Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts(1) This section applies if—
(a) a complaint about a veterinary surgeon is referred to a professional standards panel; and
(b) the veterinary surgeon admits something mentioned in the complaint.
(2) The professional standards panel may choose not to inquire into whether the veterinary surgeon is contravening, or has contravened, the required standard of practice, or does not satisfy the suitability to practise requirements, if the panel is satisfied, on reasonable grounds, that it is appropriate to make a decision about the complaint without an inquiry.