Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations(1) The board, in deciding whether a person is generally competent to practise as a veterinary surgeon, must consider the following:
(a) whether the person is mentally and physically healthy enough to practise;
(b) whether the person has communication skills that allow the person to practise effectively without endangering animals;
Note Under the Act
, s 12 (b), the person must have knowledge of written and spoken English that is adequate to allow the person to practise.
(c) whether the person has an addiction to a substance (whether alcohol, a medicine, a prohibited substance or another substance) that may affect the person's ability to practise;
Note Prohibited substance —see the Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2008 , s 13.
(d) whether the person has been convicted, or found guilty, in the ACT, a local jurisdiction or elsewhere of an offence that indicates that the person may not be competent to practise;
(e) whether the person's practice experience is recent enough and sufficient to allow the person to practise safely, taking into account any requirements about recency of practice under section 32.
(2) The board may also consider any other relevant matter.
Example—other relevant matter
whether the person has previously had his or her registration cancelled, either in the ACT or a local jurisdiction
Note An example is part of the regulation, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act
, s 126 and s 132).