Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

VETERINARY SURGEONS ACT 2015 (NO. 29 OF 2015) - SECT 57

    (1)     The commission must consult with the board in relation to a complaint made to the commission under the Human Rights Commission Act 2005

(the HRC Act ) relating to a registered veterinary surgeon.

    (2)     In considering a complaint or report relating to a registered veterinary surgeon, the board must consult with the commission.

    (3)     If the board and the commission cannot agree about the action to be taken in relation to a complaint or report, the most serious action chosen by the board or commission prevails.

    (4)     In this section:

"registered" veterinary surgeon—see section 49.

Note     The health services commissioner generally exercises the commission's functions in relation to veterinary services.