(1) For this Act, each of the following is a ground for occupational discipline in relation to a veterinary surgeon:
(a) the veterinary surgeon has contravened, or is contravening, a standard of practice that applies to the veterinary surgeon;
(b) the veterinary surgeon has put, or is putting, public safety at risk;
(c) the veterinary surgeon does not satisfy the suitability to practise requirements.
(2) A ground for occupational discipline applies to a veterinary surgeon who is no longer registered if the ground applied to the veterinary surgeon while registered.