Board decisions

After conducting a formal investigation into a complaint the Board may:

  1. Dismiss the complaint against the veterinarian
  2. Find the veterinarian guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct
  3. Find the veterinarian guilty of professional misconduct

 

If the Board finds a veterinarian guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct or professional misconduct the Board may:

  1. Reprimand or caution the veterinarian
  2. Impose a fine on the veterinarian
  3. Impose conditions on the veterinarian’s registration
  4. Require the veterinarian to complete a specified course, or take advice from or report to specified persons

 

If the Board finds a veterinarian guilty of professional misconduct of a kind sufficiently serious to justify suspension or cancellation of the veterinarian’s registration, the Board must apply to the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Tribunal) for a disciplinary finding against the veterinarian.

A veterinarian may apply to the Tribunal for a review of a decision made by the Board.