in the Veterinary Surgeons Act 2015
(see Legislation Act
, s 148). For example, the following terms are defined in the Veterinary Surgeons Act 2015
, dict:
• board
• board deputy president (see s 109)
• board president (see s 108)
• corresponding law
• executive officer.
"act" includes fail to act.
"AVBC" means the Australasian Veterinary Boards Council.
"ballot paper envelope", for part 5 (Election of board members)—see section 33.
"board member", means each of the following of the board:
(a) the board president;
(b) the board deputy president;
(c) a board member appointed under the Act
, section 110 (Appointment of board members);
(d) a board member elected under part 5 (Election of board members).
"bribery", for division 5.3 (Disputed elections)—see section 71.
"casual vacancy", for division 5.2 (Casual and temporary vacancies in elected positions)—see section 62.
"close of poll day", for an election, for part 5 (Election of board members)—see section 34 (1) (d).
"closing time for applications", for division 5.2 (Casual and temporary vacancies in elected positions)—see section 65 (2).
"contravention", of a section of the Act or the Crimes Act 1914
(Cwlth), for division 5.3 (Disputed elections)—see section 71.
"Court of Disputed Elections", for division 5.3 (Disputed elections)—see section 72 (2).
"disputed election application", for division 5.3 (Disputed elections)—see section 71.
"election"—
(a) for the board, for part 5 (Election of board members)—see section 33; and
(b) for division 5.3 (Disputed elections)—see section 71.
"election start day", for an election, for part 5 (Election of board members)—see section 34 (1) (a).
"elector", for an election, for part 5—see section 46.
"eligible", for part 5 (Election of board members)—see section 33.
"file", for division 5.3 (Disputed elections)—see section 71.
"former board member", in relation to a casual vacancy in a position on the board, for division 5.2 (Casual and temporary vacancies in elected positions)—see section 62.
"hour of nomination", for an election for the board, for part 5 (Election of board members)—see section 39.
"incorporated document" means a standard statement developed by another entity and approved by the board under section 16.
"issue of papers day", for an election, for part 5 (Election of board members)—see section 34 (1) (c).
"leave application", for division 5.3 (Disputed elections)—see section 71.
"list of veterinary surgeons", for an election, for part 5 (Election of board members)—see section 35.
"local jurisdiction "means a State or New Zealand, but does not include the ACT.
"nomination close day", for an election of a board member, for part 5.3 (Election of board members)—see section 34 (1) (b).
"officer", for part 5 (Election of board members)—see section 33.
"partial failure", of an election, for division 5.2 (Casual and temporary vacancies in elected positions)—see section 62.
"preliminary scrutiny", for part 5 (Election of board members)—see section 33.
"proceeding", for division 5.3 (Disputed elections)—see section 71.
"prohibited substance"—see the Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2008
"registrar", for division 5.3 (Disputed elections)—see section 71.
"scrutiny centre", for an election for the board, for part 5 (Election of board members)—see section 33.
"specialist area" means an area of practice within veterinary surgery that the AVBC has approved a qualification for.
Note A veterinary surgeon may practice in a specialist area if they hold a qualification in the area that is approved, in writing, by the AVBC (see s 10).
"standards statement"—see section 16.
"undue influence", for division 5.3 (Disputed elections)—see section 71.
Endnotes
1 Notification
Notified under the Legislation Act
on 27 November 2015.
2 Republications of amended laws
For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au
.
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