Clause 5

to register veterinarians;

to renew the registration of specialists;

to grant and renew practising certificates for registered veterinarians;

to conduct, approve, recognise or accredit courses or programmes for the training or assessment of individuals seeking to become or continue as registered veterinarians, and to approve, recognise or accredit the providers of such training or assessment;

to conduct, approve, recognise or accredit programmes for the continuing professional education of registered veterinarians, and to approve, recognise or accredit the providers of such continuing professional education;

to determine and regulate the standards of practice, competence, conduct and ethics of registered veterinarians;

to coordinate and supervise the activities of any committees appointed under section 13;

to appoint the Complaints Panel, Complaints Assessment Committees, Disciplinary Committees and Interim Orders Committees for the purposes of Part 5; and

generally to do all acts, matters and things as are necessary or authorised to be carried out under or for the purposes of this Act.