A person is suitable to practise as a veterinary surgeon, or a specialist area of the profession, if the person—
(a) for a veterinary surgeon generally—has the qualifications set out in section 9; and
(b) for a veterinary surgeon practising in a specialist area—has the qualifications set out in section 9 and section 10; and
(c) is generally competent.
Note 1 General competence is dealt with in s 8.
Note 2 An individual is also suitable to practise as a veterinary surgeon if the individual is unconditionally registered in another jurisdiction and is entitled to be registered in the ACT under the Mutual Recognition Act 1992
(Cwlth) or the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997
(Cwlth).