Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations(1) A registered veterinary surgeon must not allow someone else (an assistant ) to provide a service or treatment provided by or on behalf of the veterinary surgeon, or perform a procedure on the veterinary surgeon's behalf if the treatment or procedure requires professional discretion or skill.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if—
(a) the service or treatment is given, or the procedure performed, as part of a program to train the assistant to become a registered veterinary surgeon; or
(b) the assistant is a registered veterinary surgeon.
(3) A registered veterinary surgeon must adequately supervise anyone providing services on behalf of the veterinary surgeon.